The famous Nichelle Nichols was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek. The Original Series, and its film sequels.
Nichols’ portrayal of Uhura was ground-breaking for African American actresses on American television. From 1977 until 2015.
Thomas Nichols cause of death: What happened to Nichelle Nichols’ brother?
Nichelle Nichols’s break came in an appearance in Kicks and Co., Oscar Brown’s highly touted but ill-fated 1961 musical. In a thinly veiled satire of Playboy magazine, she played Hazel Sharpe, a voluptuous campus queen who was being tempted by the devil and Orgy Magazine to become “Orgy Maiden of the Month”. Although the play closed after a short run in Chicago, Nichols attracted the attention of Hugh Hefner, the publisher of Playboy, who booked her for his Chicago Playboy Club.
Nichols volunteered her time to promote NASA’s programs and recruit diverse astronauts, including women and ethnic minorities.
Thomas Nichols was the famed brother of Nichelle Nichols. Thomas is said to have died on March 26, 1997. Nichelle also has a sister Marian Michaels and three other siblings who are not well known to the media.
