<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> uhura.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932) is an American actress, singer and voice artist . She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting . </P> <P> She played communications officer Lieutenant (later, Commander) Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek television series (1966--1969), as well as the succeeding motion pictures . Nichols' role was groundbreaking as one of the first African American female characters on American television not portrayed as a servant . She also worked to recruit diverse astronauts to NASA, including women and ethnic minorities . </P> <P> Grace Dell Nichols was born in Robbins, Illinois, near Chicago, to Samuel Earl Nichols, a factory worker who was elected both town mayor of Robbins and its chief magistrate, and his wife, Lishia (Parks) Nichols . Later, the family moved into an apartment in Chicago . </P>

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