Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols Dies Aged 89. Family Confirms Her Passing

Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols Dies Aged 89. Family Confirms Her Passing

A sad day for Star Trek fans as it has been confirmed by her family Nichelle Nichols best known for playing Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek franchise has died.

By Steve993 - Jul 31, 2022 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Trek
Source: Uhura.com

Fans of classic science fiction are in mourning today as it has been confirmed Nichelle Nichols best rememebered for playing Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series from 1966 and the original 6 films has died aged 89. Her son Kyle Johnson confirmed the news. Nichols had been in ill health for many years and was battling a conservationship with former manager and caretaker Gilbert Bell who many felt was taking advantage of the ailing actress in her final years. 

Nichols first prominent role came in Kicks and Co. and other appearances followed in Gene Roddenberry's first series The Lieutenant. It was there she met the creative individual who would create the show that would define her future and legacy as a performer. 

Needless to say her role in Star Trek left an impact on the likes of Martin Luther King Jr, Whoopi Goldberg and inspired many women to serve in NASA. Nichols herself remained a volunteer to recruit many for progames from 1977 until 2015. 

She could also be seen in other films and television such as Truck Turner and Heroes. Fans of animation and comic books heard her voice in Futurama, Gargoyles, Batman The Animated Series and Spider-Man The Animated series where she voiced Miriam, Blades mother and Queen of the Vampires. 

When asked what Uhura's first name was it was eventually settled to be "Nyota" meaning "Star" in Swahili. Her last name "Uhura" came from the Swahili word "Uhuru" which meant "Freedom." Today one the brightest stars on Earth has gone out but will forever be among us in the galaxy at large. 

RIP. Our condolences to Ms. Nichol's family, friends and the many lives she touched over the years.

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Model101
Model101 - 7/31/2022, 3:35 PM
Sad News. In Peace May You Rest Uhura X
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 7/31/2022, 5:05 PM
Damn shame she was such an icon of Television and Pop Culture; she was breaking boundries back then like they were nothing R.I.P.





1stDalek
1stDalek - 7/31/2022, 6:04 PM
Que descanse en paz 🙏🏽
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 7/31/2022, 6:59 PM
RIP BEAUTIFUL QUEEN !
Forthas
Forthas - 7/31/2022, 8:12 PM








billnye69
billnye69 - 7/31/2022, 8:43 PM
She freely travels the Galaxies now.
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 8/1/2022, 1:18 AM
World lost a good one.
Yuhio
Yuhio - 8/1/2022, 3:09 AM
She definitely changed how Black people were portrayed on TV in the 70s. Especially black women. She met Martin Luther King and her involvement in NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1977 led to the recruitment of Sally Ride, the first woman in space, and of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space. She was also a jazz singer and dancer. RIP.

Only William Shatner (Kirk), George Takei (Sulu) and Walter Koenig (Chekov) are still alive now.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 8/1/2022, 7:45 AM
God dammit. I was watching the Genesis Trilogy in a theater when I got this alert. [frick]ing sucks man, only 3 are left now
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