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Danai Gurira

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born February 14, 1978 in Grinnell, Iowa, USA

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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 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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9 wins and 17 nominations

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EYES OF WAKANDA Official Trailer (2025) Marvel

EYES OF WAKANDA Official Trailer (NEW 2025)

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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Official First Look Trailer (2024) Andrew Lincoln

THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE Official Trailer (2024)

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Season 1 Final Trailer

THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE Final Trailer (2024)

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Official Final Trailer (2024) Andrew Lincoln

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - Official Trailer (2024) Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira

The Ones Who Live Special Preview

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'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' with Angela Bassett, Ryan Coogler & more | Academy Conversations

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Filmography

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114

Type

Year

The Thomas Crown Affair Poster

The Thomas Crown Affair Feature Film2027

Here Comes the Flood Poster

Here Comes the Flood Feature Film2026

Matchbox the Movie Poster

Matchbox the Movie Feature Film2026

Eyes of Wakanda Poster

Eyes of Wakanda Mini-Series2025Okoye

The 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Poster

The 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute TV Special2024Self - Presenter

The 77th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 77th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2024Self - Presenter

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Poster

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Mini-Series2024Michonne Hawthorne

The Walking Dead: The Return Poster

The Walking Dead: The Return TV Special2024Self

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Poster

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Video Game2023Michonne

Countdown to the Oscars Poster

Countdown to the Oscars TV Special2023Self - Presenter

Global Citizen Festival Poster

Global Citizen Festival TV Special2023Self

MPower TV Series2023Self - Okoye

Stand Up to Cancer Poster

Stand Up to Cancer TV Special2023Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2023Self - Presenter

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Poster

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Feature Film2022Okoye

Global Citizen Festival: Take Action Now TV Special2022Self - Host

Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver TV Special2022Danai Gurira

Burning Questions Poster

Burning Questions TV Series2021Self

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist Poster

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist Short Film2021Self

Pandemica Mini-Series2021

What If...? Poster

What If...? TV Series2021Okoye

One World: Together at Home Poster

One World: Together at Home TV Special2020Self

The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2020Self - Presenter

The Carlos Watson Show Poster

The Carlos Watson Show TV Series2020Self - Guest

The ReidOut Poster

The ReidOut TV Series2020Self

50th NAACP Image Awards Poster

50th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2019Self

Africa Rising Poster

Africa Rising TV Movie2019Self

Avengers: Endgame Poster

Avengers: Endgame Feature Film2019Okoye

BAFTAs 2019 Poster

BAFTAs 2019 TV Special2019Self - Presenter

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame LIVE Red Carpet World Premiere Poster

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame LIVE Red Carpet World Premiere TV Special2019Self

The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2019Self

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards TV Special2019Self - Presenter

The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2019 Poster

The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2019 TV Special2019Self - Presenter

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2019Self - Presenter

33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2018Self - Presenter

49th NAACP Image Awards Poster

49th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2018Self

Avengers: Infinity War Poster

Avengers: Infinity War Feature Film2018Okoye

Black Panther Poster

Black Panther Feature Film2018Okoye

Black Panther: Crowning of a New King Video2018Self

Black Panther: The Hidden Kingdom Revealed Documentary2018Self

Black Panther: The Warriors Within Video2018Self

Breaking Big Poster

Breaking Big TV Series2018Self

Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards Poster

Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards TV Special2018Self - Honoree

Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 Poster

Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 TV Special2018Self

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

IMDb on the Scene - Interviews Poster

IMDb on the Scene - Interviews TV Series2018Self

The 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Poster

The 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute TV Special2018Self - Presenter

