Danai Jekesai Gurira portrayed Okoye in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She will reprise the role in an untitled Wakanda series.[1]
She voiced an alternate Okoye in the What If...? episode What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?, an alternate Okoye in the What If...? episode What If... Zombies?! and Marvel Zombies, and another alternate Okoye in the What If...? episode What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?.
She was interviewed for the documentary Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda, the Assembled episode The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the MPower episode The Women of Black Panther.
Awards[]
- She won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Black Panther.
- Together with Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, and Letitia Wright, she was nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award for Best On-Screen Team for her work on Black Panther.
- She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress for her work on Black Panther.
- She won a People's Choice Award for Action Movie Star of the Year for her work on Black Panther.
- Together with Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon, she was nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Fight for her work on Avengers: Infinity War.
Trivia[]
- Danai Gurira previously worked with Lupita Nyong'o in Eclipsed.
- Danai Gurira previously worked with Denzel Whitaker and Frank Grillo in My Soul to Take.
- Danai Gurira previously worked with Isaach De Bankolé in Mother of George.
- Danai Gurira previously worked with Ross Marquand, Maximiliano Hernández and Michael Rooker in The Walking Dead.
- Danai Gurara was previously interviewed by Trevor Noah on the Comedy Central production The Daily Show.
- Danai Gurira worked again with Brie Larson and Dave Bautista in Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver.
References[]
External Links[]
Danai Gurira on Wikipedia
Danai Gurira on IMDb
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Danai Gurira on Instagram- Danai Gurira on Facebook
