Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 89

[Trene4000]

Nichelle Nichols was among the first Black women to have a leading role in a TV series. She later worked with NASA to recruit minorities for the space program.

 

 

By Bruce Weber

July 31, 2022

Nichelle Nichols, the actress revered by “Star Trek” fans for her role as Lieutenant Uhura, the communications officer on the starship U.S.S. Enterprise, died on Saturday in Silver City, N.M. She was 89.

 

The cause was heart failure, said Sky Conway, a writer and a film producer who said he had been asked by Kyle Johnson, Ms. Nichols’s son, to speak for the family.

 

Ms. Nichols had a long career as an entertainer, beginning as a teenage supper-club singer and dancer in Chicago, her hometown, and later appearing on television.

 

But she will forever be best remembered for her work on “Star Trek,” the cult-inspiring space adventure series that aired from 1966 to 1969 and starred William Shatner as Captain Kirk, the heroic leader of the starship crew; Leonard Nimoy as his science officer and adviser, Mr. Spock, an ultralogical humanoid from the planet Vulcan; and DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy, a.k.a. Bones, the ship’s physician.

 

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[TronRP]

Every time I would think of her, I would always hear her say, "The ball is bluey".

 

May you rest in peace amongst the Stars.

[Scary Guy]

The only original cast still around now are Kirk, Chekov, and Sulu.

She was an inspiration to many WOC to get into STEM fields and just in general as well, and I hope she continues to be for years to come.