Zimbabwean-American actress
Born: February 14, 1978
Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978 height 5′ 7″ (1,70 m) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Michonne on the AMC drama series The Walking Dead.
Grinnell, Iowa Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa, and was raised there until December 1983, when she moved with her family to Harare, Zimbabwe. She has an older brother who is a chiropractor and two older sisters, while her mother is a university librarian and her father is a chemistry professor. She returned to the United States at age 19 to study at Macalester College. She earned her MFA at New York University. She is the co-author of the play “In the Continuum” with Nikkole Salter.
Danai Gurira’s 5 most popular quotes
- People with nothing to hide don’t usually feel the need to say so.
- I write about African women, that’s really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it’s a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.
- My assumption is I’m not going to be recognized. But when I am, I’m like, “Dang, you know who I am?” I always think I look so different.
- I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented.
- Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.
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