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| 3 | Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978 in Grinnell, Iowa) is an American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright. |
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| 5 | Gurira is best known for playing the katana-wielding Michonne on Creator/{{AMC}}'s ''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}'', based on the Creator/RobertKirkman comic book series [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead of the same name]]. Having joined the cast in its third season, Michonne quickly became one of the show's most popular characters, and Gurira's performance has earned her much acclaim in critical circles. |
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| 7 | Outside of ''The Walking Dead'', Gurira appears in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje bodyguarding unit assigned to ComicBook/BlackPanther. She first appeared in his [[Film/BlackPanther2018 2018 solo film]], and then ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' later that year. She also played Afeni Shakur --mother of Music/{{Tupac|Shakur}}-- in his 2017 biopic ''Film/AllEyezOnMe''. |
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| 9 | In addition to acting, Gurira is also an accomplished playwright, and her 2016 production ''Eclipsed'' (featuring ''Black Panther'' co-star Creator/LupitaNyongo) received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. |
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| 12 | !!Filmography |
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| 14 | [[AC:Film]] |
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| 16 | * ''Film/MySoulToTake'' (2010) as Jeanne-Baptiste |
| 17 | * ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast]]'' (2015) as Fury (voice) |
| 18 | * ''Film/AllEyezOnMe'' (2017) as [[Music/{{Tupac}} Afeni Shakur]] |
| 19 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Okoye: |
| 20 | ** ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 21 | ** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018) |
| 22 | ** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019) |
| 23 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021) |
| 24 | ** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' (2022) |
| 25 | ** Untitled ''Wakanda'' series (TBA) |
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| 27 | [[AC:Television]] |
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| 29 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' (2004) as Marei Rosa Rumbidzai |
| 30 | * ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (2010) as Courtney Owens |
| 31 | * ''Series/LieToMe'' (2010) as Michelle Russo |
| 32 | * ''Series/{{Treme}}'' (2010-11) as Jill |
| 33 | * ''Franchise/TheWalkingDeadTelevisionUniverse'' as [[Characters/TheWalkingDead2010MichonneHawthorne Michonne Hawthorne]] |
| 34 | ** ''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}'' (2012-20, 22) |
| 35 | ** ''Series/TheWalkingDeadTheOnesWhoLive'' (2024) [[note]]Also co-creator, executive producer, and writer of one episode[[/note]] |
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