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Danai Gurira Biography

Danai Jekesai Gurira (born February 14, 1978) is an American actress and playwright, best known for her role as Michonne on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama series, as the writer of the Tony Award-winning play Eclipsed, and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, beginning with Black Panther.

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A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.

Apocalypse, Jovial, Situation, Zombie

All the struggles that were fought for here in the United States for African Americans, you now enjoy the privileges of. You now come here and can enjoy privileges that were fought for by African Americans over several generations.

African, African American, Privileges, Struggle, United, United States

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.

Shame, Topics, Underrepresented, Write, Writing

Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.

Back In The Day, Book, Comic, Day, Read

People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so

Feels, Needs, Nothing, People, Say

Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.

Original, Smart, Together, Utterly, Witty, Zimbabweans

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

Add, Dunham, Like, Look, Looks, Space

I've always been attracted to action stuff.

Action, Attracted, Stuff

My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.

Black, Favorite, House Of Cards, Orange, Tv Shows, Veep

I just feel like it's fascinating to me just watching my own family, seeing my cousins have children here, seeing the generations go on, and seeing how people are still very connected to their home, but are actually, of course, Americans too. That sort of a hybrided sense of self is something that I yearn to see more of expressed.

Children, Connected, Cousin, Cousins, Generations, Home

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.

Different, Know, Recognized, Think, Thinking, Who I Am

I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt. ' I loved it!

Care, Film, Quality, Salt

I got an M. F. A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.

Combat, Fighting, Nyu, Part, Play, Situations

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

Fighter, Ifs, Recognize

I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.

Hate, Horror, Plague, Scared