Danai Gurira
ActingDanai 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.
Movies
The Thomas Crown Affair
2027
Helen
Matchbox the Movie
2026
Self / Michonne Hawthorne
The Walking Dead: The Return
2024
Richard III
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
2023
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023
Okoye
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Self
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
2022
Self
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021
Self (archive footage)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Self
One World: Together at Home
2020
Okoye
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Okoye
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Okoye
Black Panther
2018
Michonne (voice)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017
Afeni Shakur
All Eyez on Me
2017
Michonne
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
2016
Fury (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014
Adenike Olumide Balogen
Mother of George
2013
Sisi
Restless City
2012
Jeanne-Baptiste
My Soul to Take
2010
TV Shows
Michonne
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2024
Okoye (voice)
What If...?
2021
Universa (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021
Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
Self - Guest
The Joy Reid Show
2020
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Self
Talking Dead
2011
Michonne Hawthorne
The Walking Dead
2010
Michelle Russo
Lie to Me
2009
Angela
Life on Mars
2008
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Self - Guest
The View
1997
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
Courtney Owens
Law & Order
1990
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self
The Oscars
1953
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