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Danai Gurira Biography
Birth Name:
Danai Jekesai Gurira
Birth Place:
Grinnell, Iowa, United States
Profession
Actor, playwright
Fast Facts
- Parents are from Zimbabwe; she moved there with them when she was 5
- Has written three plays that she says are "a trilogy of Zimbabwe's coming-of-age from a female perspective
- " Calls herself a Zimerican because of her roots in Zimbabwe and America
- Speaks four languages: French, Shona, Xhosa and English
- Taught playwriting and acting in Zimbabwe, Liberia and South Africa
- Received the Macalester College 2011 Young Alumni Award
Awards
- 2018People's Choice Awards-Favorite Action Movie Star: winner
Relationships
- Tare C. Gurira -- Brother
- Roger Gurira -- Father
- Josephine Gurira -- Mother
- Chiwoniso Gurira -- Sister
- Shingai Gurira -- Sister