Danai Gurira is an Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Also a teacher of acting and playwriting in Zimbabwe, she is best known for her roles in the horror series The Walking Dead and as Okoye in The Black Panther. In 2013, she received the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Playwright among other accolades.Read more