Danai Gurira
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
- 2024The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveMichonne6 ep.
- 2021What If...?Okoye (voice)3 ep.
- 2021INVINCIBLEUniversa (voice)1 ep.
- 2021Marvel Studios LegendsOkoye (archive footage) (uncredited)4 ep.
- 2020The Joy Reid ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1 ep.
- 2011Talking DeadSelf1 ep.
- 2010The Walking DeadMichonne Hawthorne135 ep.
- 2008Life on MarsAngela1 ep.
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2024The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveExecutive Producer, Story, Writer6 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026INVINCIBLEUniversa (voice)1 ep.
- 2024The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2020The Daily ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 2022Marvel Studios LegendsOkoye (archive footage) (uncredited)4 ep.
- 2022The Walking DeadMichonne Hawthorne1 ep.
- 2022The ViewSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2022LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2018Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2021What If...?Okoye (voice)3 ep.
- 2019Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2018Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1 ep.
- 2016Talking DeadSelf1 ep.
- 2010Lie to MeMichelle Russo1 ep.
- 2009Law & OrderCourtney Owens1 ep.
- 2009Life on MarsAngela1 ep.
- 2004Law & Order: Criminal IntentMarei Rosa Rumbidzai1 ep.
- —The Joy Reid ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
Also known as: Danai Jekesai Gurira