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Dia menerima Penghargaan Sam Norkin 2016, untuk ''Eclipsed'' dan ''[[Familiar (play)|Familiar]]'', disajikan oleh [[Drama Desk Awards]], yang mengatakan, sebagian: "Danai Gurira menunjukkan wawasan, jangkauan, dan kedalaman yang luar biasa, menghadirkan suara baru yang segar ke teater Amerika."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dramadeskawards.com/nominees | title=2016 Nominees | publisher=Drama Desk Awards | access-date=April 29, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225151924/http://dramadeskawards.com/nominees | archive-date=February 25, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Eclipsed'' dinominasikan untuk [[Tony Award for Best Play]], dan memenangkan [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ECLIPSED's Clint Ramos Wins 2016 Tony Award for Best Costume Design – Play|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ECLIPSEDs-Clint-Ramos-Wins-2016-Tony-Award-for-Best-Costume-Design-Play-20160612|publisher=Broadway World|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616020751/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ECLIPSEDs-Clint-Ramos-Wins-2016-Tony-Award-for-Best-Costume-Design-Play-20160612|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== AktingFilm dan televisi ===
Gurira membintangi film tahundrama 2007tersebut ''[[The Visitor (film 2007)|The Visitor]]'' pada tahun 2007, yang membuatnyadia memenangkanmenangkan [[Method Fest Independent Film Festival]] AwardPenghargaan untuk kategoriAktris ''BestPendukung Supporting Actress''Terbaik. IaDia jugamuncul tampil dalamdi film 2008 ''[[Ghost Town (film 2008)|Ghost Town]]'', film tahun 2010 ''[[3 Backyards]]'', dan ''[[My Soul to Take]]'', dan ''[[Restless City]]'' pada tahun 2011, serta acaraserial televisi ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', ''[[Life on Mars (serialseri televisi Amerika TVSerikat)|Life on Mars]]'', dan ''[[Law & Order]]''. Dari tahun 2010 hingga 2011, iadia muncul dalam serial dramadi [[HBO]] berjudulserial drama ''[[Treme (serialseri TVtelevisi)|Treme]]''.
Pada bulan Maret 2012, [[AMC ( saluran TV channel)|AMC]] mengumumkan padadalam siaran langsung bahwa Gurira akan bergabung dengan para pemainpemeran serial drama horor mereka , ''[[The Walking Dead ( serial TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', serial dengan nilairating tertinggi dalam sejarah televisi kabel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/ |title='The Walking Dead' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=30 Maret 2015|accessdate=30 Maret 2015|archive-date=2015-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/ 2015060216182520150401133000/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/| url-status=dead |archive- urldate= yesApril 1, 2015|title='The Walking Dead' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref> di musim ketiganya.<ref name= "HReporter-TWD=Cast-2012 ">{{cite news|url= httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-301498|title='The Walking Dead' Casts Sword-Wielding Heroine Michonne|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter ]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date= 18March Maret18, 2012| accessdateaccess-date= March 19 , Maret2012|archive-date=March 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319233635/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-301498|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "EW-TWD-2012 ">{{cite newsmagazine|last1=Ross|first1=Dalton|title='The Walking Dead': Exclusive first look at Danai Gurira as fan favorite Michonne|url= httphttps://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/23/walking-dead-danai-gurira-michonne| accessdateaccess-date= October 27 Oktober, 2014| workmagazine=Entertainment Weekly|date= May 23 , 2012|archive-date=March Mei21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321005346/http://www.ew.com/article/2012 /05/23/walking-dead-danai-gurira-michonne|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "HReporter-TWD-Badass-2012 ">{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='The Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira Excited to Embody Badass Michonne|url= httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-interview-303288| accessdateaccess-date= 27October Oktober27, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date= March 22 Maret, 2012 |archive-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121101722/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-interview-303288|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurira memerankan karaktermemainkan [[Michonne]], wanitatanpa yang penuh curigahenti, bersenjatakan [[katana]] -memegang karakter yang bergabung dengan kelompok yang erat dalamdi dunia apokaliptik.<ref name= "EW-TWD-2012 "/><ref name= "AMC-TWD-Michonne ">{{cite web|title=Michonne|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/michonne|work= [[AMC Networks ]]| accessdateaccess-date= June 4 Juni, 2015|archive-date= December 5, 2018 -12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205172106/https://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/michonne| dead-url -status= yesdead}}</ref > Bersama-sama mereka terpaksa untuk terus-menerus melawan zombi pemakan daging dan beberapa manusia yang masih hidup, beberapa di antaranya bahkan lebih jahat dan berbahaya daripada zombi itu sendiri.