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Nichelle Nichols (/ n ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l / nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) [1] was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television. [2]
Nyota Uhura (/ n i ˈ oʊ t ə ʊ ˈ h ʊr ə /), or simply Uhura, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original television series , the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols , who reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films .
William Shatner as James T. Kirk and Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the November 22, 1968 Star Trek episode, "Plato's Stepchildren.". In the episode of Star Trek: The Original Series titled "Plato's Stepchildren", season 3 episode 10, first broadcast November 22, 1968, Uhura (played by black actress Nichelle Nichols) and Captain Kirk (played by white actor William Shatner) kiss.
Celia Rose Gooding will take on an iconic role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and we have our first look. On Tuesday, Paramount+ unveiled a new trailer which features Gooding’s Uhura aboard ...
A new teaser for the upcoming Trek prequel, which you can watch above, reveals that cast member Celia Rose Gooding will be playing Uhura, the iconic character played by Nichelle Nichols on the ...
In 2016, SyFy listed Uhura's rebuff of the maddened Sulu's offer to "protect" her as the character's tenth best moment in Star Trek. [8] IGN ranked "The Naked Time" the 8th best episode of The Original Series in 2016 [9] and the 12th best episode of all Star Trek series in 2013. [10]
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original The post Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died ...
On the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Star Trek, National Geographic noted the Kirk-Uhura kiss as "iconic", which they describe as connecting to the period's civil rights issues. [12] In 2016, Radio Times ranked the kiss between Uhura and Kirk as the 25th best moment in all Star Trek. [13]