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!.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Alexandra Shipp
Filmography
Acting (38)
2026
Glenrothanas Amy
6.2
2026
Forbidden Fruitsas Fig
5.9
2025
Violent Endsas Emma
6.3
2024
House of Anubis: Christmas Specialas KT Rush
6.0
2024
The Good Halfas Zoey Abbot
6.1
2023
Anyone but Youas Claudia
6.7
2023
Barbieas Barbie
6.9
2023
Space Oddityas Daisy Taylor
6.0
2022
Asking For Itas Regina
4.8
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!as Susan Wilson
7.6
2021
Silk Roadas Julia
6.2
2020
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)as Rachel
7.4
2020
Endlessas Riley Jean Stanheight
6.6
2020
All the Bright Placesas Kate
7.6
2019
Jexias Cate Finnegan
6.8
2019
Shaftas Sasha Arias
6.5
2019
Dark Phoenixas Ororo Munroe / Storm
6.0
2019
A Dog's Way Homeas Olivia
7.4
2018
Once Upon a Deadpoolas Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
7.1
2018
Deadpool 2as Storm (uncredited)
7.5
2018
Dudeas Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
5.5
2018
Spinning Manas Anna
5.6
2018
Love, Simonas Abby
8.0
2017
Tragedy Girlsas McKayla Hooper
6.0
2016
X-Men: Apocalypseas Ororo Munroe / Storm
6.5
2016
The Dealas Monica
4.2
2015
Straight Outta Comptonas Kim
7.8
2014
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&Bas Aaliyah Haughton
6.5
2014
Drumline: A New Beatas Dani Bolton
6.9
2013
House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Raas KT Rush
7.6
2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquelas Valentina
5.7
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Midnightas Emma
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Kung Fury 2as Rey Porter
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Lost Planetas Ally Gage
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The Autopsy of Albert Kemperas Riley Shaw