Actor
Danai Gurira Movies, Cast & 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…
- Born
- 14 February 1978
- Birthplace
- Grinnell, Iowa, USA
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 3 films
Biography
Who is Danai Gurira?
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.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Filmography
Notable credits
- Avengers: Infinity War2018Okoye
- Avengers: Endgame2019Okoye
- Black Panther2018Okoye
- The Walking Dead2010Michonne Hawthorne
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022Okoye
- INVINCIBLE2021Universa (voice)
- What If...?2021Okoye (voice)
- Lie to Me2009Michelle Russo
- All Eyez on Me2017Afeni Shakur
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast2014Fury (voice)
Credit list from TMDB. Sorted by audience votes.
Questions
Frequently asked
Danai was born in which country?
Grinnell, Iowa, USA.
What is Danai Gurira best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 3 credited films in the MovieState library.
Which Danai Gurira films can I read about here?
Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Matchbox the Movie (2026).