But Uhura was far more than a character in a television show, just as Nichols was something more than an actor: They were inspirational figures of historical import, both the player and the part, models of dignity who pointed to a better future simply by doing their jobs.
Nichols was an elegant, poised performer - she was a trained dancer who held herself like one, just sitting at her console, one leg forward, one leg back, one hand to her earpiece - and in a series in which overacting can sometimes seem like the baseline, she never did too much. Uhura (the first name Nyota was a later addition), Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at the age of 89, was with the show from first to last, including the subsequent “Star Trek: The Animated Series” and six feature films built around the original cast. That three seasons of a television series could in those days produce 79 episodes led to a healthy life in syndication, which brought the voyagers of the starship Enterprise new generations of viewers and led to the creation of a dedicated fandom, multiple ongoing conventions and the eventual creation of a franchise that continues to pay respect to the original.Īs communications officer Lt. The original “Star Trek” may have been canceled in 1969, but it is still with us.
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