Danai Gurira net worth is
$500 Thousand
Danai Gurira Wiki Biography
Danai Jekesai Gurira was born on 14 February 1978, in Grinnell, Iowa USA, of Zimbabwean descent. Danai is a playwright and actress, best known for being part of the television series “The Walking Dead” playing the character Michonne. She was also creator of the play “Eclipsed” which stars Lupita Nyong’o. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Danai Gurira? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. Aside from television, Danai is well known for her work in theatre and has made her share of independent films. She’s also done voice work, and as she continues her career, her wealth will likely increase.
Danai Gurira Net Worth $500,000
Before Danai was born, her parents moved to the United States away from Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). After the country’s independence, the family would move back to Zimbabwe and Danai attended the Dominican Convent High School. She returned to the United States to study at Macalester College, and graduated with a degree in Psychology. Afterwards, she attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Acting.
She started her career by focusing as a playwright to further strengthen her acting skills. She co-starred in and co-wrote the play “In the Continuum” which led to several awards including a Helen Hayes Award and Outer Critics Circle Award – the play focused on the story of two women who were travelling the world after they had contracted the AIDS virus. Danai then made her Broadway debut in a play entitled “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” and this won her another award. In 2015, she wrote the play “Familiar” which is a story about family, life, and cultural identity. Around six years earlier, she also wrote the play “Eclipsed”, but which didn’t gain significant popularity until 2015. The play starred Lupita Nyong’O, and it was about three women who lived as sex slaves to a rebel commander. These two plays in 2015 would win numerous awards, including a Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play.
Aside from theatre, Gurira made her acting skills well known through independent films. She won an award for her performance in “The Visitor”, and then appeared in other films such as “My Soul to Take”, “3 Backyards” and “Restless City”. She also found opportunities to make guest appearances in television shows such as “Law & Order”, “Life on Mars”, and “Treme”. In 2013, she starred in the independent film “Mother of George”, which gained critical acclaim, and she was then cast to work on the biopic “All Eyez on Me”.
Her most popular role to date would be in the AMC show “The Walking Dead”. She was announced to be in the cast for the show in 2012, and appeared in the third season as the katana-wielding Michonne.
For her personal life, it is known that Danai can speak four languages, namely Shona, French, Xhosa, and English. She has also spent time teaching in countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Liberia. Aside from these, she maintains an active lifestyle and has learned to ride horses because of “The Walking Dead”. There is no public information on any relationships the star might be involved in.
| Full Name | Danai Gurira |
| Net Worth | $500 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Grinnell, Iowa, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Profession | Actress |
| Education | Tisch School of the Arts, Macalester College |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Roger Gurira, Josephine Gurira |
| Siblings | Shingai Gurira, Tare Gurira, Choni Gurira |
| Nicknames | Danai Jekesai Gurira |
| Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/DanaiGuriraOfficial |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/danaigurira |
| Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/danaigurira/ |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1775091 |
| Awards | Drama Desk Special Award, Saturn Award, Satellite Award for Best Television Ensemble, Obie Award for Special Citations, Outer Critics Circle Award for John Gassner Playwriting Award, Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production, The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding... |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Play, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play, Outer Critics Ci... |
| Movies | Black Panther, All Eyez on Me, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Mother of George, Restless City, My Soul to Take, 3 Backyards, Ghost Town, The Visitor |
| TV Shows | The Walking Dead |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | I was a jock when I was a kid, so I've always wanted to physically live through a character - one of those really tough chicks. |
| 2 | [on preparing to play a sword-wielding zombie slayer in 'the Walking Dead']I do have some dings on my apartment wall from tricks I was attempting at home. I don't advise that. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | She was born in Iowa but lived in her parents' native Zimbabwe from age 5 until age 18, when she returned to the U.S. to attend college. |
| 2 | She has two older sisters, Shingai and Choni, and an older brother, Tare. |
| 3 | She was awarded the 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Writing for "The Convert," in a co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 4 | She was awarded the 2013 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Playwright for "The Convert" co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 5 | When Gurira's play "Eclipsed" was produced at the Yale Repertory Theater in 2009, the lead role of "the Girl" was performed by actress Adepero Oduye and understudied by then-Yale Drama School student Lupita Nyong'o. A few years later, Oduye and Nyong'o both acted in the film 12 Years a Slave, and Nyong'o won an Oscar for that performance. When the same play was produced at New York's Public Theater six years later, Nyong'o this time played the lead role. |
| 6 | 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. |
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Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Black Panther | 2018 | filming | Okoye |
| All Eyez on Me | 2017 | completed | Afeni Shakur |
| The Walking Dead | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Michonne |
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | 2014 | Video | Fury (voice) |
| Mother of George | 2013 | | Adenike Balogun |
| Treme | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Jill |
| Restless City | 2011 | | Sisi |
| My Soul to Take | 2010 | | Jeanne-Baptiste |
| Lie to Me | 2010 | TV Series | Michelle Russo |
| American Experience | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Sarah Steward |
| 3 Backyards | 2010 | | Woman in Blue Dress |
| Law & Order | 2009 | TV Series | Courtney Owens |
| Life on Mars | 2009 | TV Series | Angela |
| Ghost Town | 2008/I | | Assorted Ghost |
| The Visitor | 2007/I | | Zainab |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2004 | TV Series | Marei Rosa Rumbidzai |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far | 2016 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Kuhani | 2013 | Short special thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Talking Dead | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - 'Michonne' / Herself - Guest / ... |
| Good Morning America | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Chew | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Michonne |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - The Walking Dead |
| Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Black Girls Rock! | 2016 | TV Special | Herself |
| Conan | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| PBS NewsHour | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The View | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| American Music Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| BELLOmag Presents: A Conversation with Danai Gurira | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself - Guest |
| StuTV | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - The Walking Dead |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| 24 Hours of Reality: The Cost of Carbon | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| Katie | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead | 2013 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Larry King Now | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 17th Annual Satellite Awards | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself - Winner: Best Ensemble, Television |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Moving Pictures Live! | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
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Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2016 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Walking Dead (2010) |
| 2014 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture | Mother of George (2013) |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Method Fest | | The Visitor (2007) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Walking Dead (2010) |
| 2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Actress | Mother of George (2013) |
| 2014 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Mother of George (2013) |
| 2014 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actress | Mother of George (2013) |
| 2013 | WFCC Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Mother of George (2013) |
| 2011 | Invisible Woman Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | | 3 Backyards (2010) |
| 2008 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | The Visitor (2007) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2008 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | The Visitor (2007) |
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