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Nichelle Nichols
Actress | Producer | Soundtrack
Nichelle Nichols was born Grace Nichols on December 28, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois. She began her show business career at age 16 as a singer with Duke Ellington in a ballet she created for one of his ...
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Known for
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969),
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991),
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986),
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
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Dec
28,
1932 (age 88)
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5' 5"
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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Lady Magdalene's (2008)
Lady Magdalene / Maggie, Singer, Choreographer, Executive Producer, Performer ("Rahab the Harlot", "At Lady Magdalene's", "A Woman's Gotta Be Ready For Anything" ("Maggie's Song")), Writer ("At Lady Magdalene's", "A Woman's Gotta Be Ready For Anything" ("Maggie's Song")) |
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Road Trippin': The Making of 'Are We There Yet?' (2005)
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Spider-Man (1997)
(TV Series) - Miriam (2 episodes, 1997)
Secret Wars, Chapter 2: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull (Nov
14,
1997)
Season 5,
Episode 10
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Miriam (voice)
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Star Trek (1973–1974)
(TV Series) - Uhura / Dr. Sarah April / Karla Five / Alien Entity / Devna / … (22 episodes, 1973) See more
The Counter-Clock Incident (Oct
12,
1974)
Season 2,
Episode 6
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Uhura / Dr. Sarah April / Karla Five (voice)
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Star Trek (1966–1969)
(TV Series) - Uhura / Lt. Uhura (69 episodes, 1966), Performer ("Beyond Antares") (1 episode, 1966), Performer ("Charlie is My Darling") (1 episode, 1966) |
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What's Up Orange County (2017)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2017)
Lee Meriwether, Renee Taylor, Nichelle Nichols, Alexis Bellino, Kevin Harrington (Apr
12,
2017)
Season 7,
Episode 2
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Self - Guest
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Generation X (2016)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Star Trek Actress 'Uhura' (1 episode, 2016)
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth (Feb
28,
2016)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self - Star Trek Actress 'Uhura'
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Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016)
Chaz Bono, Sugar Ray Leonard, Linda Blair, Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols (Feb
6,
2016)
Season 7,
Episode 8
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Self
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Pioneers of Television (2011–2014)
(TV Series) - Self / Lt. Nyota Uhura in 'Star Trek' (2 episodes, 2011) |
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The Rosey Grier Show (1969)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1969)
Nichelle Nichols, Pat Paulsen, Rick Holmes, The Real Thing (Jul
5,
1969)
Season 1,
Episode 52
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Self
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Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - 'Star Trek' Actress (1 episode, 2020)
Space For Everyone (Sep
16,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - 'Star Trek' Actress (archive footage)
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Skrip featuring Social Club and Alex Medina: Illogical (2012)
(Video) - Nyota Uhura (archive footage) |
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The Watchman Video Broadcast with Pastor Michael Hoggard (2010)
(TV Series) - Lt. Nyota Uhura (1 episode, 2010)
The Identification Mark of the Beast and Biometrics (Oct
3,
2010)
Season 1,
Episode 82
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Lt. Nyota Uhura (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Timeshift (2006)
(TV Series) - Lt. Nyota Uhura (1 episode, 2006)
Parallel Worlds: A User's Guide (Nov
29,
2006)
Season 6,
Episode 9
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Lt. Nyota Uhura (archive footage) (uncredited)
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