This profile is part of Queerty’s 2021 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Alexandra Shipp, 30Bio: Actress Shipp grew up in Phoenix before moving to Los Angeles at age 17 to pursue an acting career.
It didn’t take her long to find success: she a leading role in the Nickelodeon series House of Anubis in 2013 and the following year won great notice for her portrayal of singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime biopic Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.
She became a bonafide superstar when she took over the role of Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse, and followed up with parts in Love, Simon, Shaft and the.