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

who first played the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the '60s sci-fi TV series. In 2009, Saldana portrayed Uhura in a big-screen Star Trek reboot, and she's gone on to play the starship ...

Star Trek Alums are Involved . Walter Koening, who played Chekov in Star Trek,serves on the board of directors for the Nichelle Nichols Foundation, and Bonnie Gordon, who voices t ...

Alright, I’ve got to find my Trekkie cap for a minute. I watched an old episode of Start Trek recently and just had to write ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Their son, Rod, was born in 1974.) As for Nichols, Roddenberry cast her in a history-making role as Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura. Ande Richardson, an assistant to Gene Coon who had worked for ...

"Star Trek" royalty Nichelle Nichols passed away in 2022 but her legacy endures. Most well-known for her her memorable portrayal of Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek: The ...