Danai Gurira
Acting
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.
Known For
The Daily Show
Law & Order
Invincible
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
The Walking Dead
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
What If...?
Avengers: Infinity War
Talking Dead
The Oscars
Lie to Me
Marvel Studios Legends
Avengers: Endgame
Black Panther
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Life on Mars
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ghost Town
All Eyez on Me
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Visitor
My Soul to Take
Movies Like These
Loved Danai Gurira's films? Find similar movies you might enjoy.