Alexandra Shipp
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Ray Donovan
Tiffany
2013
Series
Victorious
Elise
2010
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Film
X-Men: Apocalypse
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2016
Film
Barbie
Barbie
2023
Series
Good Morning America
Self - Guest
1975
Film
Deadpool 2
Storm (uncredited)
2018
Film
Dark Phoenix
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2019
Series
Switched at Birth
Ashley
2011
Film
Anyone but You
Claudia
2023
Series
Awkward.
Abby Martin
2011
Series
House of Anubis
KT Rush
2011
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
2018
Film
Love, Simon
Abby
2018
Series
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist
2019
Film
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Valentina
2009
Film
A Dog's Way Home
Olivia
2019
Film
Straight Outta Compton
Kim
2015
Film
Forbidden Fruits
Fig
2026
Film
tick, tick... BOOM!
Susan Wilson
2021
Film
Shaft
Sasha Arias
2019
Film
Silk Road
Julia
2021
Film
All the Bright Places
Kate
2020
Film
Spinning Man
Anna
2018
Film
Jexi
Cate Finnegan
2019
Film
Tragedy Girls
McKayla Hooper
2017
Film
Space Oddity
Daisy Taylor
2023
Film
Glenrothan
Amy
2026
Series
Laid
Aubrey
2024
Film
Endless
Riley Jean Stanheight
2020
Film
Violent Ends
Emma
2025
Film
The Good Half
Zoey Abbot
2024
Film
Dude
Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
2018
Film
Asking For It
Regina
2022
Film
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Rachel
2020
Film
Drumline: A New Beat
Dani Bolton
2014
Film
Kung Fury 2
Rey Porter
Anubis Unlocked
Self
2011
Film
White Elephant
Film
House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra
KT Rush
2013
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
Riley Shaw
Film
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
Aaliyah Haughton
2014
Film
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Self
2022
Full Moon Retreat
Lost Planet
Ally Gage
Midnight
Emma
Film
House of Anubis: Christmas Special
KT Rush
2024
Film
The Deal
Monica
2016