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Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Birthday: 1978-02-14 | Place of Birth: Grinnell, Iowa, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2018
Black Panther

as    Okoye

2017
All Eyez on Me

as    Afeni Shakur

2015
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