Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dษหnaษช ษกสหrษชษrษ/; 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 (2012โ2020, 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.
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- 2024 ยทThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Liveas Michonne
- 2024 ยทThe Walking Dead: The Returnas Self / Michonne Hawthorne
- 2024 ยทThe Walking Dead: The Returnas Self
- 2023 ยทShakespeare in the Park: Richard IIIas Richard III
- 2023 ยทMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Self
- 2022 ยทBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Okoye
- 2022 ยท20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakandaas Self
- 2021 ยทWhat If...?as Okoye (voice)
- 2021 ยทChadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artistas Self
- 2021 ยทMarvel Studios Legendsas Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 ยทChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a Kingas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ยทOne World: Together at Homeas Self
- 2019 ยทThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
- 2019 ยทAvengers: Endgameas Okoye
- 2018 ยทAvengers: Infinity Waras Okoye
- 2018 ยทBlack Pantheras Okoye
- 2017 ยทThe Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walkingas Michonne (voice)
- 2017 ยทAll Eyez on Meas Afeni Shakur
- 2015 ยทClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
- 2014 ยทTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastas Fury (voice)
- 2014 ยทOff Camera with Sam Jonesas Self
- 2013 ยทThe Walking Dead: A Decade of Deadas Self
- 2013 ยทMother of Georgeas Adenike Olumide Balogen
- 2012 ยทRestless Cityas Sisi
- 2011 ยทTalking Deadas Self
- 2010 ยทThe Walking Deadas Michonne Hawthorne
- 2010 ยทMy Soul to Takeas Jeanne-Baptiste
- 2010 ยท3 Backyardsas Woman in Blue Dress
- 2009 ยทLie to Meas Michelle Russo
- 2008 ยทLife on Marsas Angela
- 2008 ยทGhost Townas Assorted Ghost
- 2008 ยทThe Visitoras Zainab
- 2003 ยทJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
- 2003 ยทJimmy Kimmel Live!as
- 2001 ยทLaw & Order: Criminal Intentas Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
- 1997 ยทThe Viewas Self - Guest
- 1996 ยทThe Daily Showas Self
- 1990 ยทLaw & Orderas Courtney Owens
- 1988 ยทLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1953 ยทThe Oscarsas Self
- Future ยทThe Fighting Shirley Chisholmas Shirley Chisholm
- Future ยทBarbecueas