Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Born 1978-02-14 (age 48) Grinnell, Iowa, USA
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Biography

Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

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Known For

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Okoye

Black Panther
Black Panther

2018

as Okoye

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ghost Town
Ghost Town

2008

as Assorted Ghost

Matchbox
Matchbox

2026

as Helen

The Walking Dead: The Return
The Walking Dead: The Return

2024

as Self / Michonne Hawthorne

One World: Together at Home
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me

2017

as Afeni Shakur

The Visitor
The Visitor

2008

as Zainab

My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take

2010

as Jeanne-Baptiste

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

as Self (archive footage)

3 Backyards
3 Backyards

2010

as Woman in Blue Dress

Mother of George
Mother of George

2013

as Adenike Olumide Balogen