Danai Gurira

Birthday: 1978-02-14
Birthplace: Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 519
Drafted By: The Free Refills
Owned By: The Free Refills
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

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Credits

Year Title Character
Barbecue
The Fighting Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm
2023-05-19 Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III Richard III
2022-11-09 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Okoye
2019-04-24 Avengers: Endgame Okoye
2018-04-25 Avengers: Infinity War Okoye
2018-02-13 Black Panther Okoye
2017-10-08 The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Michonne (voice)
2017-06-12 All Eyez on Me Afeni Shakur
2014-12-12 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Fury (voice)
2013-08-26 Mother of George Adenike Olumide Balogen
2012-04-27 Restless City Sisi
2010-10-08 My Soul to Take Jeanne-Baptiste
2010-01-24 3 Backyards Woman in Blue Dress
2008-09-19 Ghost Town Assorted Ghost
2008-02-21 The Visitor Zainab