Alexandra Shipp
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!.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Anyone But You
as Claudia
2023
The Good Half
as Zoey Abbot
2024
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
as Self
2022
Barbie
as Barbie
2023
Violent Ends
as Emma
2025
Straight Outta Compton
as Kim
2015
Drumline: A New Beat
as Dani Bolton
2014
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
as Aaliyah Haughton
2014
X-Men: Apocalypse
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
2016
Full Moon Retreat
TBA
Dude
as Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
2018
Tragedy Girls
as McKayla Hooper
2017
Midnight
TBA
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Valentina
2009
Love, Simon
as Abby
2018
Spinning Man
as Anna
2018
Dark Phoenix
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
2019
Shaft
as Sasha Arias
2019
A Dog's Way Home
as Olivia
2019
House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra
as KT Rush
2013
TV Appearances
House of Anubis
as KT Rush
2011
Switched at Birth
as Ashley
2011
Awkward.
as Abby Martin
2011
Anubis Unlocked
as Self
2011
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Ray Donovan
as Tiffany
2013
Victorious
as Elise
2010
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
Laid
as Aubrey
2024
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Good Morning America
as Self - Guest
1975