Danai Gurira
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Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright best known for her role as Michonne on the television series "The Walking Dead" and as Okoye in Marvel's "Black Panther" films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danai Gurira canonical | 14 |
| Danai Jekesai Gurira | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus |
African arts and artists
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gender equality ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Obie Award
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Outer Critics Circle Award ⓘ |
| birthName |
Danai Gurira
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Danai Jekesai Gurira
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| coFounded | Almasi Collaborative Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-02-14 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts in psychology
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Master of Fine Arts in acting ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Macalester College
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| ethnicGroup | Zimbabwean American ⓘ |
| film |
Avengers: Endgame
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Avengers: Infinity War ⓘ Black Panther ⓘ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ⓘ |
| founded | Love Our Girls (LOG) initiative ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grewUpIn |
Harare
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surface form:
Harare, Zimbabwe
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| knownFor |
role of Michonne on The Walking Dead
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role of Okoye in Black Panther ⓘ role of Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Shona ⓘ |
| name | Danai Gurira self-link ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Play
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surface form:
Tony Award for Best Play for Eclipsed
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| notableWork |
Avengers: Endgame
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surface form:
Avengers: Endgame (2019 film)
Avengers: Infinity War ⓘ
surface form:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018 film)
Black Panther ⓘ
surface form:
Black Panther (2018 film)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ⓘ
surface form:
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022 film)
The Walking Dead ⓘ
surface form:
The Walking Dead (TV series)
play Eclipsed ⓘ play Familiar ⓘ play In the Continuum ⓘ play The Convert ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| parentOf | no publicly known children ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Grinnell, Iowa
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surface form:
Grinnell, Iowa, United States
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| playedCharacter |
Michonne
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Okoye ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| televisionSeries | The Walking Dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Danai Jekesai Gurira
subject surface form:
The Visitor (2007 film)