Avengers: Endgame2019
As Okoye
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Danai Gurira
Born
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 Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (27)
Avengers: Infinity War2018
As Okoye
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022
As Okoye
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Black Panther2018
As Okoye
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast2014
As Fury (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Matchbox the Movie2026
As Helen
Ghost Town2008
As Assorted Ghost
TMDb 6.5 / 10
All Eyez on Me2017
As Afeni Shakur
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Thomas Crown Affair2027
The Visitor2008
As Zainab
TMDb 7.1 / 10
My Soul to Take2010
As Jeanne-Baptiste
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2023
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Walking Dead: The Return2024
As Self / Michonne Hawthorne
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking2017
As Michonne (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
One World: Together at Home2020
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King2020
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
3 Backyards2010
As Woman in Blue Dress
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Here Comes the FloodRelease date TBA
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be2016
As Michonne
Too Far GoneRelease date TBA
As Michonne
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist2021
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead2013
As Self
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III2023
As Richard III
Mother of George2013
As Adenike Olumide Balogen
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Restless City2012
As Sisi
TMDb 5.3 / 10
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda2022
As Self
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
The Fighting Shirley ChisholmRelease date TBA
As Shirley Chisholm
Filmography and biography: TMDb