<ref name=AMC-TWD-Michonne /> Gurira harus belajar bagaimana cara menunggang kuda untuk acaraserial tersebut, yang iadia nikmati karena itu merupakanadalah tantangan fisik.<ref name= "LATimes-TWD-2013 ">{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Susan|title='Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira aims to go deep in her varied roles|url= httphttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-danai-gurira-20130919-story.html| accessdateaccess-date= October 28 Oktober, 2014|work= [[The Los Angeles Times ]]|date= 19 September 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216154159/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-danai-gurira-20130919-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada Februari 2019, muncul laporan bahwa Gurira akan keluar dari pertunjukan setelah dia memfilmkan episode terakhirnya selama musim kesepuluh..<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-danai-gurira-exit-1184189|date=February 8, 2019|title='Walking Dead' Shocker: Danai Gurira to Exit (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124420/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-danai-gurira-exit-1184189|url-status=live}}</ref> Episode terakhir Gurira, "[[What We Become (The Walking Dead)|What We Become]]" ditayangkan pada Maret 2020, dan pada saat keberangkatannya, dia telah mendapat tagihan kedua dalam kredit pembukaan.▼Pada tahun 2013, Gurira memainkan peran utama dalam menyutradarai film drama independen karya [[Andrew Dosunmu]] berjudul ''[[Mother of George]]'', yang diputar perdana di [[Sundance Film Festival 2013]].<ref name=TavisSmiley-TWD-2013 /> Gurira menerima pujian kritis untuk penampilannya sebagai seorang wanita Nigeria yang berjuang untuk hidup di Amerika Serikat.<ref name=Ioncinema-MotherGeorge-Review-2013>{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Nicholas|title=Mother of George – Review|url=http://www.ioncinema.com/reviews/mother-of-george-review|accessdate=28 Oktober 2014|work=IonCinema|date=13 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=EW-Lovelace-2013>{{cite news|last1=Gleiberman|first1=Owen|title=Sundance: 'Lovelace' is a porn biopic that gets under your skin|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/23/linda-lovelace-bio-gets-under-your-skin/|accessdate=28 Oktober 2014|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=23 Januari 2013}}</ref> Juni 2013, Gurira memenangkan anugerah Jean-Claude Gahd Dam pada [[Guys Choice Awards]] 2013.<ref name=Spike-GuysChoice-2013>{{cite web|title=Jean-Claude Gahd Dam|url=http://www.spike.com/guys-choice/jean-claude-gahd-dam|work=[[Spike (jaringan TV)|Spike]]|accessdate=12 Juni 2013}}</ref> ▼
▲Pada tahun 2013, Gurira memainkan peran utama dalamsebagai menyutradarai film drama independen karyasutradara [[Andrew Dosunmu]] berjudulfilm drama independen ''[[Mother of George]]'', yang diputartayang perdana di [[ 2013 Sundance Film Festival 2013]].<ref name= "TavisSmiley-TWD-2013 " /> Gurira menerimamendapat pujian kritis untukatas penampilannya sebagai seorang wanita Nigeria yang berjuang untuk hidup di Amerika Serikat.<ref name= "Ioncinema-MotherGeorge-Review-2013 ">{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Nicholas|title=Mother of George – Review|url=http://www.ioncinema.com/reviews/mother-of-george-review| accessdateaccess-date= October 28 Oktober, 2014|work=IonCinema|date= 13 September 13, 2013 |archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100126/https://www.ioncinema.com/reviews/mother-of-george-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "EW-Lovelace-2013 ">{{cite newsmagazine|last1=Gleiberman|first1=Owen|title=Sundance: 'Lovelace' is a porn biopic that gets under your skin|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/23/linda-lovelace-bio-gets-under-your-skin/| accessdateaccess-date= October 28 Oktober, 2014| workmagazine= [[Entertainment Weekly ]]|date= January 23 , Januari2013|archive-date=January 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125235554/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/23/linda-lovelace-bio-gets-under-your-skin/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada Juni 2013, Gurira memenangkan anugerahpenghargaan Jean-Claude Gahd Dam pada 2013 [[Guys Choice Awards]] 2013.<ref name= "Spike-GuysChoice-2013 ">{{cite web|title=Jean-Claude GahdVan Dam|url=http://www.spike.com/guys-choice/jean-claude-gahd-dam|work= [[Spike |access-date=June (jaringan12, TV)2013| Spike]]archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527151256/http://www.spike.com/guys-choice/jean-claude-gahd-dam| accessdatearchive-date= 12May Juni27, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Pada bulan Januari 2016, Gurira diumumkan telah berperan sebagai ibunda [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Afeni Shakur]], di film ''[[All Eyez on Me (film)|All Eyez on Me]]'', sebuah film biopik tentang bintang rap terkenal [[Tupac Shakur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Cast as Tupac Shakur's Mother|url = http://m.ign.com/articles/2016/01/12/walking-deads-danai-gurira-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother|website = IGN|date =11 Januari 2016|access-date=12 Januari 2016|first = Nicole|last = Carpenter}}</ref>
