Born in Grinnell, Iowa, USA — Feb 14 1978
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…
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Courtney Owens

Universa (voice)

Michonne Hawthorne

Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

Okoye

Okoye (voice)

Michelle Russo

Okoye

Angela

Self

Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

Okoye

Okoye

Michonne

Fury (voice)

Assorted Ghost

Self / Michonne Hawthorne

Afeni Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Zainab

Self

Helen

Self

Jeanne-Baptiste
Self


Michonne (voice)

Woman in Blue Dress

Richard III

Self

Sisi

Adenike Olumide Balogen

Writing

Self
Shirley Chisholm