Alexandra Shipp is an American actress. Known for the role of Katie Rush in the television series "The Abode of Anubis" and the young Ororo Monroe or Thunderstorm in the film "X-Men: Apocalypse."
Famous in the image of the young Storm-Storm in 2016, actress Alexander Shipp happened to be born in Phoenix in the family of a Scot and an African American on July 16, 1991. Parents were creative people. Mom worked as an instructor in kundalini yoga, my father was a musician. In addition to the daughter, sons James and Jordan grew up in the family.
The beginning of the creative path
The girl went to a Catholic school. Still quite a baby, she was fond of theater. The first artistic experience took place in the biblical staging of Sunday school. Alexandra also loved dancing. After completing the school course, Shapp headed to Los Angeles. She was sure that ahead of a fast artistic career. With the participation of the young actress in 2009, the first picture was released.
In the family comedy "Alvin and the Chipmunks-2, " Alex got a tiny little role. But she was a good start. The landmark page of the biography was the work in the mystical series "The Abode of Anubis" for young people.
Kay Ti Rush, her heroine, had a chance to appear from the third season. Viewers at first did not like her very much. The pages of the performer of the role in social networks were bombarded with angry messages.
Since 2010, the cinema portfolio has been replenished with the multi-part Victoria Winner, a television project with Victoria Justice, The Clumsy with Ashley Rickards, the multi-part Ray Donovan by Liva Schreiber. True, Alexandra’s participation in all projects was very small. Often in the credits, even her name was not mentioned.
The girl got the main role in 2014 in the film "Drum Shot-2: A New Bit". She became the motivated cheerleader Dani. The heroine does not want to live at the expense of a wealthy family and seeks to independently pay for tuition in her chosen college. To do this, she must become the captain of the school cheerleader team.
Significant works
This was followed by work in the musical film "Princess r'n'b". Alex herself performed several musical compositions, demonstrated new facets of creativity. In 2015, the girl starred in the musical and dramatic Voice of the Streets with the rapper Ice Cube in the title role.
The picture tells the story of five friends. A Los Angeles-based company founded the NWA group in the late eighties. She gained tremendous success and became a real revolution in hip-hop music.
The tape was nominated for an Oscar for the best screenplay. Played the wife of the protagonist Kim Alex earned the first rays of fame.
A breakthrough was the mutant heroine of the Storm-Storm in "X-Men: Apocalypse." According to the scenario, weather is subject to it. In the fantasy world of Storm, the role of one of the most influential characters is assigned.
After the episode of the cult saga about the X-Men "Days of the Past Future", the Xavier team has been significantly updated. The four parts of the Storm saga were performed by Holly Berry. Comic fans did not appreciate the replacement. They accused the creators of the picture that the performer is not suitable for the role.
Alexandra was greatly affected by this attitude. From childhood, she considered Thunderstorm a favorite character and was read in comics. At the same time, the performer could not even imagine that she was not suitable for the role due to too light skin.
Despite criticism, the girl successfully fit into the star cast with Cody Smith, Nicholas Holt and Sophie Turner. Shipp did not get lost against their background.
New works
A year passed, and the comedy in the genre of black humor "Kill for Like" was released. The heroine Shipp, along with Brianna Hildebrand, the star of Deadpool, had to entertain the inhabitants of a small town with video stories about the killings.
The main directors and actresses of the sensational videos were the creators of the video, hiding under face masks. Together with Guy Pearce, Alexandra starred in the thriller project "On the Edge of Madness." She got the character of the mistress of an extravagant hero professor.
The actress also played in the comedy film "With Love, Simon." Before the fans, the girl appeared in the image of Abby, the girlfriend of the main character, suffering from ridicule of classmates about her orientation.
While working on the X-Men film project, Shipp made friends with the role of Professor Xavier James McAvoy. His sympathy for the actress was the reason that exacerbated the collapse of his relationship with Anne-Marie Duff. However, Schipp did not go beyond the boundaries of a working relationship. The girl is in no hurry to advertise her personal life.
