Born 1978 (age 48) · Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Appears in 44 titles

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.

Filmography

Avengers: Infinity War
8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Okoye
Avengers: Endgame
8.2
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Okoye
Black Panther
7.4
Black Panther
2018
as Okoye
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
All Eyez on Me
6.7
All Eyez on Me
2017
as Afeni Shakur
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Ghost Town
6.5
Ghost Town
2008
as Assorted Ghost
My Soul to Take
5.5
My Soul to Take
2010
as Jeanne-Baptiste
The Visitor
7.1
The Visitor
2008
as Zainab
The Walking Dead: The Return
7.3
The Walking Dead: The Return
2024
as Self / Michonne Hawthorne
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
One World: Together at Home
7.1
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Mother of George
5.3
Mother of George
2013
as Adenike Olumide Balogen
3 Backyards
4.3
3 Backyards
2010
as Woman in Blue Dress
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Restless City
5.3
Restless City
2012
as Sisi