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Danai Gurira
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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.
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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.
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Law & Order
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Oscars
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lie to Me
What If...?
Talking Dead
Marvel Studios Legends
Ghost Town
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther
All Eyez on Me
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
Production Credits
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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