Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

46 · Born: Feb 14, 1978

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornFeb 14, 1978 Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Parents
  • Roger Gurira
  • Josephine Gurira
Relatives
  • Shingai Gurira (Sibling)
  • Choni Gurira (Sibling)
  • Tare Gurira (Sibling)

Biography

Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, beginning with Black Panther (2018) and most recently appearing in its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is also the playwright of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.

Career

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2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Michonne
{"id":168347,"title":"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever","year":"2022","character":"Okoye","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/black-panther-wakanda-forever","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64uhanpaull0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64uhanpaull0.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Okoye
{"id":103835962,"title":"What If...?","year":2021,"character":"Okoye (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/what-if","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6ompds3bb250.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6ompds3bb250.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
What If...?
What If...? as Okoye (voice)
{"id":128784,"title":"Avengers: Endgame","year":"2019","character":"Okoye","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/avengers-endgame","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/39481m6h898g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/39481m6h898g.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame as Okoye
{"id":102645,"title":"Black Panther","year":"2018","character":"Okoye","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/black-panther-2018","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/56vv3fu7sb10.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/56vv3fu7sb10.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Black Panther
Black Panther as Okoye
{"id":104008,"title":"All Eyez on Me","year":"2017","character":"Afeni Shakur","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/all-eyez-on-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7uincld2g4s0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7uincld2g4s0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me as Afeni Shakur
{"id":126967,"title":"Robot Chicken","year":"2017","character":"Michonne (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/robot-chicken","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_126967.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_126967.jpg"},"released":1}
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken as Michonne (voice)
{"id":18875,"title":"Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast","year":"2014","character":"Fury (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/tinker-bell-and-the-legend-of-the-neverbeast","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/73ddh3ga2qa0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/73ddh3ga2qa0.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Fury (voice)
{"id":9122,"title":"Mother of George","year":"2013","character":"Adenike Olumide Balogen","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/mother-of-george","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_9122.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_9122.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Mother of George
Mother of George as Adenike Olumide Balogen
{"id":91209,"title":"The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead","year":"2013","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-walking-dead-a-decade-of-dead","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_91209.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_91209.jpg"},"released":1}
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
{"id":16312,"title":"Restless City","year":"2012","character":"Sisi","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/restless-city","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16312.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16312.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Restless City
Restless City as Sisi
{"id":4,"title":"The Walking Dead","year":2012,"character":"Michonne Hawthorne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-walking-dead","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg"},"released":1}
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Michonne Hawthorne
{"id":23348,"title":"3 Backyards","year":"2010","character":"Woman in Blue Dress","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/3-backyards","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_23348.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_23348.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
3 Backyards
3 Backyards as Woman in Blue Dress
{"id":6729,"title":"My Soul to Take","year":"2010","character":"Jeanne-Baptiste","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/my-soul-to-take","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1om7gj559ngg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1om7gj559ngg.jpg"},"released":1}
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take as Jeanne-Baptiste
{"id":215,"title":"Law & Order","year":2009,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/law-order-1990","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
Law & Order
Law & Order
{"id":16645,"title":"The Visitor","year":"2007","character":"Zainab","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-visitor","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16645.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16645.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
The Visitor
The Visitor as Zainab
{"id":243506,"title":"The Walking Dead: The Return","year":"2024","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-walking-dead-the-return","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_243506.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_243506.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Walking Dead: The Return
{"id":217425,"title":"Marvel Studios: Assembled","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/marvel-studios-assembled-2023","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_217425.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_217425.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Marvel Studios: Assembled
{"id":628,"title":"Talking Dead","year":2015,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/talking-dead","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_628.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_628.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Talking Dead
Talking Dead
{"id":103845443,"title":"The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live","year":"2024","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103845443.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103845443.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Creator