Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) almost appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, but fellow Star Trek: The Original Series actor George Takei explained why Uhura's cameo was abandoned.
Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) almost appeared in Star Trek : Voyager , but fellow Star Trek : The Original Series actor George Takei explained why Uhura's cameo was abandoned. Nichols' portrayal of Lt. Uhura on TOS was a landmark representation of Black women on television at a time when Black female characters had very few positive portrayals, especially in science fiction.
Although Uhura has gone on to be depicted by other actors in the franchise, Nichols never returned to play her in other projects after her tenure in TOS and the TOS portion of Star Trek's movie series. One chance Nichols did have to portray Uhura later on was in Star Trek: Voyager's season 3 episode "Flashback," a tribute to TOS for Star Trek's 30th anniversary. "Flashback" featured Lt
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