Trivia

Emma Kenney won the role of Debbie Gallagher in "Shameless" when she was a 12-year-old New Jersey seventh-grader.

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 and German 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.

Has a brother.

Considers Sara Gilbert to be a mentor and inspiration to her.

Emma Kenney voiced the character of "Marigold Girl" in the 2013 3D animated film "Epic."