Danai Gurira
Acting
Born: February 14, 1978 (age 48) · Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Black Panther
2018
The Walking Dead
2010
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
INVINCIBLE
2021
What If...?
2021
Lie to Me
2009
All Eyez on Me
2017
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014
Ghost Town
2008
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2024
Photos (15)
Movies (15)
Avengers: Infinity War
Okoye
Avengers: Endgame
Okoye
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Okoye
Black Panther
Okoye
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Fury (voice)
All Eyez on Me
Afeni Shakur
My Soul to Take
Jeanne-Baptiste
Ghost Town
Assorted Ghost
The Visitor
Zainab
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Michonne (voice)
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
Michonne
3 Backyards
Woman in Blue Dress
Mother of George
Adenike Olumide Balogen
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
Richard III
Restless City
Sisi
TV Shows (9)
Law & Order
Courtney Owens · 1 eps
The Walking Dead
Michonne Hawthorne · 135 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Marei Rosa Rumbidzai · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
Universa (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Okoye (voice) · 3 eps
Lie to Me
Michelle Russo · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited) · 4 eps
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Michonne · 6 eps
Life on Mars
Angela · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
The Joy Reid Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Talking Dead
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Self
The Walking Dead: The Return
Self / Michonne Hawthorne
One World: Together at Home
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self (archive footage)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
