Who's that girl?

From little Sally Draper to Sabrina the teenage witch, Kiernan Shipka has gone from child star to savvy young actress whose down-to-earth charm has cast a spell on Hollywood

Actress Kiernan Shipka in a Givenchy dress with accessories by B.zero1. PHOTOGRAPHED BY YU TSAI; STYLED BY MARTINA NILSSON; MAKEUP: FIONA STILES/STAR WORKS; HAIR: BRYCE SCARLETT/THE WALL GROUP; MANICURE: VANESSA MCCULLOUGH/TRACEY MATTINGLY; PRODUCTION: 88 PHASES; PRODUCER: TREVER SWEARINGE
Shipka in a dress by Loewe and accessories by B.zero1. PHOTOGRAPHED BY YU TSAI; STYLED BY MARTINA NILSSON; MAKEUP: FIONA STILES/STAR WORKS; HAIR: BRYCE SCARLETT/THE WALL GROUP; MANICURE: VANESSA MCCULLOUGH/TRACEY MATTINGLY; PRODUCTION: 88 PHASES; PRODUCER: TREVER SWEARINGE
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This article first appeared in Harper's Bazaar Singapore, the leading fashion glossy on the best of style, beauty, design, travel and the arts. Go to www.harpersbazaar.com.sg and follow @harpersbazaarsg on Instagram and harpersbazaarsingapore on Facebook. The July 2020 issue is out on newsstands now.

The term "young Hollywood" once denoted a breed of wayward child stars given to a certain showy precociousness - a fallen Disney prince or princess who, once the cameras stopped rolling, would be caught stumbling out of a nightclub, champagne bottle in hand, ciggie hanging off lips swollen from one too many snogs with the latest supermodel.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 26, 2020, with the headline Who's that girl?. Subscribe