Nichelle Nichols was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, and its film sequels. Nichols’ portrayal of Uhura was ground-breaking for African American actresses on American television.

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Nichelle Nichols parents: Lishia Parks Nichols, Samuel Earl Nichols

Nichelle Nichols was born Grace Dell Nichols. She was born as the third child of six children. She was born on the 28th of December 1932 in Robbins, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States to her parents Samuel Earl Nichols her father and Lishia Parks Nichols her mother. Nichols, died of heart failure in Silver City, New Mexico, on the 30th of July 2022, at the age of 89 years.

Lishia her mother was a homemaker and her father Samuel Earl Nichols worked at a factory and was also elected as town mayor and chief magistrate of Robbins in 1929.

Lishia and the family moved into an apartment in the Woodlawn neighbourhood of Chicago.

Nichols attended Englewood High School, from where she graduated in 1951. Nichols also studied in New York City and Los Angeles.

Nichelle Nichols parents nationality and ethnicity

Her parent’s nationality is American and they belong to the African-Americans ethnicity.

What happened to Nichelle Nichols parents?

There is no information indicating what happened to her parents.

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