Danai Gurira
Known For
Acting
Born
1978-02-14 in Grinnell, Iowa, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Courtney Owens
The Walking Dead
as Michonne Hawthorne
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
Avengers: Infinity War
as Okoye
What If...?
as Okoye (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Lie to Me
as Michelle Russo
Avengers: Endgame
as Okoye
Black Panther
as Okoye
Marvel Studios Legends
as Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Okoye
The Oscars
as Self
Talking Dead
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
as Michonne
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self