Nichelle Nichols
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
The Torturer
2008
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
Truck Turner
1974
Snow Dogs
2002
Star Trek: First Frontier
2020
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
The Supernaturals
1986
Get a Life!
2012
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1995
Lady Magdalene's
2008
Mister Buddwing
1966
To Be Takei
2014
United We Fan
2018
Star Trek Story
1996
The Last Angel of History
1996
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
Are We There Yet?
2005
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
Unbelievable!!!!!
2020
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
Roddenberry's Trek
2015
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
2007
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
For the Love of Spock
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
2005
Building Star Trek
2016
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
The Order
2016
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1
2017
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
Tru Loved
2008
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
The White Orchid
2018
American Nightmares
2018
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
Trekkies
1997
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
Surge of Dawn
2019
Commander Toad in Space
1993
Porgy and Bess
1959
Woman in Motion
2021
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Made in Paris
1966
Woman in the Rain
1976
Star Trek Renegades OMINARA
2021
Black Sci-Fi
1992
Star Trek: The Menagerie
1966
Star Trek: Renegades
2015
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
The Simpsons
1989
Spider-Man
1994
Star Trek
1966
Futurama
1999
Heroes
2006
Star Trek
1973
Comic Book Men
2012
Gargoyles
1994
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
2020
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
Downward Dog
2017
After They Were Famous
2002
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
The Lieutenant
1963
Goldene Kamera
1984
One Strange Rock
2018
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Challenger: The Final Flight
2020
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016