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Nichelle Nichols

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American actress (1932-2022)

United StatesActorsLived 1932 to 2022 · aged 89
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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.

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Nichols as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, 1967Nichols as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, 1967Nichols in 2012Nichols in 2012Nichols (fourth from the left) with most of the cast of Star Trek visiting the Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Rockwell International plant at Palmdale, California, U.S., 1976Nichols (fourth from the left) with most of the cast of Star Trek visiting the Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Rockwell International plant at Palmdale, California, U.S., 1976Nichols in 2019Nichols in 2019

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Filmography 40

Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979 · ★ 6.5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982 · ★ 7.4
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986 · ★ 7.2
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991 · ★ 7.0
Are We There Yet?2005 · ★ 5.7
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989 · ★ 5.7
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1984 · ★ 6.6
Snow Dogs2002 · ★ 5.6
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster2010 · ★ 6.2
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming2017 · ★ 4.8
For the Love of Spock2016 · ★ 7.4
To Be Takei2014 · ★ 7.2
Truck Turner1974 · ★ 6.4
Trekkies1997 · ★ 6.4
The White Orchid2018
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner2006 · ★ 6.5
American Nightmares2018
50 Years of Star Trek2016
Porgy and Bess1959
Tru Loved2008
Unbelievable!!!!!2020
The Supernaturals1986
Mister Buddwing1966
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space1995
Building Star Trek2016
Made in Paris1966
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special1991
Get a Life!2012
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond1996
The Torturer2008
The Last Angel of History1996
Star Trek: First Frontier2020
Woman in Motion2021
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier2007
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men2007
Star Trek: A Captain's Log1994
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next1988
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories1996
Roddenberry's Trek2015

89 credits on file

Television 24

The Simpsons1989
Heroes2006
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993
Futurama1999
Star Trek1966
Batman: The Animated Series1992
Die Harald Schmidt Show1995
Gargoyles1994
Spider-Man1994
Star Trek: Prodigy2021
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command2000
Star Trek1973
Goldene Kamera1984
Comic Book Men2012
Challenger: The Final Flight2020
One Strange Rock2018
Comedy Central Roasts2003
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek2021
The Real History of Science Fiction2014
The Lieutenant1963
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults2020
Downward Dog2017
After They Were Famous2002
Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault2016

Awards 3

2018Inkpot Award
2015Women in Technology Hall of Fame
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to Nichelle 6

Count BasieAlso in Made in Paris (1966)Jane WiedlinAlso in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)Katharine RossAlso in Mister Buddwing (1966)Jay MohrAlso in American Nightmares (2018)Nia LongAlso in Are We There Yet? (2005)Karl UrbanAlso in Building Star Trek (2016)

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2022 · aged 89
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30 languages

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