Danai Gurira

About

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...

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Law & OrderSeries • 1990Matchbox the MovieMovie • 2026The Walking DeadSeries • 2010Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019INVINCIBLESeries • 2021Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018What If...?Series • 2021Lie to MeSeries • 2009Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021Black PantherMovie • 2018Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverMovie • 2022Life on MarsSeries • 2008The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSeries • 2024Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastMovie • 2014Ghost TownMovie • 2008All Eyez on MeMovie • 2017The VisitorMovie • 2008My Soul to TakeMovie • 2010The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingMovie • 2017Mother of GeorgeMovie • 2013