Alexandra Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the film Straight Outta Compton (2015).
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 Shipp in 2023 | |
| Born | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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 musical drama tick, tick... BOOM!
Early life
editShipp was born in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] Her mother is a Kundalini yoga teacher, and her father is a musician. She has two brothers, James and Jordan, and a stepsister, Kasia.[2] Shipp was educated at Squaw Peak Elementary School, Arizona School for the Arts, and St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix.[3] She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.[3]
Career
editIn 2009, Shipp made her acting debut with a minor role in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. She went on to star in the third season of Nickelodeon's mystery teen drama series House of Anubis, playing the role of KT Rush.
In 2014, Shipp gained attention for her roles as Dani Raymond in the VH1 television film sequel Drumline: A New Beat and Aaliyah Haughton, the title role, in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.[4] For the latter performance, Shipp also sang. She next portrayed Ice Cube's wife, Kimberly Woodruff, in the biographical drama film Straight Outta Compton, which chronicled the careers of hip hop group N.W.A. In 2016, she co-starred in Bryan Singer's superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse as Ororo Munroe/Storm, a weather-controlling mutant previously portrayed by Halle Berry.[5] In 2018, she starred alongside Nick Robinson and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in Love, Simon and Kathryn Prescott and Lucy Hale in Dude, both high school comedy films.[6]
She reprised the role of Ororo Munroe / Storm in the 2019 film Dark Phoenix,[7][8] and, the same summer, also starred as Sasha Arias in the Shaft sequel.[9]In 2021 she starred in the film adaptation of tick, tick... BOOM! as Susan.
Shipp starred in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, released on July 21, 2023.[10][11]
Personal life
editShipp publicly came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in June 2021.[12]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Valentina | |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Kimberly Woodruff | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Ororo Munroe / Storm | |
| 2017 | Tragedy Girls | McKayla Hooper | |
| 2018 | Spinning Man | Anna | |
| Love, Simon | Abby Suso | ||
| Dude | Amelia | ||
| Deadpool 2 | Ororo Munroe / Storm | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Olivia | |
| Dark Phoenix | Ororo Munroe / Storm | ||
| Shaft | Sasha Arias | ||
| Jexi | Cate Finnegan | ||
| 2020 | All the Bright Places | Kate Finch | |
| Endless | Riley Jean Stanheight | Also executive producer | |
| Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) | Rachel Banks | Short film | |
| 2021 | Silk Road | Julia Vie | |
| Tick, Tick... Boom! | Susan Wilson | ||
| 2022 | Space Oddity | Daisy Taylor | |
| Asking for It | Regina | ||
| 2023 | The Good Half | Zoey Abbot | |
| Barbie | Writer Barbie | ||
| Anyone but You | Claudia | ||
| TBA | Kung Fury 2 † | Rey Porter | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Ashley | Episode: "Dance Amongst Daggers" |
| 2012 | Victorious | Elise | Episode: "The Gorilla Club" |
| 2013 | House of Anubis | KT Rush | 41 episodes |
| 2013 | House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra | KT Rush | TV special |
| 2013 | Occult | Alana Hutchins | Unsold A&E pilot |
| 2013 | Awkward | Abby Martin | Episode: "Less Than Hero" |
| 2014 | Ray Donovan | Tiffany | Episode: "Yo Soy Capitan" |
| 2014 | Days of Our Lives | Mary Beth | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Dani Raymond | Television film |
| 2014 | Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B | Aaliyah Haughton | Television film |
| 2015 | Your Family or Mine | Lucy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2020 | Make It Work! | Herself | Television special |
Video games
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Telling Lies |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Chance" | Hayley Kiyoko | Love interest |
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt"[13] | 2021 | TBA |
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "30/90"[14] (with Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesús and Mj Rodriguez) | 2021 | Tick, Tick... Boom! (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt" | 2021 | John Duff |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Breakout Star | X-Men: Apocalypse | Nominated | [15][16] |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Squad | X-Men: Apocalypse | Nominated | [17] |
References
edit- ^ Aquino, Tara (November 12, 2014). "Personality Complex: Alexandra Shipp Goes From Emo Kid to Aaliyah". Complex. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ Lowman, Virginia (July 13, 2015). "Alexandra Shipp's New 'Do". Essence.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Cordova, Randy (November 27, 2014). "Phoenix native Alexandra Shipp plays Aaliyah in TV movie". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Nededog, Jethro (November 15, 2014). "Lifetime's 'Aaliyah' Star Alexandra Shipp on Controversial Role: 'I'm Just an Actress Doing Her Job'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "'X-Men: Apocalypse' Adds 3 To Mutant Ranks". Deadline Hollywood. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (November 19, 2015). "Indie Comedy 'Dude' Rounds Out Lead Cast With Trio Of Actresses". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2017). "Fox Formalizes Simon Kinberg To Helm 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'; Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy Back, Jessica Chastain In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 26, 2018). "20th Century Fox Shuffles Release Dates For 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Dark Phoenix' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Kit, Borys (20 November 2017). "Alexandra Shipp in Talks to Join Samuel L. Jackson in 'Shaft' Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (2022-03-18). "'Tick, Tick … Boom!' Star Alexandra Shipp Joins Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (2022-04-26). "Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Sets 2023 Release Date, Unveils First-Look Photo". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ Henderson, Taylor (3 June 2021). "Love, Simon Star Alexandra Shipp Comes Out in an Emotional Post". Pride.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt by Alexandra". Apple Music. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "30/90". Apple Music. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2016 "Second Wave" Nominations Announced". Teen Choice Awards. June 14, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Vulpo, Mike (July 31, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Kids' Choice Awards 2017: The Complete List". E! Online. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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