Nichelle Nichols
Acting
Biography
Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 - July 30, 2022) 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.
As actor 86
The Simpsons
1989
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Futurama
1999
Heroes
2006
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Star Trek
1966
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Spider-Man
1994
Gargoyles
1994
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
Goldene Kamera
1984
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
Star Trek
1973
The Lieutenant
1963
Comic Book Men
2012
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Are We There Yet?
2005
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
Challenger: The Final Flight
2020
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
One Strange Rock
2018
Snow Dogs
2002
After They Were Famous
2002
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
Downward Dog
2017
For the Love of Spock
2016
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
2020
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967
The White Orchid
2018
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke
2024
Tru Loved
2008
Truck Turner
1974
Space Seed
1967
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
To Be Takei
2014
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
Trekkies
1997
Porgy and Bess
1959
American Nightmares
2018
Commander Toad in Space
1993
Mister Buddwing
1966
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
United We Fan
2018
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1995
Made in Paris
1966
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
2005
For the Love of Star Trek
2026
The Order
2016
Get a Life!
2012
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
Star Trek Story
1996
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
Woman in Motion
2021
Unbelievable!!!!!
2020
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
Woman in the Rain
1976
The Supernaturals
1986
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Building Star Trek
2016
The Torturer
2008
The Last Angel of History
1996
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
Roddenberry's Trek
2015
Black Sci-Fi
1992
Surge of Dawn
2019
Lady Magdalene's
2008