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For the alternate reality counterpart, please see Nyota Uhura (alternate reality).
For the mirror universe counterpart, please see Nyota Uhura (mirror).
"And Uhura, whose name means 'freedom'. She walks in beauty, like the night."
– Ambassador Kollos, 2268 ("Is There in Truth No Beauty?")
Nyota Uhura was a femaleHumanStarfleetofficer who served from the mid-23rd through the early 24th century. Uhura had a distinguished career as a communications officer aboard the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A and was later given command of the USS Leondegrance until her retirement. (Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek: The Animated Series; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; PIC: "The Star Gazer" commemorative plaque)
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Nyota Uhura was born in 2237 in Kenya on the continent of Africa on
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Nyota Uhura
Star Trek character
Fictional character
Nyota Uhura (), or simply Uhura, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films. A younger Uhura is portrayed by Celia Rose Gooding in the 2022 prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, while an alternate timeline version of Uhura has been portrayed by actress Zoe Saldaña in the feature films Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
Uhura is a polyglot, translator and communications officer who specializes in linguistics, cryptography, and philology. She was an important part of the original series' multicultural crew and one of the first black characters to be portrayed in a non-menial role on an American television series.
Name
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