Known for her warrior women roles in The Walking Dead and Black Panther, DANAI GURIRA is now sharing center stage in the year’s biggest blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame. The actress and playwright talks to the magazine about her Marvel “family”, cultural identity and making magic.
I am definitely a strong meshing of both worlds. I knew when I got here that I had to be vigilant. Being in a land of such access and excess, you have to really be clear about what you’re doing and why, and how you’re going to be responsible with all of the opportunities available to you as an American citizen. And it was clear to me that I was going to retain a tangible and active connection to Zimbabwe. When I moved to Africa as a girl, I thought I was American. Then when I came back, I realized how African I was.
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