
Danai Gurira
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.
TV Shows(18)

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Michonne

What If...?
Okoye (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends
Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

INVINCIBLE
Universa (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self

Talking Dead
Self

The Walking Dead
Michonne Hawthorne

Lie to Me
Michelle Russo

Life on Mars
Angela

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

The View
Self - Guest

The Daily Show
Self - Guest

Law & Order
Courtney Owens

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest

The Oscars
Self