Acting · Phoenix, Arizona, USA · Born July 16, 1991
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!.
MovieGlenrothan
2026
as Amy
MovieForbidden Fruits
2026
as Fig
MovieViolent Ends
2025
as Emma
MovieHouse of Anubis: Christmas Special
2024
as KT Rush
TVLaid
2024
as Aubrey
MovieThe Good Half
2024
as Zoey Abbot
MovieAnyone but You
2023
as Claudia
MovieBarbie
2023
as Barbie
MovieSpace Oddity
2023
as Daisy Taylor
MovieAsking For It
2022
as Regina
MovieHonoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022
as Self
Movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Susan Wilson
MovieSilk Road
2021
as Julia
MovieFather of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
as Rachel
MovieEndless
2020
as Riley Jean Stanheight
MovieAll the Bright Places
2020
as Kate
MovieJexi
2019
as Cate Finnegan
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVLights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
MovieShaft
2019
as Sasha Arias
MovieDark Phoenix
2019
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
MovieA Dog's Way Home
2019
as Olivia
MovieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
MovieDeadpool 2
2018
as Storm (uncredited)
MovieDude
2018
as Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
MovieSpinning Man
2018
as Anna
MovieLove, Simon
2018
as Abby
MovieTragedy Girls
2017
as McKayla Hooper
MovieX-Men: Apocalypse
2016
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
MovieThe Deal
2016
as Monica
MovieStraight Outta Compton
2015
as Kim
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014
as Aaliyah Haughton
MovieDrumline: A New Beat
2014
as Dani Bolton
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Tiffany
MovieHouse of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra
2013
as KT Rush
TVAwkward.
2011
as Abby Martin
TVSwitched at Birth
2011
as Ashley
Anubis Unlocked
2011
as Self
TVHouse of Anubis
2011
as KT Rush
TVVictorious
2010
as Elise
MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Valentina
TVGood Morning America
1975
as Self - Guest
Full Moon Retreat
Midnight
as Emma
MovieKung Fury 2
as Rey Porter
Lost Planet
as Ally Gage
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
as Riley Shaw
MovieWhite Elephant
