Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
23
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 14, 1978 ( 46 years old )
Place of Birth
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Данай Гуріра
戴娜·葛里拉
Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, beginning with Black Panther (2018) and most recently appearing in its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is also the playwright of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.
Known For
Ghost Town
2008-09-19The Visitor
2008-02-21My Soul to Take
2010-10-083 Backyards
2010-01-24Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
2023-05-19Restless City
2012-04-27Mother of George
2013-08-26The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
2013-10-11