Nyota Uhura, or simply Uhura, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films. A younger Uhura is portrayed by Celia Rose Gooding in the 2022 prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, while an alternate timeline version of Uhura has been portrayed by actress Zoe Saldaña in the feature films Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura on the set of Star Trek: The Original Series
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in a Star Trek promotional image, 1967
Zoe Saldana as Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek.
Nichols (pictured) planned to leave Star Trek in 1967 after its first season, but changed her mind after talking to Martin Luther King Jr., who explained that her character signified a future of greater racial harmony and cooperation
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
The original starship Enterprise
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in action, from the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966
Spock, Kirk and the Enterprise, 1968
"Spock's Brain" was the first episode of the third season.
