Before Star Trek 2009, Lieutenant Uhura had been played by Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: The Original Series and the subsequent Star Trek films. Celia Rose Gooding portrays the young Ensign Uhura ...

the suburban Chicago native who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age ...

Nichols famously played Lt. Nyota Uhura on 'Star Trek ... on Nichelle Nichol’s groundbreaking performance in ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ and the impact she’s made today.

When the original Star Trek did end, in 1969 ... Star Trek, and in particular Nichelle Nichols’ character, Lieutenant Uhura. In response, Jemison was invited to appear in an episode of Star ...

She became known for her role of Lt. Nyota Uhura, a communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise in “Star Trek,” the original TV series that started in 1966. Nichols was a rare ...