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!.
House of Anubis: Christmas Special
KT Rush
2024
Laid
Aubrey · (1 episode)
2024
The Good Half
Zoey Abbot
2024
Anyone But You
Claudia
2023
Barbie
Barbie
2023
Space Oddity
Daisy Taylor
2023
Asking For It
Regina
2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Self
2022
Violent Ends
Emma
tick, tick... BOOM!
Susan Wilson
2021
Silk Road
Julia
2021
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Rachel
2020
Endless
Riley Jean Stanheight
2020
All the Bright Places
Kate
2020
Jexi
Cate Finnegan
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2019
Shaft
Sasha Arias
2019
Dark Phoenix
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2019
A Dog's Way Home
Olivia
2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)
2018
The Everything
Rose
2018
Deadpool 2
Storm (uncredited)
2018
Dude
Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein
2018
Spinning Man
Anna
2018
Love, Simon
Abby Suso
2018
Tragedy Girls
McKayla Hooper
2017
X-Men: Apocalypse
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2016
The Deal
Monica
2016
Straight Outta Compton
Kim
2015
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
Aaliyah Haughton
2014
Drumline: A New Beat
Dani Bolton
2014
Full Moon Retreat
Midnight
Ray Donovan
Tiffany · (1 episode)
2013
House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra
KT Rush
2013
Awkward.
Abby Martin · (1 episode)
2011
Switched at Birth
Ashley · (1 episode)
2011
Anubis Unlocked
Self · (9 episodes)
2011
House of Anubis
KT Rush · (40 episodes)
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Valentina
2009
Kung Fury 2
Rey Porter
Glenrothan
Forbidden Fruits
Victorious
Elise · (1 episode)
2010