# 'Trek' (TOS) experts: id actress?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 29, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652 "2008-09-29T01:51:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/1 "2008-09-29T01:51:42Z")

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I think the Black actress in [this snippet](http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/badger60/trek/) looks a lot like Nichelle Nichols. Any opinions?

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**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:** [September 29, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/2 "2008-09-29T02:07:27Z")

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It does look like her, what movie was that from?

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/3 "2008-09-29T02:09:04Z")

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“Three on a Couch” (1966) (and, no, she’s not credited).

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/4 "2008-09-29T02:13:50Z")

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It doesn’t look like her to me, more than superficially. I think the actress in the clip has a much more pronounced nose.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/5 "2008-09-29T02:20:09Z")

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Looks like her in the beginning but the similarity lessens as she gets closer to the camera.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/6 "2008-09-29T02:20:47Z")

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Cool! Thanks for the input.

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**Author:** ![Wheeljack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-tos-experts-id-actress/465652/7 "2008-09-29T02:52:40Z")

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I don’t think that’s Nichelle Nichols. That doesn’t even look much like a woman; more like Kenan Thompson in drag.