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Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

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 whic

Born

Feb 14, 1978

Grinnell, Iowa, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

25 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 as Okoye
★ 8.2
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 as Okoye
★ 8.2
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 as Okoye
★ 7.4
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
★ 7.0
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
★ 7.4
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
2008 as Assorted Ghost
★ 6.5
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me
2017 as Afeni Shakur
★ 6.7
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Walking Dead: The Return
2024 as Self / Michonne Hawthorne
★ 7.3
Matchbox
Matchbox
2026 as Helen
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take
2010 as Jeanne-Baptiste
★ 5.5
The Visitor
The Visitor
2008 as Zainab
★ 7.1
One World: Together at Home
★ 7.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
movie
★ 7.6
3 Backyards
3 Backyards
2010 as Woman in Blue Dress
★ 4.3
Mother of George
Mother of George
2013 as Adenike Olumide Balogen
★ 5.3
Restless City
Restless City
2012 as Sisi
★ 5.3
movie
The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
as Shirley Chisholm