Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp next to Ben Hardy at Comic-Con (2015)

Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991 in Phoenix , Arizona ) is an American actress and singer .

life and career

Alexandra Shipp was born in July 1991 in Phoenix , Arizona . She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue her acting career. Her first acting role was as Valentina in Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 in 2009 . This was followed by guest roles in Switched at Birth and Victorious . She became famous in 2013 for the lead role of KT Rush in the third season of the Mystery Soap House of Anubis .

In the fall of 2014, Shipp slipped into the role of the late R&B singer Aaliyah for the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B , based on the bestselling Aaliyah: More Than A Woman by Christopher Farley. The role was previously cast with the actress Zendaya , but she left the project. In January 2015 she was hired for the role of Storm in the seventh part of the X-Men film series , X-Men: Apocalypse .

In addition to acting, she is also employed as a singer. She released her first EP in autumn 2014.

Filmography (selection)

2009: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2011: Switched at Birth (TV series, episode 1x04)
2012: Victorious (TV series, episode 3x04)
2013: House of Anubis (TV series, 41 episodes)
2013: Awkward - My so-called life ( Awkward , TV series, 2 episodes)
2014: Ray Donovan (TV series, episode 2x01)
2014: Zeit der Sehnsucht ( Days of Our Lives , TV series, 2 episodes)
2014: Drumline: A New Beat (TV movie)
2014: Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (TV movie)
2015: Straight Outta Compton
2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
2017: Tragedy Girls
2018: Spinning Man - In the Darkness of Your Soul (Spinning Man)
2018: Love, Simon
2018: Deadpool 2
2019: The Incredible Adventures of Bella (A Dog's Way Home)
2019: X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Dark Phoenix)
2019: Shaft
2019: Jexi
2020: All the Damn Perfect Days (All the Bright Places)
2020: Silk Road
2020: Endless

Web links

Alexandra Shipp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Alexandra Shipp in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

^ Lesley Goldberg: Alexandra Shipp Set as Aaliyah in Lifetime Biopic . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Zendaya to Star and Perform in Lifetime Original Movie 'Aaliyah: Princess of R&B' . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
↑ Arthur A .: X-Men: Apocalypse casts the young Storm, Cyclops and Jean Gray . In: Filmfutter.com . January 23, 2015. Accessed January 24, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Shipp, Alexandra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Phoenix , Arizona , United States

[1] Lesley Goldberg: Alexandra Shipp Set as Aaliyah in Lifetime Biopic . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[2] Amanda Kondolojy: Zendaya to Star and Perform in Lifetime Original Movie 'Aaliyah: Princess of R&B' . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.

[3] Arthur A .: X-Men: Apocalypse casts the young Storm, Cyclops and Jean Gray . In: Filmfutter.com . January 23, 2015. Accessed January 24, 2015.