RIP Nichelle Nichols

fretmeister

Lt Uhura.

Family just announced it.

Hootsmon

Lovely Lady

VimFuego

wow, not many left to boldly go now  

Caffeine_Vampire

Trailblazer. 

RIP Lt.

UnclePsychosis

I really don't go for the Celebrity RIP thing but this one has hit pretty hard  

axisus

Sad news. Groundbreaking actress. I still like the original Star Trek best. RIP Nichelle

Kittyfrisk

Bloody hell.
Incredible strong iconic vibrant woman. RIP.

JCA2550

RIP classy lady.

Jalapeno

Absolute legend, broke new territory that's thankfully common-place nowadays. RIP Nichelle

Philly_Q

I just saw this in the BBC news story:

Despite her success... Ms Nicholls had initially considered leaving the show. But she was convinced otherwise by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who described her character as the "first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history".

Wow.  Never heard that before.

I'm not really a Star Trek fan, but as a kid I did love the original series.  This is said news.  RIP.

thumpingrug

Sad new.  She was a loverly person.  

CavemanGrogg

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek The Original series, has just passed away from heart failure at the age of 89.  She was truly a real trail blazer, one of the first African Americans to star in a prime time show - Star Trek, as well as the first interacial kiss to be shown on TV between Lieutenant Uhura, and Captain Kirk.  Not to mention all of her work over the years working with NASA, promoting diversity in the American Space program, and encouraging generations or girls and young women to reach for the stars.

She was truly one of the best and most interesting characters especially when you consider when The Original Series was made - 1960's.

BillDL

She lived long and prospered.

Roland

Parallel threads merged

stickyfiddle

Very sad. It's only Shatner, Takei and Koenig left now  

dazzajl

When Star Trek arrived in 66 it showed the world a brave new future in a far better place. Nichelle took the opportunity to show a brave new present. It’s probably the still the biggest thing that the franchise has achieved and seeing the character back on our screens is a wonderful hat tip to her legacy 

merlin

Bless her, what a great actor and activist. I loved her when I was a kid. Still do really... 

equalsql

Truly an icon of her generation. RIP.

fretmeister

CavemanGrogg said:

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek The Original series, has just passed away from heart failure at the age of 89.  She was truly a real trail blazer, one of the first African Americans to star in a prime time show - Star Trek, as well as the first interacial kiss to be shown on TV between Lieutenant Uhura, and Captain Kirk.  Not to mention all of her work over the years working with NASA, promoting diversity in the American Space program, and encouraging generations or girls and young women to reach for the stars.

She was truly one of the best and most interesting characters especially when you consider when The Original Series was made - 1960's.

It wasn't the first inter-racial kiss on TV. That's just one of those half truths that has been accepted as fact. It might be the first on American TV.

https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/20/world/first-interracial-kiss-on-tv/index.html

thumpingrug

Sad new.  She was a loverly person.  

maw4neu

She was my Star Trek heartthrob when I was a young chap, a truly beautiful woman . . She was also a Trail Blazer and an Activist . .  Respect  . . . She will be sadly missed . . RIP Nichelle Nichols :-(