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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-02-14 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Grinnell, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Данай Гуріра
Данай Гурира

Danai Gurira

Biography

Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, beginning with Black Panther (2018) and most recently appearing in its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

Gurira is also the playwright of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.

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Acting

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The Fighting Shirley Chisholm as Shirley Chisholm

2024		The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Michonne
2024		The Walking Dead: The Return as Self / Michonne Hawthorne

2023		Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III as Richard III
2023		Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self

2022		Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Okoye
2022		20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self

2021		What If...? as Okoye (voice)
2021		Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist as Self
2021		Marvel Studios Legends as Okoye (archive footage)

2020		Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self (archive footage)
2020		One World: Together at Home as Self

2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Avengers: Endgame as Okoye

2018		Avengers: Infinity War as Okoye
2018		Black Panther as Okoye

2017		The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking as Michonne (voice)
2017		All Eyez on Me as Afeni Shakur

2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

2014		Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Fury (voice)
2014		Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self

2013		The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
2013		Mother of George as Adenike Olumide Balogen

2012

Restless City as Sisi

2011

Talking Dead as Herself

2010		The Walking Dead as Michonne Hawthorne
2010		My Soul to Take as Jeanne-Baptiste
2010		3 Backyards as Woman in Blue Dress

2008		Life on Mars as Angela
2008		Ghost Town as Assorted Ghost

2007

The Visitor as Zainab

2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1996

The Daily Show as Self

1990

Law & Order as Courtney Owens

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1953

The Oscars as Self

Creator

2024

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Creator

Production

2024

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Executive Producer

Writing

2024		The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Story
2024		The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Writer

2020

Eclipsed as Writer