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Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Acting1991Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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!.

Acting History

Future
Lost Planet
as Ally Gage
Kung Fury 2
as Rey Porter
Midnight
Executive Producer
2025
2024
The Good Half
as Zoey Abbot
Laid
TVas Aubrey
2023
Barbie
as Barbie
Anyone But You
as Claudia
Space Oddity
as Daisy Taylor
2021
Silk Road
as Julia
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Susan Wilson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
2020
Endless
as Riley Jean Stanheight
Endless
Executive Producer
2019
Shaft
as Sasha Arias
Jexi
as Cate Finnegan
Dark Phoenix
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
Lights Out with David Spade
TVas Self - Panelist1 eps
2018
Deadpool 2
as Storm (uncredited)
Dude
as Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
2017
Tragedy Girls
as McKayla Hooper
2016
The Deal
as Monica
X-Men: Apocalypse
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
2014
Drumline: A New Beat
as Dani Bolton
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
as Aaliyah Haughton
Ray Donovan
TVas Tiffany1 eps
2013
House of Anubis
TVas KT Rush40 eps
Awkward.
TVas Abby Martin1 eps
2012
Victorious
TVas Elise1 eps
2011
Switched at Birth
TVas Ashley1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/16/1991(34 years old)
Place of Birth
Phoenix, Arizona, USA