Nichelle Nichols
- Birthplace: Robbins, Illinois
- Birthday: December 28, 1932
Dynamic, sinuous African-American character actor and singer who has become almost exclusively identified with her role as the intelligent, loyal, Swahili-born Lieutenant Uhura, communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise on the TV and feature film fantasy fanfest, "Star Trek". Discovered by Duke Ellington in her mid-teens, she toured with both Ellington and Lionel Hampton as a lead singer and dancer, which led to bit parts in Hollywood musicals such as "Porgy & Bess" (1959).
After Gene Roddenberry cast her in …more
