Iowa-born actress Danai Gurira set to present at the Oscars on Sunday night

An Iowa-born actress will present an Oscar on Sunday.

Danai Gurira, the Grinnell-born film star, was named in the second slate of Academy Award presenters on Tuesday.

Gurira, who portrayed Okoye in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Michonne in the popular AMC series “The Walking Dead,” will present at this year’s 95th Academy Awards ceremony.

Gurira was in Iowa in 2016 to encourage Grinnell College students to vote and her father Roger was formerly a chemistry professor at the college.

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The 95^th Academy Awards begins at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast Sunday on local ABC stations.

Jay Stahl is an entertainment reporter at The Des Moines Register. Follow him on Instagram or reach out at jstahl@gannett.com.

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