Danai Gurira
Acting
Born February 14, 1978 · 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 Awa…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order
The Daily Show
The Walking Dead
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
INVINCIBLE
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Avengers: Infinity War
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Avengers: Endgame
What If...?
Lie to Me
Talking Dead
Black Panther
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Oscars
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Marvel Studios Legends
Matchbox: The Movie
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Life on Mars
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Here Comes the Flood
Ghost Town
All Eyez on Me
The Walking Dead: The Return
One World: Together at Home
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Visitor
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
My Soul to Take
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
3 Backyards
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
Mother of George
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda