Danai Gurira - wikipedia Danai Gurira Danai Gurira Gurira at the San - Diego Comic - Con International in 2017 Danai Jekesai Gurira ( 1978 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1978 ( age 40 ) Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. Alma mater Macalester College ( B.A ) New York University ( M.F.A. ) Occupation Actress, playwright Years active 2004 -- present Danai Jekesai Gurira ( born February 14, 1978 ) is an American actress and playwright, best known for her role as Michonne on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama series, as the writer of the play Eclipsed, and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise ( beginning with Black Panther, and later reprising her role in Avengers : Infinity War ). Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Theater 2.2 Film and television 2.3 Activism 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Stage 6 Works or publications 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External links Early life and education Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa, to Josephine Gurira, a college librarian, and Roger Gurira, a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College ( both parents later joined the staff of University of Wisconsin -- Platteville ). Her parents moved to the United States from Southern Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe, in 1964. She is the youngest of four siblings ; Shingai and Choni are her sisters and Tare, her brother, is a chiropractor. Gurira lived in Grinnell until December 1983, when at age five she and her family moved back to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, after the country gained independence. She attended high school at Dominican Convent High School. Afterwards, she returned to the United States to study at Macalester College, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. Gurira also earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting, from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts. Career Gurira taught playwriting and acting in Liberia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Theater Gurira at the 2013 The Walking Dead event. Gurira said that she began writing plays in an effort to better utilize her strengths as an actress, and to tell stories that convey ideas about strong women with whom she identifies. As a playwright, she has been commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Playwrights Horizons, and the Royal Court. Gurira co-wrote and co-starred in In the Continuum, first at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and later off - Broadway, which won her an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Helen Hayes Award for Best Lead Actress. In December 2011, In the Continuum commemorated World AIDS Day 2011. Sponsored by the United States Embassy in Zimbabwe, the play was performed at Harare 's Theatre and featured the story of two women who were navigating the world after contracting HIV. In 2009, Gurira made her acting debut on Broadway in August Wilson 's play Joe Turner 's Come and Gone playing Martha Pentecost. Gurira 's 2012 play The Convert was premiered as a co-production between the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and the McCarter Theatre in New Jersey. Later that year, Gurira received the Whiting Award for an emerging playwright. In January 2015, Familiar, a play written by Gurira and directed by Rebecca Taichman, opened at Yale Repertory Theatre. It later premiered Off - Broadway in New York at Playwrights Horizons. The play is about family, cultural identity, and the experience of life as a first - generation American, and Gurira has said that it was inspired in part by family and friends of hers. In 2015, Lupita Nyong'o starred in Gurira 's play, Eclipsed ( 2009 ), Off - Broadway at The Public Theater. It was announced that the play would move to Broadway in 2016 at the John Golden Theatre. It was the first play to premiere on Broadway with an all female and black cast and creative team. The play is set in war - torn Liberia and focuses on three women who are living as sex slaves to a rebel commander, and is about how they deal with this difficult situation. The play was inspired by a photograph of female fighters and their tale of survival. It starred Saycon Sengbloh, Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong'o, Zainab Jah and Pascale Armand and was directed by Liesl Tommy. Gurira at the 2016 San Diego Comic - Con International She received the 2016 Sam Norkin Award, for Eclipsed and Familiar, presented by the Drama Desk Awards, which said, in part : `` Danai Gurira demonstrates great insight, range and depth, bringing a fresh new voice to American theater. '' Eclipsed was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play, and won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play. Film and television Gurira starred in the drama film The Visitor ( 2007 ), for which she won Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has appeared in the films Ghost Town ( 2008 ), 3 Backyards, ( 2010 ) My Soul to Take ( 2010 ) and Restless City ( 2011 ), as well as the television series Law & Order : Criminal Intent, Life on Mars and Law & Order. From 2010 to 2011, she appeared in the HBO drama series Treme. In March 2012, AMC announced on a live broadcast that Gurira would join the cast of their horror - drama series The Walking Dead, the highest rated series in cable television history, in its third season. Gurira plays Michonne, a relentless, katana - wielding character who joins a close - knit group in an apocalyptic world. Together, they are forced to relentlessly fight flesh - eating zombies and certain of the few surviving humans, some of whom are even more diabolical and dangerous than the zombies themselves. Gurira had to learn how to ride horses for the series, which she enjoyed because it was a physical challenge. In 2013, Gurira played a lead role in director Andrew Dosunmu 's independent drama film Mother of George, which premiered at 