Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

46 · Born: Feb 14, 1978

Known For

Black PantherBlack Panther
The Walking DeadThe Walking Dead
Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
Avengers: Infinity WarAvengers: Infinity War

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornFeb 14, 1978 Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Parents
  • Roger Gurira
  • Josephine Gurira
Relatives
  • Shingai Gurira (Sibling)
  • Choni Gurira (Sibling)
  • Tare Gurira (Sibling)

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.

Career

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2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Michonne
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2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Okoye
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2021
What If...?
What If...? as Okoye (voice)
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame as Okoye
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2018
Black Panther
Black Panther as Okoye
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Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War as Okoye
{"id":104008,"title":"All Eyez on Me","year":"2017","character":"Afeni Shakur","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/all-eyez-on-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7uincld2g4s0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7uincld2g4s0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me as Afeni Shakur
{"id":126967,"title":"Robot Chicken","year":"2017","character":"Michonne (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/robot-chicken","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_126967.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_126967.jpg"},"released":1}
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken as Michonne (voice)
{"id":18875,"title":"Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast","year":"2014","character":"Fury (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tinker-bell-and-the-legend-of-the-neverbeast","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/73ddh3ga2qa0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/73ddh3ga2qa0.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Fury (voice)
{"id":9122,"title":"Mother of George","year":"2013","character":"Adenike Olumide Balogen","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mother-of-george","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_9122.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_9122.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Mother of George
Mother of George as Adenike Olumide Balogen
{"id":16312,"title":"Restless City","year":"2012","character":"Sisi","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/restless-city","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16312.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16312.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Restless City
Restless City as Sisi
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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Michonne Hawthorne
{"id":6729,"title":"My Soul to Take","year":"2010","character":"Jeanne-Baptiste","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/my-soul-to-take","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1om7gj559ngg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1om7gj559ngg.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take as Jeanne-Baptiste
{"id":23348,"title":"3 Backyards","year":"2010","character":"Woman in Blue Dress","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/3-backyards","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_23348.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_23348.jpg"},"released":1}
3 Backyards
3 Backyards as Woman in Blue Dress
{"id":215,"title":"Law & Order","year":2009,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/law-order-1990","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
Law & Order
Law & Order
{"id":5243,"title":"Ghost Town","year":"2008","character":"Assorted Ghost","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ghost-town","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/57387ae5jgu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/57387ae5jgu0.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Ghost Town
Ghost Town as Assorted Ghost
{"id":16645,"title":"The Visitor","year":"2007","character":"Zainab","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-visitor","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16645.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16645.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
The Visitor
The Visitor as Zainab
{"id":243506,"title":"The Walking Dead: The Return","year":"2024","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-walking-dead-the-return","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_243506.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_243506.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Walking Dead: The Return
{"id":217425,"title":"Marvel Studios: Assembled","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/marvel-studios-assembled-2023","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_217425.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_217425.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Marvel Studios: Assembled
{"id":275686,"title":"20\/20","year":"2022","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/2020-2022","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_275686.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_275686.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
20/20
20/20
{"id":178476,"title":"20\/20","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/2020-2020-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_178476.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_178476.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
20/20
20/20
{"id":170943,"title":"One World: Together at Home","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/one-world-together-at-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_170943.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_170943.jpg"},"released":1}
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home
{"id":628,"title":"Talking Dead","year":2015,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/talking-dead","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_628.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_628.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Talking Dead
Talking Dead
{"id":91209,"title":"The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-walking-dead-a-decade-of-dead","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_91209.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_91209.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
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2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Creator