Nichelle Nichols
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DOB
28 December 1932, Robbins, Illinois, USA
28 December 1932, Robbins, Illinois, USA
Height
5' 5"
5' 5"
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Filmography
Actor:
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Trivia
- (March 1997) Her younger brother Thomas commited suicide with the cult members in Rancho Santa Fe, near San Diego.
- Her role as Uhura on "Star Trek" (1966) was one of the first times that an African American actress was portrayed in a non-stereotypical role. Previously, African American actresses were depicted as maids or housekeepers, and Nichols role broke the stereotype barrier among African American actresses. Like Sidney Poitier, whose characters were three-dimensional (e.g. Det. Virgil Tibbs), Nichols portrayed a character that was non-stereotypical.
- Although ignored in the "famous actors/actresses" in African American cinema, including "famous celebrities" during Black History Month, Nichols was one of the first actresses that portrayed a character on a TV show and science fiction series that was treated fairly like other races, and to all of Star Trek fans, the TV series and films that followed set the standard for multiculturalism (where people of different races, ethnicities, and gender are integrated and a sense of equality coexist).
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