Danai Gurira's biography
Danai Jekesai Gurira is 44 years old actor born at Grinnell, Iowa, USA. Danai was born on Tuesday 14th of February 1978. She is often nicknamed as Danai Jekesai Gurira, Danai Gurira, Dede, Megaphone. According to year of birth 1978 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 14th of February means Danai is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.
She is native american english speaker. She is black zimbabwean. Danai is citizen of United States of America. She is christian. Danai´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as playwright, television actor, stage actor, film actor, writer, teacher. Danai is recently known as screenwriter.
Danai Gurira's schools
We found 3 schools Danai attended. Complete list of schools: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Macalester College, Dominican Convent High School.
Detailed informations about her schools
- Attended and graduated from Dominican Convert High School, a private Catholic school in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Danai Gurira's career
Her main focus is to be actor. Danai is famous thanks to her roles as Michonne in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror drama television series The Walking Dead and Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Is Danai Gurira gay ?
Danai is known to be straight.
Awards and competitions
Danai Gurira's Awards
- She was nominated for the 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "In the Continuum", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- She was awarded the 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Writing for "The Convert", in a co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- She was awarded the 2013 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Playwriting for "The Convert", in a co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- She was nominated for the 2016 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play for "Eclipsed", which she wrote, on Broadway in New York City.
- The ensemble of her play, "Familiar", in a Steppenwolf Theatre Company production at the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois were nominated for the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Ensemble (Play).
- The ensemble of her play, "Eclipsed", in a Pegasus Theatre Chicago production at the Chicago Dramatists in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Ensemble.
- Her play, "Eclipsed", in a Pegasus Theatre Chicago production at the Chicago Dramatists in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production.
What else you don't know about Danai Gurira ?
Danai´s middle name is Jekesai.
Danai Gurira's quotes
- [on preparing to play a sword-wielding zombie slayer in The Walking Dead (2010)] I do have some dings on my apartment wall from tricks I was attempting at home. I don't advise that.
- I was a jock when I was a kid, so I've always wanted to physically live through a character - one of those really tough chicks.
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Danai Gurira's height, weight, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Danai Gurira looks. We will focus on Danai´s height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. Danai is tall as 5' 7" (170 cm). She weights 117lbs (53 kg). Body build is slim. Her eyes are tinted brown - dark. Danai´s hair is shade of black.
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