Actor
Danai Gurira
February 14, 1978 · Grinnell, Iowa, USA
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.
Notable work
8.2Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
as Okoye
8.2Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Okoye
7.4Black Panther (2018)
as Okoye
8.1The Walking Dead (2010)
as Michonne Hawthorne
7Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
as Okoye
8.6INVINCIBLE (2021)
as Universa (voice)
8What If...? (2021)
as Okoye (voice)
7.9Lie to Me (2009)
as Michelle Russo
6.7All Eyez on Me (2017)
as Afeni Shakur
7.4Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
as Fury (voice)
6.5Ghost Town (2008)
as Assorted Ghost
8The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024)
as Michonne and Writer
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