| LC control no. | n 87838433 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3564.I2747 |
| Personal name heading | Nichols, Nichelle |
| Variant(s) | Nichols, Grace, 1932-2022 Nichols, Grace Dell |
| See also | Uhura, Nyota (Fictitious character), 2239- |
| Other standard no. | Q254038 0000000058656804 45029977 38121292 8ccec883-cd3f-49d6-8efd-43f2950bd1f2 222937 p52569 nm0629667 |
| Biography/History note | African American actress Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura, communications officer on the starship U.S.S. Enterprise, on the television series Star Trek and its film sequels. Nichols was among the first Black women to have a leading role on a network television series. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1932-12-28 |
| Death date | 2022-07-30 |
| Place of birth | Robbins (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Silver City (N.M.) |
| Field of activity | Acting Dance |
| Affiliation | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration College Inn Troupe Goldenrod Ice Cream Company |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Dancers Actresses Authors |
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| Found in | Antony & Cleopatra [VR] c1983: credits (Nichelle Nichols) Internet movie database, Jan. 10, 2012 (Nichelle Nichols; b. December 28, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois, USA; birth name, Grace Nichols; Actress, Producer, Choreographer) African American national biography, accessed March 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database (Nichols, Nichelle; Graciella Nichols; dancer, actress, writer; born 28 December 1933 in Robbins, Illinois, United States; took ballet classes at 7; learned to dance Afro-Cuban dance at 14; danced with the College Inn troupe; formed a song-and-dance duo with her husband with Duke Ellington's Orchestra; worked as a file clerk at Goldenrod Ice Cream Company; enrolled in the Cosmopolitan Law School; was headliner in Jimmy Payne's revue Calypso Carnival; cast in episode, Gene Roddenberry's The Lieutenant 1, Star Trek (1963), played part of African American woman as highly trained professional; with William Shatner made television history with the first interracial kiss in the episode titled Plato's Stepchildren (1968); played in six Star Trek movies; traveled around the country speaking on behalf of NASA) New York times online, July 31, 2022 (Nichelle Nichols; actress; died on Saturday [July 30, 2022] in Silver City, N.M.; among the first Black women to have a leading role on a network television series; Grace Dell Nichols was born in Robbins, Ill., on Dec. 28, 1932; grew up in Chicago; revered by Star Trek fans for her role as Lieutenant Uhura, the communications officer on the starship U.S.S. Enterprise; in 1977, Ms. Nichols began an association with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, contracting as a representative and speaker to help recruit female and minority candidates for spaceflight training) |
| Associated language | eng |
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