News Nichelle Nichols, ‘Star Trek’ icon who played Lieutenant Uhura, dies at 89 July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 Kim Willis, USA TODAY Comments Off on Nichelle Nichols, ‘Star Trek’ icon who played Lieutenant Uhura, dies at 89 Trailblazer Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on "Star Trek" and shared one of TV's first interracial kisses with William Shatner, has died at 89.