Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols Fast Facts:

Played a female pimp in the 1974 film Truck Turner.
Considered quitting Star Trek after the first season, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a fan of the show, convinced her that her character was ground breaking; she remained on the show until the series ended in 1969.
First African American to place her handprints in front of the Hollywood's Chinese Theatre.
Worked for NASA recruiting women and minorities into the space program.