More Than An Actress, Multi-Threat Danai Gurira Wins Drama Critics Circle Award For Writing

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• Bee | March 21, 2013 2:31 PMReply

  She is flawlessly gorgeous and a real talent. I wish I liked Walking Dead. Anyway, I hope to see her in more things in the future! Congrats to her!

• Blu | March 20, 2013 12:23 PMReply

  Congrats to Danai! She incredible.

• audiodramatist | March 20, 2013 10:36 AMReply

  Now why wasn't this sister on the short list for the Nina bio-pic?

• Jay | March 25, 2013 4:42 PM

  The 1st Nina Simone movie doesnt need to be the last.....

• Bee | March 21, 2013 2:31 PM

  Indeed.

• Marie | March 21, 2013 2:02 PM

  She definitely should've been considered for the Nina Simone movie. Keep in mind that the writer-director of this film is Cynthia Mort whose work I'm personally not a fan of (she co-wrote The Brave One which felt like it was made by people who've never spent time in NYC). The good news for Gurira is that she's a writer as well and doesn't have to fight Hollywood's fixation with casting skinny blondes in order to get work. She can be proactive and create her own work.

• Neena G | March 21, 2013 11:45 AM

  Couldn't Agree More Miles.

• Miles Ellison | March 20, 2013 11:20 PM

  Because that would have made sense. If real filmmakers had anything to do with the Nina movie, instead of Lifetime Channel hacks, she might have had a shot. Come to think of it, if the Walking Dead writers were more focused on creating 3 dimensional black characters instead of holding on to their large white audience by trotting out tired black stereotypes, she'd be better in that show than she's been.

• ALM | March 19, 2013 9:06 PMReply

  Congrats! She is so pretty, and her skin is gorgeous. She looks like a young Lauryn Hill here.

• QBN | March 19, 2013 7:49 PMReply

  That's one sweet and talented Empress! Black women >>>

• Michele | March 19, 2013 3:57 PMReply

  So so talented, I hope to see more from her in writing and acting :)

• LAS | March 19, 2013 3:04 PMReply

  Amazing! Congratulations to her.

• lvflg | March 19, 2013 2:31 PMReply

  Congrats are definitely in order!

• Kudos | March 19, 2013 2:21 PMReply

  Congratulations to her!! I've seen a lot of her work in Washington, DC. She is definitely an amazing artist.

• No | March 19, 2013 2:16 PMReply

  I just saw the play and it is good and powerful.