Pointed ears, skin color ... Hikaru Sulu, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov and Scotty) first became operable—in “Star Trek” chronology—in the 22nd century. AF Archive / Alamy Artists conjured ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

She first appeared in Star Trek, portraying a thoroughly modernised version of Nyota Uhura. She brought a confidence and freedom to the role that Nichelle Nichols, who, of course, originated the ...

Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Paramount+ While we don't know the ins and outs of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, the previous run did end on a major ...

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 ...