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'''Nichelle Nichols''' is an African American actor most famous for playing Lt. Uhura on the original ''[[Star Trek]]''.   
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'''Nichelle Nichols''' (December 28, 1932 - July 30, 2022) is an African American actor most famous for playing Lt. Uhura on the original ''[[Star Trek]]''.   
  
 
Her role in that series was considered so important a breakthrough on American television, that Martin Luther King himself personally persuaded her to stay on the series at a time when she considered leaving the role.
 
Her role in that series was considered so important a breakthrough on American television, that Martin Luther King himself personally persuaded her to stay on the series at a time when she considered leaving the role.
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==See also==
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==See Also==
 
*{{wikipedia|Nichelle_Nichols}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Nichelle_Nichols}}
 
*{{imdb|0629667}}
 
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[[Category:Voice Actors|Nichols, Nichelle]]
 
[[Category:Voice Actors|Nichols, Nichelle]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 2 August 2022

Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 - July 30, 2022) is an African American actor most famous for playing Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek.

Her role in that series was considered so important a breakthrough on American television, that Martin Luther King himself personally persuaded her to stay on the series at a time when she considered leaving the role.

She attended the 2003 Gathering of the Gargoyles.


Roles on Gargoyles

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