Nichelle Nichols (née Grace Dell Nichols on December 28, 1932) is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. Nichols' most famous role is that of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the popular Star Trek television series (1966-1969). Her Star Trek character was groundbreaking in U.S society at the time, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. personally praised her work on the show and asked her to remain when she was considering leaving the series.
Today's birthday (28th): As a key cast member of the original "Star Trek" TV series, Nichelle Nichols is credited with inspiring a generation of young African American actresses, scientists and astronauts — and with participating in the first amorous interracial kiss on U.S. television.
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