Alexandra Shipp
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox entertainer
| name = Alexandra Shipp
| image = Alexandra Shipp by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption = Shipp in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|16}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- singer
}}
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991{{Cite news|title=Celebrity Birthdays|author=|date=July 16, 2024|work=Arizona Republic|page=A2|quote=Actor-comedian Will Ferrell, 57. Actor Corey Feldman, 53. Actor Jayma Mays, 45. Actor Alexandra Shipp, 33.|id={{ProQuest|3080910833}}}} See also:
- {{Cite news|title=Faces: Famous Birthdays|author=|date=July 16, 2014|work=Minneapolis Star Tribune|page=A2|quote=Actor Will Ferrell, 47. NFL's Barry Sanders, 46. Alexandra Shipp, 23.|id={{ProQuest|1986768525}}}}) 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).
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
Shipp was born in Phoenix, Arizona.{{cite web|url=http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/11/alexandra-shipp-interview-personality-complex-Aaliyah|title=Personality Complex: Alexandra Shipp Goes From Emo Kid to Aaliyah|website=Complex|first=Tara|last=Aquino|date=November 12, 2014|access-date=2015-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123054840/http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/11/alexandra-shipp-interview-personality-complex-aaliyah|archive-date=2015-01-23|url-status=dead}} Her mother is a Kundalini yoga teacher, and her father James Sr. is a marketing executive. She has two brothers, James and Jordan, and a stepsister, Kasia.{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2015/07/13/alexandra-shipps-new-do|title=Alexandra Shipp's New 'Do|website=Essence.com|first=Virginia|last=Lowman|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701055041/https://www.essence.com/2015/07/13/alexandra-shipps-new-do|url-status=live}} Shipp was educated at Squaw Peak Elementary School, Arizona School for the Arts, and St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/11/03/aaliyah-lifetime-alexandra-shipp-phoenix/18372297/|title=Phoenix native Alexandra Shipp plays Aaliyah in TV movie|website=The Arizona Republic|first=Randy|last=Cordova|date=November 27, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501005819/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/11/03/aaliyah-lifetime-alexandra-shipp-phoenix/18372297/|url-status=live}} She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.
Career
In 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lifetimes-aaliyah-star-alexandra-shipp-on-controversial-role-im-just-an-actress-doing-her-job/|title=Lifetime's 'Aaliyah' Star Alexandra Shipp on Controversial Role: 'I'm Just an Actress Doing Her Job'|website=TheWrap|first=Jethro|last=Nededog|date=November 15, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314002921/https://www.thewrap.com/lifetimes-aaliyah-star-alexandra-shipp-on-controversial-role-im-just-an-actress-doing-her-job/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/x-men-apocalypse-casting-alexandra-shipp-sophie-turner-tye-sheridan-1201356237/|title='X-Men: Apocalypse' Adds 3 To Mutant Ranks|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802010838/https://deadline.com/2015/01/x-men-apocalypse-casting-alexandra-shipp-sophie-turner-tye-sheridan-1201356237/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/dude-adds-katharyn-prescott-alexandra-shipp-nora-lum-1201630631/|title=Indie Comedy 'Dude' Rounds Out Lead Cast With Trio Of Actresses|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Ross A.|last=Lincoln|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726121530/https://deadline.com/2015/11/dude-adds-katharyn-prescott-alexandra-shipp-nora-lum-1201630631/|url-status=live}}
She reprised the role of Ororo Munroe / Storm in the 2019 film Dark Phoenix,{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/x-men-dark-phoenix-jennifer-lawrence-michael-fassbender-james-mcavoy-simon-kinberg-1202113290/|title=Fox Formalizes Simon Kinberg To Helm 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'; Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy Back, Jessica Chastain In Talks|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2017|archive-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629035306/http://deadline.com/2017/06/x-men-dark-phoenix-jennifer-lawrence-michael-fassbender-james-mcavoy-simon-kinberg-1202113290/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/20th-century-fox-release-dates-bohemian-rhapsody-dark-phoenix-the-new-mutants-1202353890/|title=20th Century Fox Shuffles Release Dates For 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Dark Phoenix' & More|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 26, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327111836/http://deadline.com/2018/03/20th-century-fox-release-dates-bohemian-rhapsody-dark-phoenix-the-new-mutants-1202353890/|url-status=live}} and, the same summer, also starred as Sasha Arias in the Shaft sequel.