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Nichelle Nichols (/ n ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l / nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) [1] was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television. [2]
Nichelle Nichols was one of 10 children born to parents Lishia and Samuel Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.
- December 28, 1932
- July 30, 2022
Dec 17, 2013 · Nichelle Nichols. Actress Nichelle Nichols was born on December 28, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois near Chicago. Her father, Samuel Earl Nichols, was a factory worker who also served as the mayor of Robbins and as its chief magistrate.
May 29, 2018 · Born Grace Nichols in the small Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, Nichelle Nichols entered a fiercely independent and determined family. Her paternal grandfather was a white Southerner who defied the conventions of his time and alienated his wealthy parents by marrying a black woman.
Aug 4, 2014 · Her grandfather was a white Southerner who married a black woman, and in doing so was ostracized by his wealthy parents. Nichols’ father was a factory worker who also served as town mayor.
Aug 15, 2021 · Inside the heartbreaking conservatorship battle of a ‘Star Trek’ legend. Nichelle Nichols won legions of fans and made history as an original “Star Trek” cast member, but friends and family say...
Her grandfather, Samuel Gillespie Nichols, was born in the south, to an Irish-born father and an African-American mother. Nichols grew up in Robbins, a small village south of Chicago, one of just "four all-Black governed towns in America".
