Why Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka Found Sally & Betty Scenes Intimidating
Mad Men star Kiernan Shipka reveals why she found filming scenes between Sally and Betty intimidating. The AMC drama series named for the advertising agencies located on New York's Madison Avenue ran for seven seasons from 2007-15, and became one of the shows most closely associated with the so-called Golden Age of Television. Mad Man won 16 Emmys and earned tremendous critical acclaim, today ranking among the greatest TV shows of all time.
Though the series primarily followed Jon Hamm's Don Draper, many other characters get some time in the spotlight, including Don's daughter Sally. While her younger brother Bobby was played by multiple actors as the character aged, Sally was played by Shipka in all seven seasons, with her performance tracking the generational gap forming between those growing up in the '60s and their parents. Indeed, her own relationships with Don and January Jones' Betty were both strained, particularly following their decision to divorce.
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Now, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (via People), Shipka says she found her scenes with Jones more intimidating to film than those with Hamm. While both adults give formidable performances throughout the series, Shipka notes that Sally's mother tended to be a lot meaner to her than her father, whose primary fault as a parent was his constant absence. Therefore, she says, acting across from Jones while portraying Betty's iciness was the tougher task. Check out her full quote below:
I think January [was more intimidating] because she was always being a little meaner to me in the scenes. So it's a little scarier.
Shipka's answer certainly makes sense — for a kid, even if they
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