
Acting
Born February 14, 1978 · Grinnell, Iowa, USA
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.
The Thomas Crown Affair
2027

Matchbox
2026

The Walking Dead: The Return
2024

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
2022

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020

One World: Together at Home
2020

Avengers: Endgame
2019

Avengers: Infinity War
2018

Black Panther
2018

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017

All Eyez on Me
2017

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
2013

Mother of George
2013

Restless City
2012

My Soul to Take
2010

3 Backyards
2010

Ghost Town
2008

The Visitor
2008