Nichelle Nichols News & Updates

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star shares her uncanny transformation into Nichelle Nichols’ Uhura

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Celia Rose Gooding becomes Nichelle Nichols' Lieutenant Uhura in seas...

Sep 09, 2026 • Screen Rant on MSN

5 Sci-Fi Shows Nichelle Nichols Appeared In (That Aren't Star Trek)

Nichelle Nichols may have helped break barriers as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, but that wasn't th...

Sep 08, 2026 • AOL

Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry Let Nichelle Nichols Approve A Major Uhura Detail

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry let Uhura actor Nichelle Nichols have the final say when it came ...

Aug 24, 2026 • /Film on MSN

Nichelle Nichols Space Camp for Teen Girls to Open in 2026, Honoring Late “Star Trek” Icon's Legacy (Exclusive)

A new space camp for teen girls is set to open in January, named for the late Star Trek actress Nich...

Jun 27, 2025 • Yahoo

Nichelle Nichols Finds A Final Resting Place Among The Stars

Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced today that it has ...

Aug 25, 2022 • SpaceNews

Nichelle Nichols, groundbreaking ‘Star Trek’ actor, dead at 89

Nichelle Nichols, the groundbreaking actor who played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the original "Star T...

Jul 31, 2022 • AOL

Nichelle Nichols’ ashes might float in space forever

Nichelle Nichols’ ashes could float in space for eternity. The actress — who was best known for ...

Jan 10, 2024 • Rolling Out

Remembering Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols on her birthday

Celebrating Nichols’ finest moments in Star Trek as our beloved Uhura. Nichelle Nichols’ indelib...

Dec 27, 2025 • MSN

Nichelle Nichols: Lawsuit alleges medical negligence in death of 'Star Trek' actress in New Mexico

The estate of Nichelle Nichols has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Gila Regional Medical ...

Sep 19, 2025 • MSN

Private company targets May launch for spaceship carrying Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols ashes

The United Launch Alliance recently announced it’s targeting May for the inaugural launch of its h...

Feb 25, 2023 • New York Post

Nichelle Nichols' estate won a $13 million verdict. The hospital's payment is expected to be capped at $400,000

A New Mexico jury assigned 40% of the fault to a county-owned hospital, but state law sharply limits...

Jul 17, 2026 • MSN

Why Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols refused to appear on Voyager

Nichelle Nichols was set to feature in a special episode of "Star Trek: Voyager," but despite the pl...

Jun 06, 2026 • Looper on MSN

Wintercon 2023: ‘Star Trek’ Center Stage; Nichelle Nichols Remembered

Full disclosure: Two months later I am still going through withdrawal from Comic Con New York, so wh...

Dec 04, 2023 • Forbes

Nichelle Nichols was a beacon of hope for generations of Black girls

“I think it’s been one of the most remarkable things in my career…that this one character that...

Aug 01, 2022 • AOL

Nichelle Nichols’ Estate Wins $13 Million Wrongful Death Verdict Against New Mexico Hospital

Nichelle Nichols and son Kyle Johnson attend Day 3 of the 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con held at the Los...

Jun 11, 2026 • EURweb

New Mexico jury awards Nichelle Nichols family $13 million for wrongful death

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Jun 05, 2026 • Yahoo

Star Trek Actor Addresses Captain Kirk Spinoff Return & Reveals Where Strange New Worlds Ending Leaves Uhura

Exclusive: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Celia Rose Gooding talks about Uhura's ending and if s...

Aug 14, 2026 • Screen Rant on MSN

'Star Trek' Sonequa Martin-Green Talks Picking Up Nichelle Nichols' Legacy

Sam is a News Editor for Collider and a known lover of all things sci-fi and horror. She spends her ...

Nov 26, 2023 • collider

Nichelle Nichols cause of death updates – Star Trek actress shared her ‘final performance’ just days before dying at 89

STAR Trek actress Nichelle Nichols passed away Saturday at the age of 89, just days after sharing a ...

Jul 31, 2022 • The Sun

Michelle Hurd & George Takei Honor Nichelle Nichols at STAR TREK 60th Panel

A tribute to Nichelle Nichols, the actress who originated the role of Lieutenant Uhura, formed the c...

Jul 28, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

57 Years Later, One Underserved Star Trek Character Finally Gets Justice

In the very first Star Trek episode ever, “The Map Trap,” Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) says, “...

Feb 20, 2024 • Inverse

Star Trek Icon’s Family Awarded $13 Million In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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Jun 06, 2026 • Yahoo

Did a hospital cause Nichelle Nichols’ death?

A New Mexico jury has ruled that the 2022 death of Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols could have bee...

Jun 06, 2026 • Rolling Out

The Lt. Uhura Secret Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry Hid From Paramount

The character of Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) wasn't in either of the original pilot episodes for Gene R...

Nov 01, 2025 • MSN

'Star Trek' icon lives on with new Nichelle Nichols Space Camp to inspire young women to aim for the stars

"Together, we can inspire a spirit of discovery to change lives and change the world for the better ...

Mar 22, 2025 • Space.com

Live Long and Prosper, Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhura at 84

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Jul 29, 2022 • insider.si.edu

Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Once Played One Of Spider-Man's Scariest Villains

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uhura sits at her console on t...

Oct 31, 2025 • Yahoo

Woman In Motion: How 'Star Trek' and Nichelle Nichols Forever Changed the Face of NASA

Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series. ...

Feb 21, 2025 • Mental Floss on MSN

Whoopi Goldberg honors Nichelle Nichols on ‘The View’

The EGOT winner credited Nichols, the "Star Trek" actress, for being the first Black person she saw ...

Aug 02, 2022 • AOL

Uhura’s greatest moment in Star Trek history won’t be touched by Strange New Worlds

As Ensign Nyota Uhura continues to evolve in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Celia Rose Gooding promi...

Jul 07, 2026 • Screen Rant on MSN