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Nichelle Nichols

Nichols at the 2002 Dragon Con.
Personal information
Birth nameGrace Nichols
Birth dateDecember 28, 1932(age 77)
Place of birthRobbins, Illinois,
United States
Years active1967-2009
SpouseFoster Johnson (1951-?) (divorced) 1 child
Duke Mondy (1967-1972) (divorced)

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Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28, 1932) is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. Her most famous role is that of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the popular Star Trek television series, as well as the succeeding motion pictures, where her character was eventually promoted in Starfleet to the rank of commander. In 2006, she added executive producer to her résumé.

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Nichols On Spock-Uhura - Trek Today Tweet this news
Trek Today---Nichelle Nichols- could see a romance between Uhura and Spock because the original series showed plenty of hints of something between the two characters. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:07:41 GMT+00:00
LOCATIONS OF THE M/OTHERSHIP: BLACK WOMEN AS FUGITIVE ARCHETYPE OF RESISTANCE - Film Threat Tweet this news
Film Threat--Footage of -Nichelle Nichols-' Lt. Uhura from “Star Trek,” Gloria Foster's Oracle from “The Matrix” series and Gina Torres' Helen from “Cleopatra 2525” is ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:06:24 GMT+00:00
"Why Not Soften The End & Make It Uhura?" Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Recalls ... - Subspace Communique Tweet this news
Subspace Communique--The banquet and awards ceremony starts at 7pm and is honoring Star Trek's own -Nichelle Nichols- & Apollo XI astronaut Buzz Aldrin. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:00:27 GMT+00:00
Family TV Round-Up: Premiere Ratings for The Hub; Disney Channel's New Made ... - TV Squad Tweet this news
TV Squad--Curse of the Lake Monster,' the live-action/CGI hybrid will reunite the original cast from the first film and guest star -Nichelle Nichols- (the original ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:57:30 GMT+00:00
'Star Trek' 'interrupted' Nichelle Nichols' career - Deseret News Tweet this news
Deseret News--A funny thing happened on -Nichelle Nichols-' road to Broadway stardom. She signed on for a five-year mission on the starship Enterprise. ... - Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:10:11 GMT+00:00
Torturer - A New Kind of Terror - TV-KULT Tweet this news
TV-KULT--Dennoch versichert im die Psychologin (-Nichelle Nichols- - Star Trek), er hätte sich vollkommen richtig verhalten. Rick ist irritiert. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:21 GMT+00:00
Actress took Martin Luther King's advice and stuck with Star Trek role - Montreal Gazette Tweet this news
Montreal Gazette---...- Postmedia News August 7, 2010 Star Trek came long after the pioneering of TV, in 1966, but it was a pioneer in its own way, -Nichelle Nichols- recalls. ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:27:24 GMT+00:00
Swords, Season 2, Episode 1 Premiered, as Three Crews Go for Swordfish - Associated Content Tweet this news
Associated Content--View profile Tim Kring's Heroes maximizes the use of familiar faces to engage their fans from George Takei to -Nichelle Nichols- to Christopher Eccelston. ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:36:52 GMT+00:00
Familiar TV stars once again will be streaming into dens in new fall series - NOLA.com Tweet this news
NOLA.com---...- Robert Conrad ("The Wild, Wild West"), Linda Evans ("The Big Valley"), Martin Landau ("Mission: Impossible") and -Nichelle Nichols- ("Star Trek"). ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:12:57 GMT+00:00
Martin Luther King changed face of Star Trek - Canada.com Tweet this news
Canada.com---...- 2010 BEVERLY HILLS - Star Trek came long after the pioneering of television, in 1966, but it was a pioneer in its own way, -Nichelle Nichols- recalls. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:51:51 GMT+00:00

Year Title Role Notes
1959 Porgy and Bess cameo (uncredited)
1964 The Lieutenant (TV) Norma Bartlett
1966 Mister Buddwing Dice Player starring James Garner
1966 Star Trek (TV) Lt. Uhura 1966 � 1969
1967 Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding Jenny Ribbock starring Sandra Dee
1973 Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV) Lt. Uhura/Additional voices
1974 Truck Turner Dorinda
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Lt. Cmdr. Uhura
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Cmdr. Uhura
1983 Antony and Cleopatra Charmian - Maid of Honour
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Cmdr. Uhura
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Cmdr. Uhura
The Supernaturals Sgt. Leona Hawkins
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Cmdr. Uhura
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Cmdr. Uhura
1992 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced (VG) Lt. Uhura
1994 Gargoyles (TV) Diane Maza Guest star in four episodes through 1998
Batman: The Animated Series (TV) Thoth Khepera "Avatar"
Star Trek: Judgment Rites (VG) Lt. Uhura
2000 Futurama (TV) Herself Anthology of Interest I
2002 Futurama (TV) Herself Where No Fan Has Gone Before
Snow Dogs Amelia Brooks
2005 Are We There Yet? Miss Mable
2007 Escape from Heaven (announced) Jules
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Capt. Uhura
Heroes Nana Dawson
2008 Lady Magdalene's Lady Magdalene / Maggie
Tru Loved Grandma
The Torturer Doc



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