Biography - Alexandra Shipp

Who is Alexandra Shipp?

Alexandra Shipp is an actress, singer, and songwriter by profession, and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, Straight Outta Compton, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Love, Simon.

Alexandra Shipp – Age, Parents, Siblings

Alexandra Shipp’s birth took place on July 16, 1991, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She was born as Alexandra Ruth Shipp to a white mother Amy Ruth Armstrong and an African-American father James Shipp Sr. She is not the only child of her parents and has two siblings – brothers James Shipp Jr. and Jordan Shipp, and a stepsister, Kasia.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Alexandra Shipp attended Squaw Peak Elementary School, Arizona School for the Arts, and St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix. 

Her ethnicity includes African-American, English, Scottish, and Irish. 

Alexandra Shipp – Boyfriend, Husband, Children

Shipp was in a relationship with James McAvoy in 2016. Since then the pair seems to have broken up.

Through fame, she has chosen to keep her dating life away from the public. Not much is known about her former boyfriends. She is currently believed to be single sans husband and children.

Alexandra Shipp – Career

Early Days

Shipp moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue a career in acting and was discovered by a talent manager at age 14. Her first roles were in the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel followed by minor roles in the teen drama series House of Anubis (2013), and Drumline: A New Beat (2014). 

Finally, in 2014 she portrayed Aaliyah Haughton in the  Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. This is considered her breakthrough role.

Films, TV Series

Over the years Alexandra Shipp has starred in an episode of the TV series Switched at Birth (2011), Ray Donovan (2014), and Your Family or Mine (2015). 

She has also acted in the films Straight Outta Compton (2015), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Love, Simon (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), All the Bright Places (2020), Kung Fury 2, Silk Road, Tick, Tick... Boom!, to name a few.

Co-stars

On the set of All the Bright Places, Alexandra Shipp has starred alongside Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Felix Mallard, and Lamar Johnson.

Alexandra Shipp – Award, Nominations

Alexandra Shipp has been nominated for Teen Choice Awards (2016) and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2017) for her role in X-Men: Apocalypse.

Alexandra Shipp – Net Worth, Salary

Shipp’s net worth is estimated at $4 million while the figure on her annual salary is yet to be disclosed.

Alexandra Shipp – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On her social media handle Instagram, Alexandra Shipp is followed by several hundred thousand followers but is absent from Facebook and Twitter. She regularly updates her followers on her family and professional life.