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    Ceremony date 01/09/1992

About
Nichelle Nichols
Born:
1932-12-28,
Robbins,
Illinois,
USA
Education:
NA
Ethnicity:
African American
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. Her most famous role is that of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the popular television series, as well as the succeeding motion pictures, where her character was eventually promoted in Starfleet to the rank of commander. In 2006, she added executive producer to her résumé.

Nichols was born in Robbins, Illinois, near Chicago, the daughter of Lishia and Samuel Earl Nichols, a factory worker who was both the town mayor of Robbins and its chief magistrate. Later, the family moved into an elegant apartment in Chicago.

She studied in Chicago as well as New York and Los Angeles. While still in Chicago, she performed at the “Blue Angel”, and in New York, Nichols appeared at that city’s “Blue Angel” and Playboy Club as a dancer and singer. She also appeared in the role of Carmen for a Chicago stock company production of Carmen Jones and performed in a New York production of Porgy and Bess. Between acting and singing engagements, Nichols did occasional modeling work.

In January 1967, Nichols also was featured on the cover of Ebony magazine.

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