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Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

ActingBorn February 14, 1978 (48 years old)

Grinnell, Iowa, USA

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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.

Also known as: Danai Jekesai Gurira

Popularity: 2

Total credits: 45

Known For

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Courtney Owens

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

as Universa (voice)

Movies (25)

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027

Matchbox

Matchbox

as Helen

2026

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

as Self / Michonne Hawthorne

2024

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III

TV Shows (18)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Courtney Owens

1 ep.

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

as Universa (voice)

1 ep.

The Daily Show

Behind the Camera

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Story

Eclipsed

Eclipsed

Writer

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Photos

The Daily Show

TV

★6.4

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

as Michonne Hawthorne

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

as Okoye

The View

The View

as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Okoye

What If...?

What If...?

as Okoye (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Courtney Owens

1990

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

as Universa (voice)

2021

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

1996

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

as Michonne Hawthorne

2010

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2019

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

2001

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

as Okoye

2018

The View

The View

as Self - Guest

1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Okoye

2019

What If...?

What If...?

as Okoye (voice)

2021

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III

as Richard III

2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Self

2023

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Okoye

2022

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

as Self

2022

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

as Self

2021

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self (archive footage)

2020

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

as Self

2020

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Okoye

2019

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

as Okoye

2018

Black Panther

Black Panther

as Okoye

2018

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Michonne (voice)

2017

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

as Afeni Shakur

2017

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

as Fury (voice)

2014

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

as Self

2013

Mother of George

Mother of George

as Adenike Olumide Balogen

2013

Restless City

Restless City

as Sisi

2012

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

as Jeanne-Baptiste

2010

3 Backyards

3 Backyards

as Woman in Blue Dress

2010

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

as Assorted Ghost

2008

The Visitor

The Visitor

as Zainab

2008

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm

as Shirley Chisholm

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027

Matchbox

Matchbox

as Helen

2026

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

as Self / Michonne Hawthorne

2024

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III

as Richard III

2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Self

2023

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Okoye

2022

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

as Self

2022

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

as Self

2021

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self (archive footage)

2020

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

as Self

2020

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Okoye

2019

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

as Okoye

2018

Black Panther

Black Panther

as Okoye

2018

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Michonne (voice)

2017

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

as Afeni Shakur

2017

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

as Fury (voice)

2014

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

as Self

2013

Mother of George

Mother of George

as Adenike Olumide Balogen

2013

Restless City

Restless City

as Sisi

2012

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

as Jeanne-Baptiste

2010

3 Backyards

3 Backyards

as Woman in Blue Dress

2010

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

as Assorted Ghost

2008

The Visitor

The Visitor

as Zainab

2008

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm

as Shirley Chisholm

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

3 ep.

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

as Michonne Hawthorne

135 ep.

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

1 ep.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

1 ep.

The View

The View

as Self - Guest

1 ep.

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1 ep.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2 ep.

What If...?

What If...?

as Okoye (voice)

3 ep.

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

as Michelle Russo

1 ep.

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

1 ep.

Marvel Studios Legends

Marvel Studios Legends

as Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

4 ep.

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

1 ep.

Talking Dead

Talking Dead

as Self

1 ep.

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

1 ep.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

as Michonne

6 ep.

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as Angela

1 ep.

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Courtney Owens

1 episodes

INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

as Universa (voice)

1 episodes

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

as Michonne Hawthorne

135 episodes

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

1 episodes

The View

The View

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

What If...?

What If...?

as Okoye (voice)

3 episodes

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

as Michelle Russo

1 episodes

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

1 episodes

Marvel Studios Legends

Marvel Studios Legends

as Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

4 episodes

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

1 episodes

Talking Dead

Talking Dead

as Self

1 episodes

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

as Michonne

6 episodes

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as Angela

1 episodes

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Story

Eclipsed

Eclipsed

Writer