Emma Kenney - wikipedia Emma Kenney Emma Kenney Emma Rose Kenney ( 1999 - 09 - 14 ) September 14, 1999 ( age 18 ) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2009 -- present Notable work Shameless Roseanne Height 5'8 '' Parent ( s ) Kevin Kenney Gillian Kenney Emma Rose Kenney ( born September 14, 1999 ) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Debbie Gallagher on Shameless, a role she has held since 2011. Kenney played Harris Conner - Healy in the revival of the ' 80s / ' 90s family sitcom Roseanne. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life Kenney was born on September 14, 1999 in Manhattan, New York, one of two children born to Gillian Kenney, a criminal defense lawyer, and Kevin Kenney, a sports writer who formerly wrote for the New York Post and now works for Fox Sports. Career Kenney 's most notable role to date is that of Debbie Gallagher, the on - air daughter of William H. Macy in the comedic drama Shameless. Kenney won the role at just 12 years old, whilst a seventh grade student at Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Outside of Shameless, Kenney made several appearances in short films and made - for - television films and, in 2009, at just 9 years old, she was the youngest filmmaker to be a finalist at the New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University. vfffg In September 2017, it was announced that Kenney would appear in the 10th season of Roseanne, which serves as a revival of the series which premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. She portrays Harris Conner Healy, the granddaughter of the sitcom 's titular character. Kenney appears alongside many of the show 's original cast members, including Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, and Sara Gilbert, with Gilbert portraying her TV mother, Darlene Conner Healy. Footage of Kenney as Harris is currently available on YouTube. On May 29, 2018, in the wake of controversial remarks made by Barr on Twitter regarding Valerie Jarrett ( an advisor of former president Barack Obama ), ABC cancelled the revival after a single season. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Lyre Liar Daughter Short film 2008 Bittersweet Emma 2009 A ( Not So ) Civil Union Young Jo Short film 2009 Three Little Puppets Nicole Short film 2013 Epic Marigold girl ( voice ) 2017 My Love Affair with Marriage Sarma ( voice ) Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Green Apples Abigail Television film 2009 Day Camp Rosie Rivette Television film 2011 Boardwalk Empire Aylesh Rohan Season 2, Episode 7 : `` Peg of Old '' 2011.5 ! 2011 -- present Shameless Debbie Gallagher 84 episodes 2018 Roseanne Harris Conner Healy Season 10, main character References ^ Jump up to : `` ' Shameless ' Star Emma Kenney Cast in ' Roseanne ' Revival ''. EW.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ lazy day q&a IGo Live. Emma Rose Kenney. 12 : 44 - 12 : 55 minute mark, `` Oh, Emma Rose Kenney, that 's me. '' September 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Visit an Animal Sanctuary in California with Shameless Star Emma Kenney ⋆ South Side Fans ''. South Side Fans. 2017 - 07 - 26. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` ' Shameless ' Star Emma Kenney Juggles Acting and Middle School ''. Backstage.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Sweet success : Seventh grader lands role on HBO series The Fanscotian ''. www.thefanscotian.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Sweet success : Seventh grader lands role on HBO series ''. The Fanscotian. 2011 - 12 - 12. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` 9 - year - old filmmaker invited to play N.J. film festival at Rutgers ''. NJ.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Roseanne sets return date for ABC with most of original cast The Disney Blog ''. The Disney Blog. 2017 - 12 - 19. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ TV Promos ( 2018 - 03 - 04 ), Roseanne ( ABC ) Official Trailer HD - Roseanne Season 10 Trailer, retrieved 2018 - 03 - 21 Jump up ^ Pallotta, Frank ; Stelter, Brian ( May 29, 2018 ). `` ABC cancels ' Roseanne ' after star 's Twitter comments ''. CNN Money. Retrieved May 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Park, Andrea ( May 29, 2018 ). `` ABC cancels `` Roseanne '' after Barr 's tweet ``. CBS News. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Chandelis R. Duster ( May 29, 2018 ). `` ABC cancels `` Roseanne '' after show 's star compared Obama adviser to ' ape ' ``. NBC News. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2018. External links Emma Kenney on IMDb Debbie Gallagher on Showtime LCCN : no2012019751 VIAF : 232361251 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emma_Kenney&oldid=843657298 '' Categories : Living people 1999 births American film actresses American television actresses American child actresses People from Manhattan 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Қазақша Русский Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 30 May 2018, at 15 : 47. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the actress that plays debbie gallagher
Answer: Emma Rose Kenney