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.
2024
as Michonne
2024
as Self / Michonne Hawthorne
2023
as Richard III
2023
as Self
2022
as Okoye
2022
as Self
2021
as Okoye (voice)
2021
as Self
2021
as Okoye (archive footage)
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2020
as Self
2019
as Okoye
2018
as Okoye
2018
as Okoye
2017
as Michonne (voice)
2017
as Afeni Shakur
2014
as Fury (voice)
2013
2013
as Adenike Olumide Balogen
2012
as Sisi
2010
as Michonne Hawthorne
2010
as Jeanne-Baptiste
2010
as Woman in Blue Dress
2009
as Michelle Russo
2008
as Angela
2008
as Assorted Ghost
2008
as Zainab
2001
as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
1990
as Courtney Owens
1953
as Self
as Shirley Chisholm