Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

b. 1978 (age 48) Grinnell, Iowa, USA

Actress Writer

Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Michonne on the AMC drama series The Walking Dead. Grinnell, IowaGurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa and was raised there until December 1983, when she moved with her family to Harare, Zimbabwe. She has an older brother who is a chiropractor and two older sisters, while her mother is a university librarian and her father is a chemistry professor. She returned to the United States at age 19 to study at Macalester College. She earned her MFA at New York University

Known For

The Visitor

Black Panther

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Filmography

The Thomas Crown Affair

Matchbox the Movie

Here Comes the Flood

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

2024 Actress Writer

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

The 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Global Citizen Festival

Global Citizen Festival: Take Action Now

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther

Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100

The 4th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards

The 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

All Eyez on Me

The Walking Dead: Behind the Dead

HBO First Look: All Eyez on Me

Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed

#TeamG1, la quotidienne

BELLOmag Presents: A Conversation with Danai Gurira

Mother of George

Mother of George

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards

The 17th Annual Satellite Awards

Talking Dead

Restless City

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

The Visitor

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm

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