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Danai Gurira


Danai Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa to parents from Zimbabwe, when her father was teaching Chemistry at Grinnell College. When she was 5, the family moved back to Zimbabwe. Gurira studied social psychology at Macalaster College, and received an MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She is the co-author of the play In the continuum with Nikkole Salter. See full bio »

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Filmography

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2012 Ma' George (post-production)
Adenike Olumide Balogen
 
2010-2011 Treme (TV series)
Jill
Do Watcha Wanna (2011) … Jill
Slip Away (2011) … Jill
Accentuate the Positive (2011) … Jill
I'll Fly Away (2010) … Jill
 
2011 Restless City
Sisi
 
2010 My Soul to Take
Jeanne-Baptiste
 
2010 Lie to Me (TV series)
Michelle Russo
Exposed (2010) … Michelle Russo
 
2010 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Sarah Steward
Dolley Madison (2010) … Sarah Steward
 
2010 3 Backyards
Woman in Blue Dress
 
2009 Law & Order (TV series)
Courtney Owens
Fed (2009) … Courtney Owens
 
2009 Life on Mars (TV series)
Angela
 
2008/I Ghost Town
Assorted Ghost
 
2007/I The Visitor
Zainab
 
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
Inert Dwarf (2004) … Marei Rosa Rumbidzai
 
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2010 Moving Pictures Live! (TV series)
Herself
Strong Women (2010) … Herself
 

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(2007) She acted in the play, "In the Continuum," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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She was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "In the Continuum" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more »