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Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Actor, also producer · Born July 16, 1991 (35) · Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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!.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 16, 1991 (35)
From
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Alexandra Shipp's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
29%
Morality
17%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Shadow
2 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
9
Warm
7
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
6
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alexandra Shipp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexandra Shipp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Glenrothan(2025)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Fruits(2026)

    as Fig

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Misty Green(2026)

    as Bella

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Violent Ends(2025)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • House of Anubis: Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as KT Rush

  • Laid(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Aubrey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Half(2023)

    as Zoey Abbot

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Anyone But You(2023)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Barbie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Space Oddity(2022)

    as Daisy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Asking for It(2021)

    as Regina

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)

    as Susan Wilson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Silk Road(2021)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Rachel

  • Endless(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Riley Jean Stanheight

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All the Bright Places(2020)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jexi(2019)

    as Cate Finnegan

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Shaft(2019)

    as Sasha Arias

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    as Ororo Munroe / Storm

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Way Home(2019)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    as Ororo Monroe / Storm (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    as Storm (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dude(2018)

    as Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Man(2018)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Love, Simon(2018)

    as Abby

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tragedy Girls(2017)

    as McKayla Hooper

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    as Ororo Munroe / Storm

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Monica

  • Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B(2014)

    as Aaliyah Haughton

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Drumline: A New Beat(2014)

    as Dani Bolton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as KT Rush

  • Awkward.(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Abby Martin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • House of Anubis(2011)

    Show 40 episodes · as KT Rush

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Victorious(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Elise

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)

    as Valentina

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Full Moon Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Kung Fury 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rey Porter

  • Lost Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ally Gage

  • Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Emma

  • The Autopsy of Albert Kemper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Riley Shaw

  • White Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 37 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Barbie (2023)

$1.4B worldwide

Highest rated

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Barbie (2023)

Film career

20092026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 41 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing2 of 43: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 26 roles
0919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alexandra Shipp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Asking for It (2021)

88th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alexandra Shipp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles7–77 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles14–68 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles36–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles10–71 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles11–57 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alexandra Shipp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexandra Shipp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; America Ferrera shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles