Nichelle Nichols

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-12-28 (90 years old)

Deathday

2022-07-30

Place of Birth

Robbins, Illinois, USA

Nichelle Nichols

Biography

Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nichelle Nichols, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1979

1974

Truck Turner

as Dorinda

2002

Snow Dogs

as Amelia

2020

1986

The Supernaturals

as Sgt. Leona Hawkins

2012

Get a Life!

as Herself

2008

Lady Magdalene's

as Lady Magdalene / Maggie, Singer

1966

Mister Buddwing

as Dice Player

2014

2018

1996

1983

2005

Are We There Yet?

as Miss Mable

2020

2015

2007

Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

as Captain Nyota Uhura

2016

2016

The Order

as Athena

2017

Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1

as Admiral Grace Jemison

2008

Tru Loved

as Grandmother

2017

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

as Secretary General of NATO

2018

2018

American Nightmares

as Mystic Woman

1997

Trekkies

as Self

2019

1993

Commander Toad in Space

as SS Stella (voice)

1959

2021

1966

Made in Paris

as Eleanor

1976

1992

2015

Star Trek: Renegades

as Admiral Grace Jemison

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