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Alexandra Shipp

Acting Born Jul 16, 1991 Phoenix, Arizona, USA 24 credits

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!.

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Full filmography

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
  • Switched at Birth (2011) as Ashley
  • Ray Donovan (2013) as Tiffany
  • Victorious (2010) as Elise
  • Barbie (2023) as Barbie
  • Awkward. (2011) as Abby Martin
  • Deadpool 2 (2018) as Storm (uncredited)
  • Anyone But You (2023) as Claudia
  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) as Self
  • House of Anubis (2011) as KT Rush
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as Ororo Munroe / Storm
  • Good Morning America (1975) as Self - Guest
  • Lights Out with David Spade (2019) as Self - Panelist
  • Dark Phoenix (2019) as Ororo Munroe / Storm
  • Love, Simon (2018) as Abby
  • Silk Road (2021) as Julia
  • Straight Outta Compton (2015) as Kim
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) as Valentina
  • Forbidden Fruits (2026) as Fig
  • Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) as Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
  • Laid (2024) as Aubrey
  • A Dog's Way Home (2019) as Olivia
  • Glenrothan (2026) as Amy