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VAriety- January 2009 - Post SAG Awards

"Mad Men's" Sally and Bobby Draper turn on the charm at the SAG Awards

The absolute highlight of the red carpet was chatting with Kiernan Shipka and Aaron Hart, aka Sally and Bobby Draper of "Mad Men."

Shipka, who said a polite "thank you very much" after every question, told me that her favorite part of working on the show was just getting the chance to work.

"The cast and crew are so nice," she said. When I made a joke about her serving me a cocktail, she smiled sweetly but looked like she'd heard that one a thousand times. The hardest part of her very complex role on the show last season was doing "the more dramatic scenes," of which she had plenty. Asked if she feels Sally Draper's pain even off screen, she said "Yes, I do." Her favorite moment of season two? "The smoking scene was pretty fun," she admitted. Of course, she has no intention of taking up the habit, but the process of getting shoved in the closet by January Jones was memorable, Shipka said. In her downtime between seasons, she just wrapped a role in the feature "Cats and Dogs II," which was all comedy and a welcome change from "Mad Men" melodrama, she said.

Hart, who had a Lego toy in hanky pocket of his suit, carried an index card with his name and character name in big block print as he walked down the red carpet. (He had an adult handler who hung in the background, to give reporters the full affect of being schmoozed by a 7 year old). Hart said his favorite part of his job was "the great food and making new friends."

Jon Hamm has a habit of hanging him upside down by his heels, Hart said with a grin.

Chicago Sun-Times - 2006

New Dakota Fanning?
Chicago's own Kiernan Brennan Shipka, who appears in a lead role on "Monk" on the USA Network tonight, is only age 6, but certainly well on her way!

The talented kid already has appeared in national ad campaigns for Gerber, Build-a-Bear and Campbell's Soup; had a starring role in the CBS pilot "The Angriest Man in Suburbia"; finished her first feature ("Dimension"), and currently is filming another movie in New Mexico. It's a sci-fi thriller titled "Carriers," and she plays the daughter of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Christopher Meloni.

Kiernan's proud parents are prominent local real estate developer John Shipka and former St. Patrick's Day Queen Erin Brennan Shipka.
Article by CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006