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Danai Gurira

1978 - Today

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Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise The Walking Dead and Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Her films have grossed $6.98 billion dollars, making her the seventh highest-grossing actress of all time. As a playwright, she has won an Obie Award and, among other works, wrote the Broadway play Eclipsed, which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Danai Gurira is the 3,438th most popular actor (down from 3,389th in 2019), the 5,694th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,100th in 2019) and the 1,616th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Danai Gurira ranks 3,438 out of 13,578. Before her are Élodie Yung, Bradford Dillman, Nikolai Karachentsov, Dora Gerson, Lydia Shum, and Harry Morgan. After her are Kim Coates, Holly Marie Combs, Haruo Nakajima, John Randolph, Keenan Wynn, and Michel Auclair.

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Among people born in 1978, Danai Gurira ranks 79. Before her are Rio Ferdinand, Dirk Nowitzki, Tom Ellis, Stana Katic, Eiður Guðjohnsen, and Anthony Mackie. After her are Luis Fonsi, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ayumi Hamasaki, Gwendoline Christie, Hiroki Iizuka, and Chris Wolstenholme.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danai Gurira ranks 5,694 out of 20,380. Before her are Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), Ross the Boss (1954), Walter Isaacson (1952), S. Robson Walton (1944), and Harry Morgan (1915). After her are Holly Marie Combs (1973), John Randolph (1915), Keenan Wynn (1916), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Michael Blake (1945), and Richard F. Outcault (1863).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Danai Gurira ranks 1,616. Before her are R. G. Armstrong (1917), Nathan Lane (1956), Taryn Power (1953), Judy Holliday (1921), Bradford Dillman (1930), and Harry Morgan (1915). After her are Holly Marie Combs (1973), John Randolph (1915), Keenan Wynn (1916), Bob Peterson (1961), Don Murray (1929), and Milo Ventimiglia (1977).

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