- Born
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Emma Kenney is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Debbie Gallagher on Showtime's 'Shameless' and Harris Conner-Healy on ABC's 'The Conners'.
She began acting as a child and grew up on screen in two beloved, long-running series, appearing as a series regular in over 200 episodes of television.
Beyond television, she is building a growing body of film and animation work and is focused on expanding into leading roles.
Kenney is also the co-founder of Yogi's House, a Los Angeles-based dog rescue that has saved hundreds of dogs since its founding.
- IMDb mini biography by: Brave Artists
- ParentsGillian KenneyKevin Kenney
- Emma Kenney was cast as the role of Debbie Gallagher in "Shameless" when she was 9 years old.
- At age nine, Emma Kenney's 2009 debut film, "The New Girl in Town," made her the youngest finalist ever to compete in the New Jersey International Film Festival.
- Emma Kenney appears in a "video rant" for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) about the danger of leaving your dog in your car on a hot day.
- Is of Irish, German, & French descent.
- Emma Kenney, who plays Debbie on "Shameless", also played Sara Gilbert's daughter in the highly rated but short-lived revival of the sitcom "Roseanne" in 2018, which is continued in the series "The Conners" wherein she continues to play the same role.
- I'm interested in being a professional actress.
- I would totally love to do theater.
- I hate watching myself on camera. I guess a lot of people feel that way, though.
- Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do.
- I try to keep my professional life and my actual kid social life separate.
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