Gurira bermain rapper [[Tupac Shakur]] ibu, [[Afeni Shakur]], di dalam ''[[All Eyez on Me (film)|All Eyez on Me]]'', film biografi 2017 tentang bintang rap.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Cast as Tupac Shakur's Mother|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/12/walking-deads-danai-gurira-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother|work = IGN|date = January 11, 2016|access-date = January 12, 2016|first = Nicole|last = Carpenter|archive-date = January 12, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160112013117/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/12/walking-deads-danai-gurira-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother|url-status = live}}</ref> Dia kemudian membintangi film Marvel ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', yang dirilis pada Februari 2018. Dia berperan sebagai Okoye, kepala dari [[Dora Milaje (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dora Milaje]], pengawal pribadi dari [[T'Challa (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Black Panther]], dan menerima pujian kritis untuk penampilannya.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Black Panther Cast Details Revealed|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-cast-details-revealed-913979|work = The Hollywood Reporter|date = July 23, 2016|access-date = July 24, 2016|first = Aaron|last = Couch|archive-date = July 25, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160725142116/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-cast-details-revealed-913979|url-status = live}}</ref> Gurira reprised Okoye in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018), ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019), dan ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' (2022). Pada tahun 2020, dia menandatangani kesepakatan dengan ABC Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2020-02-20|title=Danai Gurira Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/danai-gurira-overall-deal-abc-studios-1203509281/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227135551/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/danai-gurira-overall-deal-abc-studios-1203509281/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== ''The Walking Dead'' ====
▲Pada bulan Maret 2012, [[AMC (saluran TV)|AMC]] mengumumkan pada siaran langsung bahwa Gurira akan bergabung dengan para pemain serial drama horor mereka, ''[[The Walking Dead (serial TV)|The Walking Dead]]'', serial dengan nilai tertinggi dalam sejarah televisi kabel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/|title='The Walking Dead' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=30 Maret 2015|accessdate=30 Maret 2015|archive-date=2015-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602161825/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> di musim ketiganya.<ref name=HReporter-TWD=Cast-2012>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-301498|title='The Walking Dead' Casts Sword-Wielding Heroine Michonne|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=18 Maret 2012|accessdate=19 Maret 2012}}</ref><ref name=EW-TWD-2012>{{cite news|last1=Ross|first1=Dalton|title='The Walking Dead': Exclusive first look at Danai Gurira as fan favorite Michonne|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/23/walking-dead-danai-gurira-michonne|accessdate=27 Oktober 2014|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=23 Mei 2012}}</ref><ref name=HReporter-TWD-Badass-2012>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='The Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira Excited to Embody Badass Michonne|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-michonne-danai-gurira-interview-303288|accessdate=27 Oktober 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 Maret 2012}}</ref> Gurira memerankan karakter [[Michonne]], wanita yang penuh curiga, bersenjatakan [[katana]] yang bergabung dengan kelompok yang erat dalam dunia apokaliptik.<ref name=EW-TWD-2012/><ref name=AMC-TWD-Michonne>{{cite web|title=Michonne|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/michonne|work=[[AMC Networks]]|accessdate=4 Juni 2015|archive-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205172106/https://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/michonne|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Bersama-sama mereka terpaksa untuk terus-menerus melawan zombi pemakan daging dan beberapa manusia yang masih hidup, beberapa di antaranya bahkan lebih jahat dan berbahaya daripada zombi itu sendiri.<ref name=AMC-TWD-Michonne /> Gurira harus belajar bagaimana cara menunggang kuda untuk acara tersebut, yang ia nikmati karena itu merupakan tantangan fisik.<ref name=LATimes-TWD-2013>{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Susan|title='Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira aims to go deep in her varied roles|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-danai-gurira-20130919-story.html|accessdate=28 Oktober 2014|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=19 September 2013}}</ref>
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