Danai Gurira
An image from Black Panther, one of the productions that also features Danai Gurira.
Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

February 14, 1978 — 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.

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Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

2010

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

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

2017

The Visitor

The Visitor

2008

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

2010

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024