Nichelle Nichols, the legendary Lt. Nyota Uhura on the unique Stark Trek sequence, has handed away, prompting a flood of social media reactions memorializing the groundbreaking actress.
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George Takei, who co-starred with Nichols on Star Trektweeted that he would have extra to say about his USS Enterprise shipmate, however, he added, “For at present, my coronary heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the celebs you now relaxation amongst, my dearest buddy.”
He then shared a heartwarming image of the 2 of them with the caption, “We lived lengthy and prospered collectively.”
JJ Abrams, director of the 2009 Star Trek reboot movie, known as Nichols a “exceptional girl in a exceptional function.”
The official Star Trek Twitter account paid tribute to Nichols, noting that she might be “deeply missed.”
Wilson Cruz, who performs one half of the ultimate frontier’s first homosexual couple on Star Trek Discovery, applauded Nichols’ “grace” and inspiration. “Earlier than we understood how a lot #RepresentationMatters #NichelleNichols modeled it for us,” he wrote. “Together with her very presence & her grace she shone a lightweight on who we as individuals of coloration are & impressed us to succeed in for our potential.”
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