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name: "Nichelle Nichols"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nichelle-nichols"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 December 1932"
died: "30 July 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:53:17.752188+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nichelle Nichols

Actor. Born 28 December 1932 in Robbins, Illinois, USA. Died 30 July 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 December 1932, Robbins, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 30 July 2022
- **Also known as:** Grace Dell Nichols

## Biography

Nichelle Nichols, also credited as Grace Dell Nichols, was an American actress, singer and dancer. Born in Robbins, Illinois, she began her career as a performer, touring as a singer and dancer with the orchestras of Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before moving into acting.

She is best known for portraying Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, the communications officer on the USS Enterprise, in the television series *Star Trek* (1966–1969) and its six feature films from 1979 to 1991, in which the character was promoted to commander. Nichols appeared in other television roles including Nana Dawson in *Heroes* (2006–2007) and provided voice work for series such as *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*. She also worked as an executive producer on several later projects.

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, as Uhura — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *The Simpsons* (1989), Nichelle Nichols (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), Nichelle Nichols' Head (voice)
- *Heroes* (2006), Nana Dawson
- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), Cmdr. Uhura
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Lt. Cmdr. Uhura
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Thoth Khepera (voice)
- *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (1986), Cmdr. Uhura
- *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock* (1984), Cmdr. Uhura

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