Alexandra Shipp
Acting
Biography
Alexandra Ruth Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the third season of Nickelodeon's mystery teen drama series House of Anubis (2011-2013) playing the role of KT Rush, but rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film Straight Outta Compton (2015). Shipp is best known for playing Storm in the X-Men franchise, starting with X-Men: Apocalypse, Abby Suso in the 2018 romantic comedy Love, Simon, and Susan Wilson in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical drama Tick, Tick... Boom!.
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Movies (38)
Glenrothan2026Amy
Forbidden Fruits2026Fig
Violent Ends2025Emma
House of Anubis: Christmas Special2024KT Rush
The Good Half2024Zoey Abbot
Anyone but You2023Claudia
Barbie2023Barbie
Space Oddity2023Daisy Taylor
Asking For It2022Regina
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!2022Self
tick, tick... BOOM!2021Susan Wilson
Silk Road2021Julia
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)2020Rachel
Endless2020Riley Jean Stanheight
All the Bright Places2020Kate
Jexi2019Cate Finnegan
Shaft2019Sasha Arias
Dark Phoenix2019Ororo Munroe / Storm
A Dog's Way Home2019Olivia
Once Upon a Deadpool2018Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
Deadpool 22018Storm (uncredited)
Dude2018Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
Spinning Man2018Anna
Love, Simon2018Abby
Tragedy Girls2017McKayla Hooper
X-Men: Apocalypse2016Ororo Munroe / Storm
The Deal2016Monica
Straight Outta Compton2015Kim
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B2014Aaliyah Haughton
Drumline: A New Beat2014Dani Bolton
Shows (12)
Laid2024Aubrey
A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self
Lights Out with David Spade2019Self - Panelist
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015Self - Guest
Ray Donovan2013Tiffany
Awkward.2011Abby Martin
Switched at Birth2011Ashley- Anubis Unlocked2011Self
House of Anubis2011KT Rush
Victorious2010Elise
Good Morning America1975Self - Guest