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Danai Gurira
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 14, 1978 (47 years)
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.
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Danai Gurira Filmography
| 2027 | |
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (TV Series) · as Michonne |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Okoye |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Okoye (voice) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Okoye (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Okoye |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Okoye |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Okoye |
| 2017 | The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking · as Michonne (voice) |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me · as Afeni Shakur |
| 2014 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast · as Fury (voice) |
| 2013 | Mother of George · as Adenike Olumide Balogen |
| 2011 | Restless City · as Sisi |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Michonne Hawthorne |
| 2010 | My Soul to Take · as Jeanne-Baptiste |
| 2010 | Treme (TV Series) · as Jill |
| 2010 | 3 Backyards · as Woman In Blue Dress |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Michelle Russo |
| 2008 | Life on Mars (US) (TV Series) · as Angela |
| 2008 | Ghost Town · as Assorted Ghost |
| 2007 | The Visitor · as Zainab |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Michonne Hawthorne |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Courtney Owens |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Sarah Steward |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Richard Iii |
| 2024 | The 77th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Return · as Self / Michonne Hawthorne |
| 2023 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | MPower (TV Series) · as Self - Okoye |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration · as Self - Well Wisher |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist · as Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Okoye |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The ReidOut (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home · as Self |
| 2020 | The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | 50th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Breaking Big (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The Walking Dead: Behind the Dead · as Self |
| 2016 | The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far · as Self |
| 2016 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | American Music Awards 2014 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Talking Dead (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1972 | Newsround (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | NBC Nightly News (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Return · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (TV Series) · as Story |