Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp is an American actress and singer who one of the newest cast members of House of Anubis, who portrays KT Rush. She started doing plays very young and met her manager at 14; her very first audition was for Nickelodeon. Alex loves singing, and has written her own lyrics. She loves playing instruments such as the guitar and piano. Alex loves going to the movies and riding cars - she would love to own an auto shop one day. Her role models are Halle Berry, Meryl Streep, and Beyoncé, to name a few. Alexandra also has a YouTube channel where she used to create and upload her songs.
In 2015, Alexandra released her new single 'Surrender'. It is unknown if she will release more new songs in the future.
==Trivia==
* Alexandra hated KT's hairstyles in House of Anubis.
* She started acting in plays at a very young age.
* Alexandra's a Christian.
* Alexandra stands for LGBTQ+ rights.
* Alexandra is a feminist.
* Alexandra wants to keep her sexuality a secret.
* Alexandra has a red string tattooed on her left arm.
* She said in an interview with Wendy Williams that she would much rather hang out with her best friends than with the famous people of Hollywood.
* During the 2017 election, Alexandra strongly supported Bernie Sanders.
* She is a fan of Linda Belle.
* She is also a fan of Aaliyah, and Alexandra also got a part to be AaliyahHaughton in her lifetime biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B".
* She met her manager at age 14.
* Alexandra loves taking photos with dogs because they're her favorite animals.
* She made her film debut in the 2009 family comedy, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
* Her very first audition was for Nickelodeon.
* Her nickname is Ali or Alex.
* She loves singing, and has written her own lyrics.
* Shes loves playing the guitar and piano.
* Alex loves to go to the movies.
* She would love to own a farm one day.
* She is from Phoenix, Arizona.
* She starred in the opening of the 'Kids Choice Awards 2013' with Josh Duhamel (that year's host).
* She hosted the 'Kids Choice Awards 2013 Countdown' with Brad Kavanagh.
* She wanted KT to have a boyfriend, and said that she was willing to have KT date a tree stump.
* Both her and Nathalia Ramos appeared in Switched at Birth.
* She made a guest appearance on the MTV show Awkward.
* She pursued an acting career at the age of 17.
* She is in the process of recording her first EP due out in early 2014.
* She has a tattoo on her body as you can see in a video she shared on instagram of her dancing for a movie Drumline 2: A New Beat.
* Alexandra starred in a Victorious episode "The Gorilla Club" as Alise. It was her first Nickelodeon role before getting the role of KT Rush in House of Anubis.
* Alexandra was the first person from the House of Anubis to attend the MTV's Video Music Awards (VMAs) red carpet.
* Alexandra has a teddy bear that she takes everywhere she goes.
* Alexandra is friends with the famous singer Romeo Miller.
* She's also friends with Bobby Lockwood even though they didn't actually meet in the show in their characters except for Bobby's cameo in the season 3 finale.
* Alexandra used to watch House of Anubis before she joined in the 3rd season.
* Alexandra once called her dog 'my little burito' in one of her YouTube videos.
* Alexandra has a necklace with her own name on it.
* Alexandra loves animals such as dogs, cats and parrots.
* Alexandra learned how to drum during her time filming Drumline 2: A New Beat, but she said in an interview that she'd rather call her a self a 'sticker', not a drummer.
* She auditioned for her role in a biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" while she was filming her other movie Drumline: A New Beat.
* Drumline: A New Beat was Alexandra's first lead in a movie.
* Before Alexandra started filming Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B biopic, she tried to contact Aaliyah Haughton's family to get their blessing for playing their daughter Aaliyah who died in a plane crash in 2001.
* Alexandra started shooting "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" on her 23rd birthday.
* Brad came up with a name for Alexandra meanwhile filming season 3 of the show, which was "Aloopshapoopie".
* Alexandra has a boyfriend who is a music producer.
* Her first single will be released in December 2014. No official date has been set yet.
* Her mother and the director of Drumline: A New Beat encouraged her to take part in "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B".
* Before she started acting, she was a pet groomer.
* Alexandra claims that she would much rather get an entire X-Men movie focused on Storm instead of Wolverine, no matter if she was the one to play the character or not.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Movie 	Role
2009	Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 	Valentina
2013	House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra (Special)	KT (Kara Tatianna) Rush
2014	Drumline 2: A New Beat (TV movie) 	Danielle Raymond (Dani)
2014	Your Family or Mine (TV movie) (pre-production)	Lucy
2014	Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B 	Aaliyah Haughton
2014	Occult 	Alana Hutchins
2015	Straight Outta Compton 	Kim
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse (pre-production) 	Ororo Munroe / Young Storm
===TV===
Year	Show 	Episode 	Role
2011	Switched at Birth	Season 1: Dance Amongst Daggers 	Ashley
2012	Victorious 	Season 3: The Gorilla Club 	
Elise
2013	House of Anubis 	Season 3 	KT Rush
2013	Awkward 	Season 3: A Very Special Episode of Awkward / Season 3: Less Than Hero	Abby Martin
2014	Ray Donovan 	Season 2: Yo Soy Captain 	Tiffany
===Discography===
.Year	Song Title 	Notes
2008 	Gipsy 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2008 	Difference in your Eyes	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2008 	Apologize 	Cover of the original song by One Republic.
2008 	Love Song 	Cover of the original song by Sarah Bareilles.
2008 	It's Okay 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2008 	Could Be 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2008 	Damaged Goods 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2009 	Halo (part 1 & part 2) 	Cover of the original song by Beyoncé.
2009 	Soldiers 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2009 	The Answer 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2009 	Carousel 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2010 	Come Back 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2010 	Am I Yours 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2010 	Just Business 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2010 	Gone 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
2014 	My Prerogative 	Cover of the original song by Bobby Brown.
2014 	Got To Give It Up 	Cover of the original song by Aaliyah Haughton.
2014 	At Your Best 	Cover of the original song by Aaliyah Haughton.
2014 	Save The Best for Last 	Cover of the original song by Vanessa Williams.
2014 	Journey To The Past 	Cover of the original song by Aaliyah Haughton.
2015 	Surrender 	Original Song by Alexandra Shipp.
Category:Young actors
Category:Film actors
Category:Victorious
Category:Females
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Category:Americans
Category:African-American
Category:Kids' Choice Awards