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
Barbie
2023
as Barbie
Anyone But You
2023
as Claudia
Deadpool 2
2018
as Storm (uncredited)
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
Dark Phoenix
2019
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
Forbidden Fruits
2026
as Fig
Love, Simon
2018
as Abby
Straight Outta Compton
2015
as Kim
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Valentina
Shaft
2019
as Sasha Arias
All the Bright Places
2020
as Kate
A Dog's Way Home
2019
as Olivia
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Susan Wilson
Endless
2020
as Riley Jean Stanheight
Jexi
2019
as Cate Finnegan
Space Oddity
2023
as Daisy Taylor
Glenrothan
2026
as Amy
Tragedy Girls
2017
as McKayla Hooper
Drumline: A New Beat
2014
as Dani Bolton