Danai Gurira
1978-02-14
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Acting
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 Awa...
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Known For
Law & Order
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
Matchbox the Movie
The Walking Dead
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
INVINCIBLE
What If...?
Lie to Me
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Black Panther
The Joy Reid Show
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Off Camera with Sam Jones
