“Lieutenant Uhura” Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

“Lieutenant Uhura” Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

She died “of natural causes,” her son Kyle Johnson said on the actress’ official Facebook page. Nichols was part of the legendary first crew of “Star Trek”, led by William Shatner aka Captain Kirk.

Nichols made history on the US television series. When the black woman kissed her colleague William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, in the role of Lieutenant Uhura in 1968, it was the first kiss between a black woman and a white man in US television history. Nichols had been struggling with health problems for a long time. In 2015 she suffered a stroke.

Star Trek actor James Doohan, aka Scotty, died in 2007. His ashes were carried by a rocket is space. Leonard Nimoy aka “Spock” died in 2015. Still active are 91-year-old Shatner, who starred in last year’s comedy Senior Moment, and George Takei, aka Hikaru Sulu. The openly gay and ultra-liberal star posts daily on social media at 85, appearing as a vocal anti-Trump and defender of minorities.

Source: Nachrichten

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