LOS ANGELES - MARCH 29: Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES episode, "Assignment: Earth." Season 2, episode 26. Original air date was March 29, 1968. Image is a screen ...

Nichelle Nichols might have been famous for traveling through space in Star Trek, but she also helped a new generation of astronauts with dreams of reaching the real final frontier. Nichols — who ...

Zoe Saldaña is paying tribute to the Uhura who came before her on Star Trek, Nichelle Nichols. On Monday, Saldaña joined the host of celebrities mourning the loss of Nichols when she posted a gallery ...

Tributes from the Star Trek cast have started to flood in after the death of Nichelle Nichols. Nichols, who played the role of Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died on Saturday, July ...

HOLLYWOOD (AP) — Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original "Star Trek" television series, has died at the age ...

(CNN) — Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek: The Original Series,” has died at age 89, according to a statement from her ...

George Takei and William Shatner led an outpouring of tributes Sunday to their “Star Trek” co-star Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at age 89. On Twitter, Takei shared a sweet photo of himself and ...

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) took to Twitter Sunday to celebrate the life of “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols, who died on Saturday.