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Gurira received critical acclaim for her performance as a Nigerian woman struggling to live in the United States. In June 2013, Gurira won the Jean - Claude Gahd Dam award at the 2013 Guys Choice Awards. Gurira played rapper Tupac Shakur 's mother, Afeni Shakur, in All Eyez on Me ( 2017 ), a biopic about the rap star. She then starred in Marvel 's film Black Panther, which was released in February 2018. She played Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje, the personal bodyguards of the Black Panther, and received critical acclaim for her performance. Gurira reprised Okoye in Avengers : Infinity War, which was released in April of the same year. Activism In 2008, Gurira appeared at the Global Green Sustainable Design Awards to read a letter written by a New Orleans native displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In 2011, Gurira co-founded Almasi Arts Inc., an organization dedicated to continuing arts education in Zimbabwe. Gurira currently serves as the Executive Artistic Director. In 2015, Gurira signed an open letter begun by the ONE Campaign. The letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini - Zuma, urging them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa respectively. The following year, Gurira founded the non-profit organization Love Our Girls, which aims to highlight the issues and challenges that specifically affect women throughout the world. In 2016, Gurira partnered with Johnson & Johnson in the fight against HIV / AIDS. Personal life Gurira is a Christian and lives in Los Angeles, though she regularly spends time in New York City. She speaks four languages : French, Shona, basic Xhosa, and English and stays physically fit through Pilates and cross training. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Visitor Zainab Method Fest Film Festival for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated -- Gotham Awards for Best Ensemble Cast 2008 Ghost Town Assorted ghost 3 Backyards Woman in Blue Dress My Soul to Take Jeanne - Baptiste 2011 Restless City Sisi 2013 Mother of George Adenike Olumide Balogun Black Reel Award for Best Actress Nominated -- Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated -- American Black Film Festival -- Best Actress 2015 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Fury ( voice ) 2017 All Eyez on Me Afeni Shakur 2018 Black Panther Okoye Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best On - Screen Team Avengers : Infinity War Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best Fight 2019 Untitled Avengers film 2020 Godzilla vs. Kong Filming Television Year Title Role Notes Law & Order : Criminal Intent Marei Rosa Rumbidzai Episode : `` Inert Dwarf '' 2009 Life on Mars Angela Episode : `` The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All '' 2009 Law & Order Courtney Owens Episode : `` Fed '' American Experience Sarah Steward Episode : `` Dolley Madison '' Lie to Me Michelle Russo Episode : `` Exposed '' 2010 -- 2011 Treme Jill 6 episodes 2012 -- present The Walking Dead Michonne 74 episodes 2017 Robot Chicken Michonne ( voice ) Episode : `` The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special : Look Who 's Walking '' Stage Year Title Role Notes 2005 In the Continuum Abigail, et al. Playwright 2009 Joe Turner 's Come and Gone Martha Pentecost Broadway acting debut at the Belasco Theatre. 2009 Eclipsed Playwright ; New York premiere in the 2015 - 2016 season at The Public Theater transferred to Broadway 2011 Measure for Measure Isabella Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater. 2012 The Convert Playwright ; 2015 Familiar Playwright ; Commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre ; New York premiere in the 2014 - 15 season at Playwright 's Horizons. Works or publications Gurira, Danai. Running Head : The Neglect of Black Women in Psychology. 2001. Honors paper, Macalester College Gurira, Danai, and Nikkole Salter. In the continuum. New York, NY : Samuel French, 2008. ISBN 978 - 0 - 573 - 65089 - 5 Gurira, Danai. Eclipsed. New York : Dramatists Play Service, 2010. ISBN 978 - 0 - 822 - 22446 - 4 Gurira, Danai. The Convert. Washington, DC : Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 2013. Gurira, Danai. Familiar. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Billy Rose Theatre Division, 2016. Gurira, Danai. Power of women : Lupita Nyong'o. New York : DKC / O&M, 2016. Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Ref 2006 Obie Award Special Citation In the Continuum Won Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Off - Broadway Play Nominated John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award Won 2007 Helen Hayes Awards Best Lead Actress, Non-Resident Won 2008 Gotham Award Best Ensemble Cast The Visitor Nominated Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Cast Nominated Method Fest Best Supporting Actress Won 2012 Satellite Award Best Cast -- Television Series The Walking Dead Won Whiting Awards Writing in Drama The Convert Won 2013 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Best Writing Nominated Eyegore Awards Best Ensemble Cast Award The Walking Dead Won Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Mother of George Nominated 2014 Black Reel Award Best Actress Won Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated American Black Film Festival Hollywood Awards Best Actress Nominated 2016 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Walking Dead Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Won Tony Award Best Play Eclipsed Nominated Lilly Awards Outstanding Playwriting Won Drama Desk Award Sam Norkin Award Won Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Play Nominated TCG Gala Honoree Won ImageNation Revolution Awards Revolution Award for Artistic Excellence Won Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Off - Broadway Play Familiar Nominated Black Girls Rock ! 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Question: who is the actress that plays michonne on the walking dead
Answer: Danai Jekesai Gurira