# RIP, Nichelle Nichols; Lt. Uhura **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 31, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884 "2022-07-31T19:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/1 "2022-07-31T19:19:43Z")
> **[The Devastating Death Of Nichelle Nichols - Looper](https://www.looper.com/445176/the-devastating-death-of-nichelle-nichols/)** > > Nichelle Nichols, the actress who broke boundaries exploring the final frontier as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on 'Star Trek: The Original Series,' has died. She died last night at the age of 89, according to a post by her son on her official Facebook page. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/2 "2022-07-31T19:20:46Z")
To absent friends. See you around the galaxy, fair maiden. (“Sorry, neither!”) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/3 "2022-07-31T19:24:44Z")
Oh man. Original crew of the Enterprise is getting sparse. Goodbye Uhura. Ms. Nichols stayed on the show at the behest of Martin Luther King Jr. himself. She actually worked for NASA for a while in the 70s. she took at least one suborbital flight if I remember correctly. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/4 "2022-07-31T19:27:59Z")
Very sad, but giver her recent health somewhat a relief. **ekedolphin** already used her best quote. Brian ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/5 "2022-07-31T19:32:33Z")
My favorite Uhura scene of all-time, be it OG or NuTrek: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2LXsy119I) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/6 "2022-07-31T19:45:22Z")
Obituary from WaPo (gifted): > **[Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in Star Trek franchise, dies at 89](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/31/nichelle-nichols-uhura-star-trek-dead/)** > > Nichelle Nichols helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/7 "2022-07-31T19:51:35Z")
Yeah, baby, Mr. Adventure! When they came up with the right situation/dialogue for the right actor, everyone on that show gave stellar (😉) performances and Ms Nichols was no exception. Far from being a “token,” you wanted to see more of her. The password is **Blooey**. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/8 "2022-07-31T20:13:22Z")
Somewhere, beyond the stars… beyond Antares. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/9 "2022-07-31T20:43:27Z")
It’s a big Galaxy! RIP, Nichelle. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/10 "2022-07-31T20:45:17Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Obituary from WaPo (gifted): Paywalled for me. But most of the articles I looked at are similar to each other. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/11 "2022-07-31T20:50:17Z")
Slow loading today, but here is her official site: [https://uhura.com/](https://uhura.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/12 "2022-07-31T21:10:35Z")
Dang, There was an episode from ST TNG that I’ve always remembered. It was called Remember me. It involved Beverly Crusher getting caught in a warp bubble and the Universe around her collapses. This is how I feel when someone from my childhood disappears. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/13 "2022-07-31T21:21:57Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > This is how I feel when someone from my childhood disappears. It’s a bit amazing to me that all the principal actors from Star Trek have lived, and are still living, very long lives. But, yeah, I understand how you feel. I grew up watching Star Trek, and as selfish as this sounds, each time one of the crew passes away I’m reminded that my childhood is just a little farther away and I’m closer to the end of my life than I am the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/14 "2022-07-31T22:15:52Z")
Sad news. I saw her at a Star Trek convention. Ms nichols was amazing and gracious. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/15 "2022-07-31T22:19:01Z")
This is a good watch on Ms. Nichols. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gr0ux_Q9Tys/maxresdefault.jpg "How "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols changed NASA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr0ux_Q9Tys) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/16 "2022-07-31T22:21:31Z")
She was a fabulous role model to all girls. We miss you already, Nichelle. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/17 "2022-07-31T22:23:34Z")
Awwwww, man. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/18 "2022-07-31T22:30:39Z")
Sad news ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/19 "2022-07-31T22:44:23Z")
She is (was) legendary, for representing African Americans on the small screen. And then later, working for NASA, encouraging girls to get into STEM. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884/20 "2022-07-31T22:52:44Z")
Damn. 😢 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884.md?page=2)