An American actress, Emma Kenney is better known for portraying the disabled character of Debbie Gallagher in Shameless. Kenney began her acting career since the age of 5 and till date, she has starred in several movies and television series.

Furthermore, Kenney has also directed a short film entitled, The New Girl In Town which was the finalist at 2009, New Jersey International Festival. Scroll down to know in details about, Kenney’s early life, education, career, awards, achievements, net worth, salary, properties, cars, house, relationships, personal life, affairs, marriage, divorce, and children. 

Emma Kenney Early life and Education

Emma Kenney was born on September 14, 1999, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Kenney and her brother were raised by her parents, Gillian Kenney and Kevin Kenney in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 

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Her father is a sports writer and mother an attorney. However, Kenney hasn’t revealed her education background. At the age of 5, she began her acting career along with her best friend, Ciera Gill. 

Emma Kenney Career

Along with her best friend Ciera Gill, Emma Kenney made her acting debut at the age of 5 as both of them had an interest in improvisation. Likewise, she further appeared in several advertisements including for Scholastic Books and also did voiceover roles.

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Later, at the age of eight, Kenney’s manager discovered her. And in 2008, Kenney made her first movie debut through Lyre Liar where she played the role of a daughter. In the same year, she also appeared on the Bittersweet as Emma.

In 2009, Kenney made her first television series debut through Green Apples as Abigail. Moreover, the same year, she also appeared in another series, Day Camp as Rosie Rivette and also in movies including A (Not So) Civil Union and Three Little Puppets. Likewise, Kenney has starred in Boardwalk Empire and Epic.

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Kenney came to fame after she portrayed a disabled character as Debbie Gallagher in the series Shameless. She has been still portraying the same role since 2011. Furthermore, in 2017, she gave the voice for the role of Sarma in My Love Affair with Marriage. Similarly, Kenney played the role of Harris Healy in 2018 series Roseanne. 

Emma Kenney Personal life

One of the renowned actresses, Emma Kenney is 18 years old and is not married. Kenney has won the hearts of several fans by her incredible acting skills and stunning looks. But even being such a popular actress, Kenney often keeps her personal life secret. 

We can see Kenney linked up with several stars on the screen but she is single in her real life. Furthermore, there are no any records of her past affairs as well as any rumors of her love affairs too. Kenney is often seen spending her time with her friends and seems to be happy being single. Kenney is much more focused towards her career rather than being in any relationships. 

Emma Kenney Net worth

Emma Kenney began her acting career since her early ages and within her early ages. Kenney is able to earn a decent amount of money. Till date, Kenney has starred in numerous movies, television series and in short films. As of now, Kenney has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Kenney earned $12k per episode during the first season of Shameless and her total earnings from the first season was $144k. And in the second and third seasons, her salary was increased by 4% which helped her earn $12.5k and $13k per episode respectively.

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