Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on the original Star Trek, was asked to cameo in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Here's ...

CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images The transporter (teleporting crew, from left, Hikaru Sulu, Nyota Uhura ... desk, I’d get the hell out of science fiction and into politics.” “Star Trek ...

As a lifelong fan of the franchise and a book lover, (thanks mom,) I've read dozens of Star Trek paperbacks and hardcovers, ...

In 2009, Saldana portrayed Uhura in a big-screen Star Trek reboot, and she's gone on to play the starship Enterprise communications officer in two follow-ups, with a fourth installment expected to ...

Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of ...

She became known for her role of Lt. Nyota Uhura, a communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise in “Star Trek,” the original TV series that started in 1966. Nichols was a rare ...

Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan and the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to ...

Nichols, the groundbreaking actress who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, died on Saturday at age 89 Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March ...

The new show also features other characters that debuted in the original "Star Trek" show from the 1960s, including M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush), and Nyota Uhura (Celia ...