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| Danai Gurira | |
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| Born | Danai Jekesai Gurira February 14, 1978 Grinnell, Iowa |
| Characters played | Okoye Okoye Okoye |
Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is an actress who plays Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reprises the role for What If...?.
Biography[]
She played the role in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame while she is set to reprise the role for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
She is most famous for playing Michonne on the series The Walking Dead appearing alongside with Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker, and Khary Payton. She reprised the role of Michonne for Robot Chicken.
Other notable works include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Visitor, Ghost Town, Law & Order, American Experience, Lie to Me, My Soul to Take, Restless City, Mother of George, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, All Eyez on Me, and Pandemica.