Danai Gurira
Actor
- Born
- February 14, 1978, Grinnell, Iowa, USA
- Age
- 48 years old
- Zodiac
- Aquarius
- Total works
- 27 movies, 10 TV shows
- Latest work
- The Thomas Crown Affair (2027)
- Genres
- Action,Adventure,Science Fiction
Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress who portrayed Michonne in the television series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022). She played Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Black Panther (2018) and its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is a playwright, having written the Broadway play Eclipsed, which earned her a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Play. She received nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her performance in The Walking Dead. Gurira was nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
