Danai Gurira
Acting
Born February 14, 1978
From Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Also known as Danai Jekesai Gurira
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 O...
Filmography
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The Thomas Crown Affair
2027
Matchbox: The Movie
Helen
2026
The Walking Dead: The Return
Self / Michonne Hawthorne
20247.4
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
Richard III
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Self
20236.3
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Okoye
20227.0
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
20224.3
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
20218.0
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self (archive footage)
20208.1
One World: Together at Home
Self
20207.1
Avengers: Endgame
Okoye
20198.2
Avengers: Infinity War
Okoye
20188.2
Black Panther
Okoye
20187.4
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Michonne (voice)
20177.0
All Eyez on Me
Afeni Shakur
20176.7
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The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
Michonne
2016
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Fury (voice)
20147.4
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The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
Self
20137.6
Mother of George
Adenike Olumide Balogen
20135.3
Restless City
Sisi
20125.3
My Soul to Take
Jeanne-Baptiste
20105.5
3 Backyards
Woman in Blue Dress
20104.3
Ghost Town
Assorted Ghost
20086.5
The Visitor
Zainab
20087.1
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The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
N/A
Here Comes the Flood
N/A