Danai Gurira
Zimbabwean-American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1978 · age 48
Danai Jekesai Gurira is an American and Zimbabwean actress, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise The Walking Dead and Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Danai Gurira is read about 2,481 times a day, in 54 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
INVINCIBLE - Season Four CollectionFilm, Universa (voice)2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSeries, Writer, Creator
The Walking Dead: The ReturnFilm, 20242023TIME100 Impact AwardsAward
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverFilm, 20232021
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an ArtistFilm2020Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward
The Joy Reid ShowSeries, 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingFilm, 20202019OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward
Avengers: EndgameFilm, 2019Okoye2018
Avengers: Infinity WarFilm, Okoye2017OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward
All Eyez on MeFilm, 2017Afeni Shakur2016The Day Will Come When You Won't BeFilm, Michonne2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries2014Black Reel AwardsAward
Off Camera with Sam JonesSeries, 20142013Eyegore AwardsAwardLos Angeles Drama Critics Circle AwardAward
Mother of GeorgeFilm, 2013Adenike Olumide Balogen2012Satellite AwardsAwardWhiting AwardsAward
Restless CityFilm, 2012Sisi2010NAACP Theatre AwardsAward
The Walking DeadSeries, 2010Michonne Hawthorne
3 BackyardsFilm, 2010Woman in Blue Dress2008Method Fest Independent Film FestivalAward
Life on MarsSeries, 2008Angela
Ghost TownFilm, 2008Assorted Ghost2007Helen Hayes AwardAward2006Obie AwardAwardOuter Critics Circle AwardAward2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Marei Rosa Rumbidzai1997
The ViewSeries1990
Law & OrderSeries, Courtney Owens1978Born14 February 1978People around Danai
Close ties
Lauren Cohan Also in The Walking Dead
Michael B. Jordan Also in Black Panther (2018)
Andrew Lincoln Also in The Walking Dead
Steven Yeun Also in The Walking Dead
Chandler Riggs Also in The Walking Dead
Norman Reedus Also in The Walking Dead
Kevin Feige Produced Black Panther (2018)
Ryan Coogler Directed Black Panther (2018)
Melissa McBride Also in The Walking Dead
Scott Wilson Also in The Walking Dead
Chadwick Boseman Also in Lie to Me and Black Panther
Lupita Nyong'o Also in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett Also in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Martin Freeman Also in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Sarah Wayne Callies Also in The Walking Dead
Daniel Kaluuya Also in Black Panther (2018)
Letitia Wright Also in Black Panther (2018)
Sonequa Martin-Green Also in The Walking Dead
Winston Duke Also in Black Panther (2018)
Lennie James Also in The Walking Dead and Lie to Me
David Morrissey Also in The Walking Dead
Isaach de Bankolé Also in Black Panther and Mother of George
Andrew Dosunmu Directed Mother of George (2013)
Trevor Noah Also in Black Panther (2018)
Known for
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Avengers: Endgame 2019
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
Black Panther 2018
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast 2014
The Walking Dead: The Return 2024
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 28
51 credits on file
Television 19
Media & music
In their own words 4
, My artistic mandate up to that point had always been: “I’m not going to talk about things close to myself.
In terms of writing, I just wasn’t finding enough stories about contemporary African people - or historical, just anything, the whole gamut.
Meaningful communication is an aspect of who we are as human beings.
Awards
About this person
Her films have grossed $6.98 billion, making her the seventh highest-grossing actress of all time.
