I certainly know quite a few kid actors, but I'm not really friends with them. They're all very nice people, but I just don't run in the same circles.

If Shipka's upcoming Mad Men work—struggling with the broken marriage of her parents and entering preteendom in the tumultuous 1960s—remains as amazing as it was in season 3 this is a ballot wish that could come true next year. In naming her as his dream nominee for the "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" Emmy Award Austin American-Statesman critic Dale Roe remarked "This 10-year-old actress was so affecting as troubled Sally Draper last season that it seems odd that Kiernan Shipka's only just been upgraded to series regular. " Initially a recurring guest star Shipka was upgraded to a series regular with the start of season 4.