Nichelle Nichols
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Nichelle Nichols was an American actress, singer, and civil rights advocate best known for her groundbreaking role as Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek television series and films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nichelle Nichols canonical | 11 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ science fiction television actor ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights
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racial diversity in media ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Saturn Award for Lifetime Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Grace Dell Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Kyle Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | NASA Astronaut Recruitment Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-07-30 ⓘ |
| employer |
NASA
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NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Asteroid 68410 Nichols named in her honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | diversity in American television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first Black women in a major television series role
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portraying Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek ⓘ recruitment work with NASA to diversify the astronaut corps ⓘ |
| name | Nichelle Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek V: The Final Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Animated Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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civil rights advocate ⓘ film actor ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Robbins, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Silver City, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse |
Duke Mondy
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Foster Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Star Trek (1966 TV series)
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Star Trek films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.