Nichelle Nichols

Dynamic, sinuous African-American character actor and singer who has become almost exclusively identified with her role as the intelligent, loyal, Swahili-born Lieutenant Uhura, communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise on the TV and feature film fantasy fanfest, "Star Trek". Discovered by Duke Ellington in her mid-teens, she toured with both Ellington and Lionel Hampton as… See Full Nichelle Nichols Biography

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