Danai Gurira, a native of Zimbabwe, yearned to bring African faces and voices to Broadway through her plays. But how did this Tony Award-nominated writer make the leap from dramatic story teller to Hollywood superstar, with starring roles in mega-hits The Walking Dead and Black Panther?

Originally released by PBS, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 04, 2018.

Gurira Meets Students (2:15); --From Minnesota to Cape Town (1:49); -- Acceptance to NYU (2:23); -- "The Continuum" (3:12); -- Finding the Right Role (2:32); -- Gurira Writes "Eclipsed" (2:51); -- "The Walking Dead" (2:16); -- Lupita Nyong'o Joins "Eclipse" Cast (3:20); -- Joining Marvel Universe (2:55); -- Credits: Danai Gurira: Part 3 (1:35); .