Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright who has gained fame and recognition for her roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther and Avengers. She is also an award-winning playwright whose works include In the Continuum, Eclipsed, and The Convert. Who Is Danai Gurira? Danai Gurira was born on February 14, 1978, in Grinnell, Iowa, to Josephine and Roger Gurira, who were from Zimbabwe. Her father was a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College, and her mother…