Danai Gurira
ActingAlso Known As
Данай Гуріра, 戴娜·葛里拉, دانای گوریرا, دانای گوریره
Biography
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.
Movies
(25 total)
Avengers: Infinity War
as Okoye
Avengers: Endgame
as Okoye
Black Panther
as Okoye
All Eyez on Me
as Afeni Shakur
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
as Fury (voice)
Ghost Town
as Assorted Ghost
My Soul to Take
as Jeanne-Baptiste
The Visitor
as Zainab
The Walking Dead: The Return
as Self / Michonne Hawthorne
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self (archive footage)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Michonne (voice)
Mother of George
as Adenike Olumide Balogen
3 Backyards
as Woman in Blue Dress
Restless City
as Sisi
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
as Richard III
TV Shows
(17 total)
The Walking Dead
as Michonne Hawthorne
What If...?
as Okoye (voice)
Lie to Me
as Michelle Russo
Marvel Studios Legends
as Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)
Law & Order
as Courtney Owens
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
as Michonne
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self - Guest
Life on Mars
as Angela
The Oscars
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
Talking Dead
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
