The famous and most celebrated Nichelle Nichols was an American actress, singer, and dancer 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.
Nichelle Nichols’s break appeared 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 the devil and Orgy Magazine were tempting 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.
Who is Nichelle Nichols’s second husband Duke Mondy?
Duke Mondy was the second husband of Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. The couple was together for four years. Nichelle and Duke dated for some time before getting married in 1968. The two were directed as Duke & Nichelle and also appeared together in the tv series, It Takes Two in 1969.
The couple was also featured on the cover of Jet publication during their time together. They seemed very happy with each other, however, after just four years, the two separated ways and divorced in 1972.
Duke was a talented songwriter and musician. Apart from that, nothing about him is mentioned anywhere on the internet. After the divorce from Nichelle, Duke Mondy went hidden from the media and live his normal life.
