Acting
Alexandra Shipp
Born 1991-07-16
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Department: 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!.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Alexandra Shipp
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Deadpool 2
2018
TMDB3.8
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X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
TMDB3.3
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Barbie
2023
TMDB3.5
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Dark Phoenix
2019
TMDB3.0
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Love, Simon
2018
TMDB4.0
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Straight Outta Compton
2015
TMDB3.9
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Anyone but You
2023
TMDB3.4
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
TMDB2.9
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All the Bright Places
2020
TMDB3.8
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tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
TMDB3.8
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Glenrothan | Amy | Movie | 2026 |
 | Forbidden Fruits | Fig | Movie | 2026 |
 | Violent Ends | Emma | Movie | 2025 |
 | House of Anubis: Christmas Special | KT Rush | Movie | 2024 |
 | Laid | Aubrey | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Good Half | Zoey Abbot | Movie | 2024 |
 | Anyone but You | Claudia | Movie | 2023 |
 | Barbie | Barbie | Movie | 2023 |
 | Space Oddity | Daisy Taylor | Movie | 2023 |
 | Asking For It | Regina | Movie | 2022 |
 | Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | tick, tick... BOOM! | Susan Wilson | Movie | 2021 |
 | Silk Road | Julia | Movie | 2021 |
 | Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) | Rachel | Movie | 2020 |
 | Endless | Riley Jean Stanheight | Movie | 2020 |
| Endless | Executive Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | All the Bright Places | Kate | Movie | 2020 |
 | Jexi | Cate Finnegan | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Shaft | Sasha Arias | Movie | 2019 |
 | Dark Phoenix | Ororo Munroe / Storm | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Dog's Way Home | Olivia | Movie | 2019 |
 | Once Upon a Deadpool | Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Deadpool 2 | Storm (uncredited) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Dude | Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein | Movie | 2018 |
 | Spinning Man | Anna | Movie | 2018 |
 | Love, Simon | Abby | Movie | 2018 |
 | Tragedy Girls | McKayla Hooper | Movie | 2017 |
 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Ororo Munroe / Storm | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Deal | Monica | Movie | 2016 |
 | Straight Outta Compton | Kim | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B | Aaliyah Haughton | Movie | 2014 |
 | Drumline: A New Beat | Dani Bolton | Movie | 2014 |
 | Ray Donovan | Tiffany | TV Series | 2013 |
 | House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra | KT Rush | Movie | 2013 |
 | Awkward. | Abby Martin | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Switched at Birth | Ashley | TV Series | 2011 |
| Anubis Unlocked | Self | TV Series | 2011 | |
 | House of Anubis | KT Rush | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Victorious | Elise | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Valentina | Movie | 2009 |
 | Good Morning America | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1975 |
| Full Moon Retreat | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Midnight | Emma | Movie | — | |
 | Kung Fury 2 | Rey Porter | Movie | — |
| Lost Planet | Ally Gage | Movie | — | |
| The Autopsy of Albert Kemper | Riley Shaw | Movie | — | |
 | White Elephant | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Midnight | Executive Producer | Movie | — |