Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Age 48 — born 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

DramaActionHorror

29Credits9 TV · 20 films
1990–2027Years activefirst to latest
8.6 Highest ratedINVINCIBLE
7.1 Average ratingacross 22 titles

Top TV shows 9best Danai Gurira shows

  1. 1INVINCIBLE posterINVINCIBLEUniversa (voice) · 1 ep · 20218.6
  2. 2What If...? posterWhat If...?Okoye (voice) · 3 eps · 20218.0
  3. 3The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live posterThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveMichonne · 6 eps · 20248.0
  4. 4The Walking Dead posterThe Walking DeadMichonne Hawthorne · 2010–2022 · Drama7.9
  5. 5Lie to Me posterLie to MeMichelle Russo · 1 ep · 20097.9
  6. 6Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentMarei Rosa Rumbidzai · 1 ep · 20017.6
  7. 7Marvel Studios Legends posterMarvel Studios LegendsOkoye (archive footage) (uncredited) · 4 eps · 20217.4
  8. 8Law & Order posterLaw & OrderCourtney Owens · 1 ep · 19907.3
  9. 9Life on Mars posterLife on MarsAngela · 1 ep · 20086.4

Top movies 20best Danai Gurira movies

  1. 1Avengers: Infinity War posterAvengers: Infinity WarOkoye · 20188.2
  2. 2Avengers: Endgame posterAvengers: EndgameOkoye · 20198.2
  3. 3Black Panther posterBlack PantherOkoye · 20187.4
  4. 4Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast posterTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastFury (voice) · 20147.4
  5. 5The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking posterThe Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingMichonne (voice) · 20177.2
  6. 6The Visitor posterThe VisitorZainab · 20087.1
  7. 7Black Panther: Wakanda Forever posterBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverOkoye · 20227.0
  8. 8All Eyez on Me posterAll Eyez on MeAfeni Shakur · 20176.7
  9. 9Ghost Town posterGhost TownAssorted Ghost · 20086.5
  10. 10My Soul to Take posterMy Soul to TakeJeanne-Baptiste · 20105.5
  11. 11Restless City posterRestless CitySisi · 20125.3
  12. 12Mother of George posterMother of GeorgeAdenike Olumide Balogen · 20135.3
  13. 133 Backyards poster3 BackyardsWoman in Blue Dress · 20104.3
  14. 14Matchbox posterMatchboxHelen · 2026
  15. 15The Thomas Crown Affair2027
  16. 16Here Comes the Flood posterHere Comes the Flood
  17. 17The Day Will Come When You Wont BeMichonne
  18. 18Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III posterShakespeare in the Park: Richard IIIRichard III · 2023
  19. 19The Fighting Shirley ChisholmShirley Chisholm
  20. 20Eclipsed posterEclipsedWriter · 2020

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