{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alexandra-shipp-talks-join-samuel-l-jackson-shaft-reboot-1060451|title=Alexandra Shipp in Talks to Join Samuel L. Jackson in 'Shaft' Reboot|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=20 November 2017|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121011053/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alexandra-shipp-talks-join-samuel-l-jackson-shaft-reboot-1060451|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2022-03-18 |title='Tick, Tick … Boom!' Star Alexandra Shipp Joins Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/alexandra-shipp-barbie-movie-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-1235208720/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318151633/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/alexandra-shipp-barbie-movie-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-1235208720/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=2022-04-26 |title=Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Sets 2023 Release Date, Unveils First-Look Photo |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/margot-robbie-barbie-release-date-1235241864/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426234219/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/margot-robbie-barbie-release-date-1235241864/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Shipp publicly came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in June 2021.{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Taylor|url=https://www.pride.com/comingout/2021/6/03/love-simon-star-alexandra-shipp-comes-out-emotional-post|title=Love, Simon Star Alexandra Shipp Comes Out in an Emotional Post|website=Pride.com|date=3 June 2021|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603211207/https://www.pride.com/comingout/2021/6/03/love-simon-star-alexandra-shipp-comes-out-emotional-post|url-status=live}}
Filmography
{{pending films key}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Valentina | |
| 2015
| |
| 2016
| |
| 2017
| McKayla Hooper | |
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| Anna | |
| Love, Simon
| Abby Suso | |
| Dude
| Amelia | |
| Deadpool 2
| Ororo Munroe / Storm | Uncredited cameo |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| Olivia | |
| Dark Phoenix
| Ororo Munroe / Storm | |
| Shaft
| Sasha Arias | |
| Jexi
| Cate Finnegan | |
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| Kate Finch | |
| Endless
| Riley Jean Stanheight | Also executive producer |
| Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish)
| Rachel Banks | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Julia Vie | |
| Tick, Tick... Boom!
| Susan Wilson | |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Daisy Taylor | |
| Asking for It
| Regina | |
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| Zoey Abbot | |
| Barbie
| Writer Barbie | |
| Anyone but You
| Claudia | |
| rowspan="4" {{TBA}}
| {{pending film|Kung Fury 2}} | Rey Porter | Completed |
| {{pending film|Midnight}}
| rowspan="3" {{TBA}} | rowspan="2" | Post-production |
| {{pending film|Glenrothan}} |
| {{pending film|Forbidden Fruits}}
March 18, 2025}}'' |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Ashley | Episode: "Dance Amongst Daggers" |
| 2012
| Elise | Episode: "The Gorilla Club" |
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| rowspan="2" | KT Rush | 41 episodes |
| House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra
|TV special |
| Occult
| Alana Hutchins | Unsold A&E pilot |
| Awkward
| Abby Martin | Episode: "Less Than Hero" |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Tiffany | Episode: "Yo Soy Capitan" |
| Days of Our Lives
| Mary Beth | 3 episodes |
| Drumline: A New Beat
| Dani Raymond | rowspan="2" | Television film |
| Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B |
| 2015
| Lucy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2020
| Herself | Television special |
| 2024
| Laid | Aubrey | Episode: "More Handsome Than Joe Jonas" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 2019 |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Artist(s) !Role |
| 2021
|"Chance" |Love interest |
Discography
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Title !Year !Album |
| scope="row"| "Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-long-sleeve-shirt/1590945472?i=1590945473|title=Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt by Alexandra|website=Apple Music|date=20 October 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027040341/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-long-sleeve-shirt/1590945472?i=1590945473|url-status=live}}
| 2021 | {{TBA}} |
|---|
= Promotional singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Title !Year !Album |
| scope="row"| "30/90"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1587989242|title=30/90|website=Apple Music|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027040342/https://music.apple.com/us/album/1587989242|url-status=live}} (with Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesús and Mj Rodriguez) |2021 |
|---|
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Director |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Dirty Long Sleeve Shirt"
| 2021 | John Duff |
Awards and nominations
References
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American LGBTQ actresses
Category:African-American LGBTQ people
Category:LGBTQ people from Arizona