Nichelle Nichols Naked Celebs

Date of Birth

28 December 1932, Robbins, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Grace Nichols

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse Duke Mondy (1967 - 1972) (divorced) Foster Johnson (1951 - ?) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Her younger brother Thomas commited suicide with the cult members in Rancho Santa Fe, near San Diego. [March 1997]

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 black actresses to portray a character on a TV show and science-fiction series who was treated the same as characters of other races, and to all of "Star Trek" (1966) fans, the TV series and films that followed set the standard for multiculturalism (where people of different races, ethnicities and genders are integrated and a sense of equality coexists).

With "Star Trek" (1966) co-star William Shatner, she shared the first on-screen kiss between a black female and white male on American television. This resulted in a deluge of mail - 99% of which was positive.

Measurements: 35-23-37 (as a glamour model in 1960)

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