Nichols’ role in “Star Trek” marked the first time a Black woman played a leading role on network TV unbound by Hollywood stereotypes. Nichelle Nichols may be absent in the physical form, but she ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 05: Nichelle Nichols and son Kyle Johnson attend Day 3 of the 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con held at Los Angeles Convention Center on December 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, California ...

Nichols, who died July at the age of 89, will join several of her “Star Trek” colleagues in deep space. The ashes of the actress, who portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television ...

Trailblazing actress Nichelle Nichols has died. Her son announced news of her death on Instagram, saying she died from natural causes. Nichols played Uhura in "Star Trek: The Original Series." At the ...

The barrier-breaking Star Trek actress's remains will enter outer space later this year Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March 2021, she has had the ...

Actress Nichelle Nichols, one of the most adored and respected members of the "Star Trek" family passed away over the weekend at the age of 89. The news of the "Star Trek" icon's death by natural ...

Lieutenant Uhura will be seeing the stars one last time. Celestis, Inc.’s Memorial Spaceflights, which allows customized messages, cremated remains, and DNA samples to be sent into space, has ...

Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series. But the actor, who passed ...

Star Trek: The Original Series aired for three seasons between 1966 and 1969, and in the meantime broke essential ground not only in science fiction and fandom, but also in civil rights and real ...

Nichelle Nichols may be absent in the physical form, but she still has one last space mission to complete. People reported that Celestis Memorial Spaceflights has arranged for the late “Star Trek” ...