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Danai Gurira

Danai Jekesai Gurira is an 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) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Gurira is also the playwright of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira has also been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in drama for her play, In The Continuum, where she also co-wrote and starred in.


Aliases
  • Danai Jekesai Gurira
English español Português - Portugal Português - Brasil

Writer

Episode The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
What We
2024
Episode The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Years
2024

Creator

Series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 2024
Series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 2024

Guest Star

Episode LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Fred Savage, Ben Affleck, Danai Gurira
2016
Episode The Walking Dead
Behind The Dead (100 Episodes Special)
2017
Episode Talking Dead
The Next World
2016
Episode Conan (2010)
The cast of “The Walking Dead”, White Denim
2014
Episode Conan (2010)
Conan at Comic Con - The Walking Dead Vs Game Of Thrones At Comic Con With Conan
2015
Episode Marvel Studios: Assembled
The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023
Episode Off Camera with Sam Jones
Danai Gurira
2018
Episode Tony Awards
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards
2019
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Simon Le Bon, Duran Duran
2022
Episode What If…?
What If… zombies!?
2021
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Adrien Brody, Danai Gurira, Brian Greene
2016
Episode The Jonathan Ross Show
Episode 5
2022
Episode What If…?
What If… T’Challa became a Star-Lord?
2021
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Seth Meyers, Danai Gurira, Dan White
2019
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cast of Avengers: Infinity War, Bleachers
2018
Episode What If…?
What If… Killmonger rescued Tony Stark?
2021
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tim Allen, Danai Gurira, Jennifer Nettles
2015
Episode Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Inert Dwarf
2004
Episode MPower
The Women of Black Panther
2023
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jamie Dornan, Danai Gurira, Russell Dickerson
2018
Episode The Academy Awards
The 95th Academy Awards 2023
2023
Episode Lie to Me
Exposed
2010
Episode Talking Dead
After
2014
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danai Gurira, Backstreet Boys
2019
Episode Talking Dead
The Distance
2015