# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nichelle-nichols
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:30:30.645Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nichelle-nichols"
name: "Nichelle Nichols"
slug: "nichelle-nichols"
description: "Grace Dell \"Nichelle\" Nichols 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. From 1977 to 2015, she volunteered her time to promote NASA's programs and recruit diverse astronauts, including some of the first female and ethnic minority astronauts."
tagline: "American actress (1932–2022)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nichelle_Nichols_1996.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1932-12-28"
deathDate: "2022-07-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           61.91
  momentum:             7.453164413456905
  historical:           25.81688
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/nichelleisuhura"
    handle:    "nichelleisuhura"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629667/"
    handle:    "nm0629667"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "6NaYoXLgrffOcttneRZqwg"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.uhura.com"
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    title: "نيشيل نيكولز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Նիշել Նիկոլս"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nichelle Nichols"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ニシェル・ニコルズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nichelle Nichols"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nichelle Nichols"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump