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Nichelle Nichols

Actor

Nichelle Nichols is an American actress and singer - she sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before acting.

Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek
actress

Prior to being cast as in she appeared on Star Trek creator ’s first series, The Lieutenant. Nichols was later cast on Star Trek and initially considered leaving the show only to be convinced otherwise by Martin Luther King who told her she was a vital role model for young black women in America. Needless to say, she stayed with the show and appeared in the first six Star Trek movies. Nichols became an ambassador for NASA, helping recruit women and minorities for the Space programme.

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