
Danai Gurira
Born
1978-02-14
Place of birth
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
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 Awa...
Known for

Avengers: Infinity War
Okoye

Avengers: Endgame
Okoye

Black Panther
Okoye

The Walking Dead
Michonne Hawthorne

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Okoye

Invincible
Universa (voice)

What If...?
Okoye (voice)

Lie to Me
Michelle Russo

All Eyez on Me
Afeni Shakur

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Fury (voice)

Ghost Town
Assorted Ghost

Marvel Studios Legends
Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

Law & Order
Courtney Owens

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Michonne

The Daily Show
Self - Guest