KIERNAN SHIPKA is an American Actress that started out doing commercials, specifically two dozen, before making it to the big screen in the regular role on The Angriest Man in Suburbia. From there on, she moved to Los Angeles to take on as Sally in a small role on the hit sit-com, Mad Men, and as the director observed how well she played her character, she converted Sally into a recurring role in the series. In 2017, Sphipka was cast as young Sabrina in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. As well, as being a reboot of the original, this series is a witchy spin-off of the hit series “Riverdale”.

Similarities between Shipka and Watson:

I would like to start off by saying that the 2018 version captures more of a dark atmosphere as opposed to the comedic atmosphere of the 1996 version.  The series gives us visuals on covens, witch law, and the evils of demonic possession. Personally, I would choose the version that includes Shipka because I am driven towards series with ominous themes. But moving away from that, when I first saw Shipka walk into the scene in episode one, I had to look away and look back because my first thought was that it was Emma Watson on the screen, doing an American accent and casting spells. Little did I know, it was Kiernan Shipka, an American actress and not the British actress, Emma Watson. Still, they look very similar, both having a slim face, similar nose shape, and identical smile that can fool anyone into thinking they are each other or even long lost sisters.

Fans of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina did not stay quiet and took to Twitter to acknowledge the similarities between the two actresses. For example, @ruthsays posted on Twitter “Kiernan Shipka looks spookily similar to Emma Watson” and another user, @Jayfe86 said “Kiernan Shipka and Emma Watson…someone explain how they aren’t related”(Abidor). These tweets suggest that the gossip about the two actresses is not something only a select few are talking about but in fact, it is talked about quite a lot because everyone can see the similarities between the two actresses. I would consider them the same person…as a joke though :). Aside, the actresses’ have not made any comments on the twitter conversation about how they have similar features and perhaps they will someday or not say a word and leave people to talk about their similarities so they garter more media attention so they can promote future projects.

 

 

Reference:

Abidor, Jen. People Think Kiernan Shipka and Emma Watson Look Alike And I’m Not Sure. Buzzfeed. 31 Oct. 2018, Retrieved from https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferabidor/people-kiernan-shipka-and-emma-watson-look-alike-and