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2018Self - Audience Member

Wakanda Revealed: Exploring the Technology in 'Black Panther' Video2018Self

All Eyez on Me Poster

All Eyez on Me Feature Film2017Afeni Shakur

HBO First Look: All Eyez on Me TV Series2017Afeni

The IMDb Show Poster

The IMDb Show TV Series2017Self - Guest

The Walking Dead: Behind the Dead Poster

The Walking Dead: Behind the Dead Documentary2017Self

Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed Poster

Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed Documentary2016Self

Black Girls Rock! Poster

Black Girls Rock! TV Special2016Self

IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con Poster

IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con TV Series2016Self

Last Week Poster

Last Week TV Series2016Self

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards Poster

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards TV Special2016Self

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far Poster

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far Documentary2016Self

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015Self

#TeamG1, la quotidienne Poster

#TeamG1, la quotidienne TV Series2014Self

American Music Awards 2014 Poster

American Music Awards 2014 TV Special2014Self - Presenter

BELLOmag Presents: A Conversation with Danai Gurira Poster

BELLOmag Presents: A Conversation with Danai Gurira TV Special2014Self - Guest

Off Camera with Sam Jones Poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones TV Series2014Self

The Meredith Vieira Show Poster

The Meredith Vieira Show TV Series2014Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series2014Self

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Poster

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Video2014Fury

24 Hours of Reality: The Cost of Carbon Poster

24 Hours of Reality: The Cost of Carbon TV Special2013Self

BuzzFeed Celeb Poster

BuzzFeed Celeb TV Series2013Self

Mother of George Poster

Mother of George Feature Film2013Adenike Balogun

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead Documentary2013Self

Katie TV Series2012Self

Larry King Now Poster

Larry King Now TV Series2012Self - Guest

The 17th Annual Satellite Awards Poster

The 17th Annual Satellite Awards TV Special2012Self

Restless City Poster

Restless City Feature Film2011Sisi

Talking Dead Poster

Talking Dead TV Series2011Self

The Chew Poster

The Chew TV Series2011Self - Guest

The Jonathan Ross Show Poster

The Jonathan Ross Show TV Series2011Self - Guest

3 Backyards Poster

3 Backyards Feature Film2010Woman in Blue Dress

Conan TV Series2010Self - Guest

My Soul to Take Poster

My Soul to Take Feature Film2010Jeanne-Baptiste

StuTV TV Series2010Self

The Walking Dead Poster

The Walking Dead TV Series2010Michonne

Treme TV Series2010Jill

Lie to Me Poster

Lie to Me TV Series2009Michelle Russo

Moving Pictures Live! TV Series2009Self

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

Ghost Town Poster

Ghost Town Feature Film2008Assorted Ghost

Life on Mars Poster

Life on Mars TV Series2008Ángela

The Visitor Poster

The Visitor Feature Film2007Zainab

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition Poster

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition TV Series2006Self

The One Show Poster

The One Show TV Series2006Self - Guest

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005Self

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series2003Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Series2003Self

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self - Guest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV Series2001Marei Rosa Rumbidzai

Robot Chicken Poster

Robot Chicken TV Series2001Michonne

The View Poster

The View TV Series1997Self

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

Theater Talk Poster

Theater Talk TV Series1996Self - Guest

E! Live from the Red Carpet Poster

E! Live from the Red Carpet TV Series1995Self

WGN Morning News Poster

WGN Morning News TV Series1994Self

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Courtney Owens

American Experience Poster

American Experience Mini-Series1988Sarah Steward

Live with Kelly and Ryan Poster

Live with Kelly and Ryan TV Series1988Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight Poster

Entertainment Tonight TV Series1981Self

20/20 TV Series1978Self

Good Morning America Poster

Good Morning America TV Series1975Self - Guest

PBS NewsHour Poster

PBS NewsHour TV Series1975Self

Newsround Poster

Newsround TV Series1972Self

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Poster

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt TV Series1970Self - Guest

Writer

2

Type

Year

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Poster

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Mini-Series2024

Americanah TV Series2021

Producer

4

Type

Year

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Poster

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Mini-Series2024

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: Cast Diaries Poster

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: Cast Diaries TV Series2024

The Walking Dead: The Return Poster

The Walking Dead: The Return TV Special2024

Americanah TV Series2021

Thanks

2

Type

Year

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far Poster

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far Documentary2016

Kuhani Short Film2013

Other Crew

1

MPower TV Series2023

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