Nichelle Nichols

Birth Name:

Grace Dell Nichols

Birth Place:

Robbins, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Quote: "(On her biggest influence, her father, who educated her about stars and planets) "for the simple reason that he never treated me like a child [he] always took me seriously․""
She is best known for portraying Lieutenant Uhura on the iconic TV series "Star Trek․"
She credits Dr․ Martin Luther King with pursuading her to stay on Star Trek after she voiced a desire to pursue a career on Broadway
As Uhura on Star Trek, she portrayed the first high-ranking African-American, female official on TV, and also shared TV's first interracial kiss
She is credited for naming her Star Trek character, Uhura, from a play on the Swahili word for freedom, "uhuru․"
After Star Trek ended, she worked with NASA to help recruit minorities and females to the space agency

1980Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
1987Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1989Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1999Golden Camera - Millennium Award:Winner
2006TV Land Award - Most Memorable Kiss:Nominated
2007TV Land Award - TV Moment That Became Headline News:Nominated
2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series:Nominated
2022OFTA TV Hall of Fame - Character:Winner

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