Danai Gurira
Birth Name:
Danai Jekesai Gurira
Birth Place:
Grinnell, Iowa, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Has served as an ambassador for Bono's ONE campaign
- Has served as the artistic director of Almasi Arts
- Won a 2006 Obie Award for her work on a two-woman play called "In the Continuum․"
- Became a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University
- Earned her master's degree in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
- Quote: "My siblings say that I used to walk around in the backyard imitating Alexis Colby, and they were like, she's either crazy or she's going to be an actress․"
- Best known to television audiences as Michonne on "The Walking Dead․"
Awards
- 2008BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2008Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2008Best Supporting ActressWinner
- 2011Invisible Woman AwardNominated
- 2013WFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture:Winner
- 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female:Nominated
- 2014Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress on Television:Winner
- 2016Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress on Television:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2018Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress on Television:Nominated
- 2018HCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2018IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018Halfway Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Fight:Nominated
- 2018MTV Movie + TV Award - Best On-Screen Team:Nominated
- 2018People's Choice Award - Favorite Action Movie Star:Winner
- 2018Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi:Nominated
- 2018The BAM Award - Best Cast:Winner
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series:Winner
- 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - Audience Award:Winner
- 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2019Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2019Blimp Award - Favorite Butt Kicker:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2019People's Choice Award - Favorite Female TV Star:Nominated
- 2019WIN Award - Actress Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner
- 2020Gracie - Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama:Winner
- 2020People's Choice Award - Favorite Drama TV Star:Nominated
- 2020People's Choice Award - Favorite Female TV Star:Nominated
- 2023CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2023Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2025Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2025CCA Super Award - Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie:Nominated