Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols

Birthday: 1932-12-28

Place of Birth: Robbins, Illinois, USA

Biography: Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 - July 30, 2022) was 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.

Movies

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top...

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns t...

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's liv...

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew m...

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace su...

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical ...

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The Torturer
The Torturer

Rick (Andrew W. Walker) is a man raised with solid American values, who was trained as a "special in...

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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, ...

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Truck Turner
Truck Turner

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hire...

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Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs

When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a...

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Star Trek: First Frontier
Star Trek: First Frontier

The story of the initial launch of the Starship USS Enterprise in 2245 under the command of Captain ...

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Roddenberry on Patrol
Roddenberry on Patrol

A very funny short film that parodies Gene Roddenberry's quest to find Star Trek. On the way he enco...

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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at ...

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The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals

Nichelle Nichols is an army sergeant who leads her platoon into the woods of the deep south on a tra...

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Get a Life!
Get a Life!

An EPIX Original documentary directed by William Shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which...

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The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

The forces of evil are attempting to recapture a human-inhabited Earth-like planet that has been lib...

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Lady Magdalene's
Lady Magdalene's

Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty a...

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Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing

An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is....

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To Be Takei
To Be Takei

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to...

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United We Fan
United We Fan

Fans, stars, creators, and more come together to explore the dynamic history and evolution of save-o...

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Star Trek Story
Star Trek Story

Gene Roddenberry's Utopian vision of humanity in the 24th century had a profound effect on American ...

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The Last Angel of History
The Last Angel of History

An examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction...

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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play....

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Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?

The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is th...

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Super Duper Bloopers
Super Duper Bloopers

This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, news...

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Bring Back... Star Trek
Bring Back... Star Trek

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Unbelievable!!!!!
Unbelievable!!!!!

The crazy exploits of four off-beat astronauts who travel to the Moon on a rescue mission to determi...

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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

It's William Shatner's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The C...

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Roddenberry's Trek
Roddenberry's Trek

The Gene Roddenberry Project is a half hour documentary exploring the genesis of Star Trek through t...

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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

Cast members of the television and movie series "Star Trek" reminisce about the making of the series...

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Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

It is the year 2306. Thirteen years have passed since Captain James T. Kirk was swept away by the Ne...

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Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Tarzan's Deadly Silence

Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of...

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For the Love of Spock
For the Love of Spock

The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty y...

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50 Years of Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek

Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in Septembe...

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Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes

A gay attorney uses his newfound powers to thwart a mad scientist....

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Building Star Trek
Building Star Trek

When "Star Trek" first aired in 1966, it expanded the viewers' imaginations about what was possible ...

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William Shatner: Captain's Log
William Shatner: Captain's Log

William Shatner worked tirelessly to turn the Star Trek television franchise into movies, but the jo...

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The Order
The Order

A covert group of vigilantes known as The Order dedicate their lives to eliminating violent threats ...

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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history...

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Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1
Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1

Everything the Admiral has feared for the Confederation, begins to come to pass. As a secret cabal e...

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Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Star Trek: A Captain's Log

Star Trek: A Captain's Log was a CBS television documentary which aired on 30 November 1994 across t...

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Tru Loved
Tru Loved

Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles...

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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharkn...

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The White Orchid
The White Orchid

A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde k...

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American Nightmares
American Nightmares

Two voyeuristic nerds are hacking the devices of people as they themselves are hacked by the feed fr...

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Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

The love in Star trek...

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Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Birth of a Timeless Legacy

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy some nice thoughts in The Birth of a Timeless Legacy doc, which te...

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Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most re...

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40 Years of Star Trek
40 Years of Star Trek

The Space Channel celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original STAR TREK. Produced by Mark Askwit...

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Trekkies
Trekkies

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" from around America and how the ser...

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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

In this comedy, an aspiring singer finds herself single and pregnant. The story begins when she is r...

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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception wit...

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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene R...

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Surge of Dawn
Surge of Dawn

Cinema's first openly gay superhero Surge returns for the crossover event of the year. This time Big...

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Commander Toad in Space
Commander Toad in Space

Brave Commander Toad and his Star Warts crew work to save a planet in need....

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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home t...

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Woman in Motion
Woman in Motion

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation'...

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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achi...

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Made in Paris
Made in Paris

A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's 196...

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Woman in the Rain
Woman in the Rain

A once-popular singer gives a candid interview, revealing the sordid details of her rags-to-riches-t...

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Star Trek Renegades OMINARA
Star Trek Renegades OMINARA

When Prof. Steiner creates a new technology to link people's minds together for rapid communication ...

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Black Sci-Fi
Black Sci-Fi

Part of the Birthrights series, this BBC Two documentary is a wonderful window into the groundbreak...

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Star Trek: The Menagerie
Star Trek: The Menagerie

In 2267, the USS Enterprise arrives at Starbase 11 in response to a subspace call First Officer Spoc...

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Star Trek: Renegades
Star Trek: Renegades

Ten years after the starship Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, the Federation is in a crisis...

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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and guest s...

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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Documentary on the History of Science Fiction Movies from The Day the Earth Stood Still onward....

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