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!.

Known for

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Glenrothan

2026 ⭐ 6.0

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Forbidden Fruits

2026 ⭐ 6.3

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Violent Ends

2025 ⭐ 6.2

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House of Anubis: Christmas Special

2024 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

2026

Glenrothan

Amy · 2026

⭐ 6.0

Forbidden Fruits

Fig · 2026

⭐ 6.3

2025

Violent Ends

Emma · 2025

⭐ 6.2

2024

House of Anubis: Christmas Special

KT Rush · 2024

⭐ 6.0

The Good Half

Zoey Abbot · 2024

⭐ 6.0

2023

Anyone But You Notable

Claudia · 2023

⭐ 6.8

Barbie Notable

Barbie · 2023

⭐ 6.9

Space Oddity

Daisy Taylor · 2023

⭐ 6.0

2022

Asking For It

Regina · 2022

⭐ 4.7

Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! Notable

Self · 2022

⭐ 7.8

2021

tick, tick... BOOM! Notable

Susan Wilson · 2021

⭐ 7.6

Silk Road

Julia · 2021

⭐ 6.2

2020

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) Notable

Rachel · 2020

⭐ 7.5

Endless

Riley Jean Stanheight · 2020

⭐ 6.6

All the Bright Places Notable

Kate · 2020

⭐ 7.6

2019

Jexi Notable

Cate Finnegan · 2019

⭐ 6.8

Shaft Notable

Sasha Arias · 2019

⭐ 6.5

Dark Phoenix Notable

Ororo Munroe / Storm · 2019

⭐ 6.0

2018

Once Upon a Deadpool Notable

Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredit · 2018

⭐ 7.1

Deadpool 2 Notable

Storm (uncredited) · 2018

⭐ 7.5

Dude

Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein · 2018

⭐ 5.5

2017

Tragedy Girls

McKayla Hooper · 2017

⭐ 6.0

2016

X-Men: Apocalypse Notable

Ororo Munroe / Storm · 2016

⭐ 6.5

The Deal

Monica · 2016

⭐ 4.2

2015

Straight Outta Compton Notable

Kim · 2015

⭐ 7.8

2014

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

Aaliyah Haughton · 2014

⭐ 6.5

Drumline: A New Beat

Dani Bolton · 2014

⭐ 6.9

2013

House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra Notable

KT Rush · 2013

⭐ 7.7

2009

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Notable

Valentina · 2009

⭐ 5.7

Frequently appears with

Brian Cox

Sandy

Alan Cumming

Donal

Shirley Henderson

Jess

Lili Reinhart

Apple

Lola Tung

Pumpkin

Victoria Pedretti

Cherry

Emma Chamberlain

Pickle

Full filmography

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Glenrothan

2026 ⭐ 6.0

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Forbidden Fruits

2026 ⭐ 6.3

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Violent Ends

2025 ⭐ 6.2

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House of Anubis: Christmas Special

2024 ⭐ 6.0

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The Good Half

2024 ⭐ 6.0

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Anyone But You

2023 ⭐ 6.8

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Barbie

2023 ⭐ 6.9

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Space Oddity

2023 ⭐ 6.0

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Asking For It

2022 ⭐ 4.7

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Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

2022 ⭐ 7.8

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tick, tick... BOOM!

2021 ⭐ 7.6

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Silk Road

2021 ⭐ 6.2

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Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

2020 ⭐ 7.5

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Endless

2020 ⭐ 6.6

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All the Bright Places

2020 ⭐ 7.6

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Jexi

2019 ⭐ 6.8

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Shaft

2019 ⭐ 6.5

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Dark Phoenix

2019 ⭐ 6.0

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A Dog's Way Home

2019 ⭐ 7.4

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Once Upon a Deadpool

2018 ⭐ 7.1