The 11 youngest Emmy award nominees and winners of all time

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Keshia Knight Pulliam, 6-years-old

Keshia Knight Pulliam, 6-years-old

While she didn't win, Knight Pulliam became the youngest Emmy nominee of all time at six-years-old when she was nominated for best supporting actress for her work as the adorable Rudy Huxtable on "The Cosby Show."

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Milli Bobby Brown, 13-years-old

Milli Bobby Brown, 13-years-old

Brown, nominated for her role as the mysterious Eleven in the Netflix hit "Strangers Things," could become the youngest Emmy winner ever at 13-years-old, should she win in September.

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Fred Savage, 13-years-old

Fred Savage, 13-years-old

The heart-breaking and honest portrayal of Kevin Arnold in the "Wonder Years" made Savage an Emmy contender at 13-years-old, in 1989

Roxana Zal, 14-years-old

Roxana Zal, 14-years-old

Zal is currently the youngest Emmy winner of all time at 14. Zal will lose that title (though of course she'd keep her Emmy) if 13-year-old Millie Bobby Brown from "Stranger Things" takes home an Emmy this year.

Zal won an Emmy in 1984 for best supporting actress for her work as Amelia Bennet in the TV drama "Something About Amelia."

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Frankie Muniz, 15-years-old

Frankie Muniz, 15-years-old

In 2001, Muniz's role as the genius middle child, Malcolm, on "Malcolm in the Middle" earned the child actor an Emmy nomination at 15.

Kristy McNichol, 15 and 17-years-old

Kristy McNichol, 15 and 17-years-old

McNichol won two best supporting actress Emmys for her role as the all-American tomboy Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on "Family." McNichol won her first Emmy on her 15th birthday in 1977, and then again at 17 in 1979.

McNichol is the only person in Emmy history to win two Emmys before turning 18.

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Claire Danes, 16-years-old

Claire Danes, 16-years-old

In 1995, Danes was nominated at 16 for her portrayal of the angst-filled teenager Angela Chase on "My So-Called Life."

Melissa Sue Anderson, 16-years-old

Melissa Sue Anderson, 16-years-old

Anderson was 16 in 1978 when she received a nomination for her work as Mary Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie."

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Malcolm Jamal-Warner, 16-years-old

Malcolm Jamal-Warner, 16-years-old

Jamal-Warner became a contender for a best supporting actor Emmy at 16 for his role as the goofy, relatable Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby show" in 1986.

Sara Gilbert, 18-years-old

Sara Gilbert, 18-years-old

Gilbert was nominated for best supporting actress at 18, in 1993 for her portrayal of broody teenager Darlene Conner on "Roseanne."

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Patty Duke, 18-years-old

Patty Duke, 18-years-old

Duke was 18 in 1964 when she received an Emmy nomination for her work in her self-titled show "The Patty Duke Show."