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Fast Facts
- Born: December 28, 1932
- Birth name: Grace Nichols
- Birth place: Robbins, Illinois
- Had the first televised interracial kiss, with William Shatner
- 1992: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Career
Early on in Nicholes' career she performed as a singer in New York clubs such as the "Blue Angel" and the Playboy clubs. In between singing jobs she also worked as a model, posing for catalogs and was featured on the cover of Ebony magazine. Her first big break came in 1966 when she was offered the part of Lieutenant Uhura in the Star Trek TV series. When the series ended in 1966 Nichols' continued to work on various projects and revised her role in seven of the Star Trek big screen movies. Other films credited to her are Snow Dogs, Are We There Yet? and Heroes. -
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"I'm a fan of the fans. I love them. They're fabulous. I love being around them. I love their madness and their caring. I love watching them take off for a weekend, don the costumes, and become characters from the 23rd century and beyond. I thank the fans for giving us – me – so much support and love. I want them to know I love them. They'll always be my friends. I'll see the fans, always. They can rest assured of that. (on fans of "Star Trek").""All the people in Star Trek will always be known as those characters. And what characters to have attached to your name in life! The show is such a phenomenon all over the world."
"I was very blessed in always knowing what I wanted to do, and by the grace of God I've been able to succeed in my chosen career."
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Mystery laugh WINNER: Ryan in Milton guessed it! $ 800.92 Nichelle Nichols was the answer! (Lt. Uhura on Star Trek)
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Watching 2nd seasn Heroes. Nichelle Nichols AND George Takei. I keep lookin 4 Deforest Kelly! I'm a dr, dammit, not a pomo comic bit player!
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8. Zoe Saldana: embarrassed the very legend who paved for you by telling the WORLD that Nichelle Nichols was in the restroom?
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The personal story of Nichelle Nichols, a well-recognized cast member from the original Star Trek series, covers such areas as her love affair with Gene Roddenberry, career, the historic interracial kiss, and personal relations...
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Okay, so the recording efforts of the 'Star Trek' crew have not been, if you'll pardon the expression, stellar; from William Shatner's 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' to Leonard Nimoy's 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth' to Grace Lee Whitney ...
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Nichelle Nichols Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
- December 28, 1932: Born
- 1966-1969: Star Trek
- 1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- 1982: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
- 1984: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- 1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- 1989: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- 2002: Snow Dogs
- 2005: Are We There Yet?
- 2007: Lady Magdalene's



