Danai Gurira
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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Danai Jekesai Gurira
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Law & Order
1990 · TV
The Walking Dead
2010 · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Movie
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Movie
INVINCIBLE
2021 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
What If...?
2021 · TV