Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Acting

Birthday

1978/02/14 (47 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Grinnell, Iowa, USA

Also know as

Данай Гуріра, 戴娜·葛里拉, دانای گوریرا, دانای گوریره

Biography

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 n...Read more

Acting
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.8

(2023) Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Self

Ghost Town
6.5

(2008) Ghost Town

as Assorted Ghost

The Visitor
7.2

(2008) The Visitor

as Zainab

My Soul to Take
5.5

(2010) My Soul to Take

as Jeanne-Baptiste

3 Backyards
4.2

(2010) 3 Backyards

as Woman in Blue Dress

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
0.0

(2023) Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III

as Richard III

Restless City
5.3

(2012) Restless City

as Sisi

Mother of George
5.4

(2013) Mother of George

as Adenike Olumide Balogen

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
4.9

(2022) 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

as Self

7.6

(2013) The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

as Self

The Walking Dead: The Return
7.3

(2024) The Walking Dead: The Return

as Self / Michonne Hawthorne

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
7.3

(2014) Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

as Fury (voice)

0.0

Barbecue

as ---

All Eyez on Me
6.7

(2017) All Eyez on Me

as Afeni Shakur

Black Panther
7.4

(2018) Black Panther

as Okoye

Avengers: Infinity War
8.2

(2018) Avengers: Infinity War

as Okoye

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
7.3

(2017) The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Michonne (voice)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7.1

(2022) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Okoye

Avengers: Endgame
8.2

(2019) Avengers: Endgame

as Okoye

0.0

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm

as Shirley Chisholm

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
8.2

(2021) Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

as Self

One World: Together at Home
7.0

(2020) One World: Together at Home

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1

(2020) Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

Matchbox

as ---

The Walking Dead
8.1

(2010) The Walking Dead

as Michonne Hawthorne

What If...?
8.1

(2021) What If...?

as Okoye (voice)

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

Marvel Studios Legends
7.4

(2021) Marvel Studios Legends

as Okoye (archive footage) (uncredited)

Talking Dead
7.3

(2011) Talking Dead

as Self

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Courtney Owens

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
8.0

(2024) The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

as Michonne

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as ---

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Life on Mars
6.5

(2008) Life on Mars

as Angela

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.4

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

The View
4.5

(1997) The View

as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
4.0

(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

Lie to Me
7.9

(2009) Lie to Me

as Michelle Russo