
Danai Gurira
11 FOLLOWERS • 30 CREDITS • FEB 14, 1978 • 47
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

Law & Order

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Oscars

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Daily Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Lie to Me

What If...?

Talking Dead

Marvel Studios Legends

Ghost Town

The Infinity Saga

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

Black Panther

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead: The Return

Black Panther 3

The Walking Dead: The Return

All Eyez on Me

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
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