Gurira, Danai
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Sources of Information
- The visitor, 2008:container (cast, Danai Gurira)
- In the continuum, c2008:t.p. (Danai Gurira)
- Macalaster today, winter 2006, viewed online, May 19, 2009:tale of two women (Danai Gurira; born in Iowa, moved to Zimbabwe at 5; BA, Macalaster; MFA, New York University)
- Center for American Progress website, Mar. 2008, viewed May 19, 2009:The visitor (Danai Gurira; born in the United States and raised in Zimbabwe; M.F.A. in acting from New York Univ.)
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Wikipedia description:
Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. Known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise The Walking Dead and Okoye in the Marvel Black Panther and Avengers films. Her films have grossed $6.98 billion dollars, making her the sixth highest-grossing actress of all time. In addition to her work onscreen, Gurira is an award-winning playwright and the writer of the Tony Award nominated Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was also nominated for a New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and won a Helen Hayes Award and a Drama Desk Award.
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