Danai Gurira

Acting

Danai Gurira

14 February 1978 (age 48)Grinnell, Iowa, USA

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

Matchbox the Movie

Matchbox the Movie

2026

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

2014

The Take

The Take

2027

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

2017

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

2010

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020