Danai Gurira
Birthday: 1978-02-14 | Place of Birth: Grinnell, Iowa, USADanai 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
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2021
2018
Black Panther
as Okoye
2017
All Eyez on Me
as Afeni Shakur
2015
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
as Fury (voice)
2013
Mother of George
as Adenike Olumide Balogen
2012
Restless City
as Sisi
2010
My Soul to Take
as Jeanne-Baptiste
2008
The Visitor
as Zainab