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Alexandra Shipp
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| Born | July 16, 1991 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is a talented American actress and singer. She became well-known for playing famous people in movies. These roles include singer Aaliyah in the TV film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014). She also played Kimberly Woodruff in the movie Straight Outta Compton (2015).
Alexandra Shipp is also famous for her role as Storm in the X-Men movie series. She first appeared as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse. She also starred as Abby Suso in the 2018 movie Love, Simon. Another big role was Susan Wilson in the musical drama tick, tick... BOOM!.
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Early Life and Acting Dreams
Alexandra Shipp was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother teaches Kundalini yoga. Her father, James Sr., works in marketing. Alexandra has two brothers, James and Jordan, and a stepsister named Kasia.
She went to Squaw Peak Elementary School. She also attended the Arizona School for the Arts. Later, she went to St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix. When she was 17, Alexandra moved to Los Angeles. She wanted to follow her dream of becoming an actress.
Alexandra Shipp's Career Journey
Alexandra Shipp started her acting career in 2009. Her first small role was in the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. After that, she joined the TV show House of Anubis. She played the character KT Rush in the third season of this mystery teen drama.
In 2014, Alexandra gained a lot of attention. She played Dani Raymond in the TV movie Drumline: A New Beat. She also took on the main role of Aaliyah Haughton in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. For this role, Alexandra also showed off her singing skills.
Her career continued to grow. She played Kimberly Woodruff, the wife of Ice Cube, in the movie Straight Outta Compton. This film told the story of the hip hop group N.W.A. In 2016, she joined the superhero world. She starred as Ororo Munroe / Storm in the movie X-Men: Apocalypse. This character can control the weather.
In 2018, Alexandra was busy with more films. She acted in Love, Simon with Nick Robinson. She also appeared in Dude with Kathryn Prescott and Lucy Hale. Both were high school comedy films.
She played Storm again in the 2019 movie Dark Phoenix. That same summer, she also starred as Sasha Arias in the movie Shaft. In 2021, she was in the movie tick, tick... BOOM! playing the role of Susan.
Most recently, Alexandra Shipp appeared in Greta Gerwig’s movie Barbie. This popular film was released on July 21, 2023.
Selected Film and Television Roles
Alexandra Shipp has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of her notable roles:
Movies
- 2009: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Valentina
- 2015: Straight Outta Compton as Kimberly Woodruff
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse as Ororo Munroe / Storm
- 2018: Love, Simon as Abby Suso
- 2018: Dude as Amelia
- 2019: Dark Phoenix as Ororo Munroe / Storm
- 2019: Shaft as Sasha Arias
- 2021: Tick, Tick... Boom! as Susan Wilson
- 2023: Barbie as Writer Barbie
Television Shows
- 2013: House of Anubis as KT Rush (41 episodes)
- 2014: Drumline: A New Beat as Dani Raymond (Television film)
- 2014: Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B as Aaliyah Haughton (Television film)
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Alexandra Shipp in 2023
See also
In Spanish: Alexandra Shipp para niños
