Nichols starred as Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, beginning in 1966. Despite only being on for three seasons, Star Trek became a cultural phenomenon and is still coming out with new shows ...

TV icon Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on Star Trek and used her status to promote various ways to support women and people of color, died over the weekend at the age of 89. Nichols continued to ...

Nichelle Nicholas was "an icon, an activist and most importantly an amazing woman ... her strive for equality was unwavering," said Zoe Saldana Lanford Beard is the former Senior TV Editor at PEOPLE.

"We have lost a true star," said Saldaña of the groundbreaking actress who preceded her in playing the franchise character. "She’s an icon, an activist and, most importantly, an amazing woman." By ...

For better or for worse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has leaned hard into comedy, and the recent episode “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” continued that trend with a story of Pike, Uhura, Chapel, and La’an ...

JJ Abrams' 2009 Star Trek film made controversial changes to the timeline, but 16 years later, it's clear these bold choices ...