Alexandra Shipp
Acting·July 16, 1991 — 35 years old·Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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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—Full Moon Retreat—MidnightEmma · Executive Producer—Kung Fury 2Rey Porter—Lost PlanetAlly Gage—The Autopsy of Albert KemperRiley Shaw—White Elephant2026GlenrothanAmy2026Forbidden FruitsFig2025Violent EndsEmma2024House of Anubis: Christmas SpecialKT Rush2024LaidTVAubrey2024The Good HalfZoey Abbot2023Anyone but YouClaudia2023BarbieBarbie2023Space OddityDaisy Taylor2022Asking For ItRegina2022Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!Self2021tick, tick... BOOM!Susan Wilson2021Silk RoadJulia2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)Rachel2020EndlessRiley Jean Stanheight · Executive Producer2020All the Bright PlacesKate2019JexiCate Finnegan2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghTVSelf2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf2019Lights Out with David SpadeTVSelf - Panelist2019ShaftSasha Arias2019Dark PhoenixOroro Munroe / Storm2019A Dog's Way HomeOlivia2018Once Upon a DeadpoolOroro Monroe / Storm (uncredited)2018Deadpool 2Storm (uncredited)2018DudeAmelia Bergbaum-Goldstein2018Spinning ManAnna2018Love, SimonAbby2017Tragedy GirlsMcKayla Hooper2016X-Men: ApocalypseOroro Munroe / Storm2016The DealMonica2015Straight Outta ComptonKim2015The Late Late Show with James CordenTVSelf - Guest2014Aaliyah: The Princess of R&BAaliyah Haughton2014Drumline: A New BeatDani Bolton2013Ray DonovanTVTiffany2013House of Anubis: The Touchstone of RaKT Rush2011Awkward.TVAbby Martin2011Switched at BirthTVAshley2011Anubis UnlockedTVSelf2011House of AnubisTVKT Rush2010VictoriousTVElise2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelValentina1975Good Morning AmericaTVSelf - Guest