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Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura in TV's Star Trek, has suffered a stroke.

The 82-year-old was handpicked by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry to appear in the original 1960s TV series.
Her casting as fourth in command of the USS Enterprise broke many racial barriers, with Nichols becoming the first black woman to share a kiss with a white man (William Shatner) on US television in 1966.
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Nichelle Nichols has suffered a mild stroke

Nichelle Nichols, known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, suffered a mild stroke in her Los Angeles home Wednesday night.
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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. Her most famous role is that of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the popular Star Trek television series, as well as the succeeding motion pictures, where her character was eventually promoted in Starfleet to the rank of commander.
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Science-Fiction's Most Famous Comm. Officer Visits Goddard
 
Hundreds of scientists and engineers (even the occasional astronaut) pass through Goddard's gates every day. One of science fiction's most famous astronauts joined the mix on February 29.
Nichelle Nichols, best known in the role of Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, keynoted Goddard's 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr., and African-American History Month commemorative presentation.
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