Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek TV series, has died at the age of 89
ichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the originalHer son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.
, wrote on Twitter that Nichols “made room for so many of us. She was the reminder that not only can we reach the stars, but our influence is essential to their survival. Forget shaking the table, she built it.” “I think many people took it into their hearts … that what was being said on TV at that time was a reason to celebrate,” Nichols said in 1992 when aThe 10 Best Star Trek Villains Ever
“’You’ve changed the face of television forever, and therefore, you’ve changed the minds of people,’” she said the civil rights leader told her.During the show’s third season, Nichols’ character and Shatner’s Capt. James Kirk shared what was described as the first interracial kiss to be broadcast on a U.S. television series. In the episode,, their characters, who always maintained a platonic relationship, were forced into the kiss by aliens who were controlling their actions.
Despite concerns, the episode aired without blowback. In fact, it got the most “fan mail that Paramount had ever gotten onfor one episode,” Nichols said in a 2010 interview with the Archive of American Television.Shatner tweeted Sunday: “I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Nichelle. She was a beautiful woman & played an admirable character that did so much for redefining social issues both here in the US & throughout the world.
Nichols was known as being unafraid to stand up to Shatner on the set when others complained that he was stealing scenes and camera time. They later learned she had a strong supporter in the show’s creator.
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