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