Daily entertainment news covering Nichelle Nichols en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/05/review_star_trek_bold_but_with_some_trou Tue, 05 May 2009 08:36:11 EST Entertainment News 121308@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.J. Abrams' hugely anticipated summer extravaganza "Star Trek" boldly goes to the past within the distant future of the "Trek" universe, years ahead of the TV series

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/28/celebrity_birthdays_december_60 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69174@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English actress Sienna Miller (1981), singer/songwriter John Legend (1978), Australian tennis star Patrick Rafter (1972), American actor Denzel Washington (1954), musician Edgar Winter (1946), Professor McGonagall portrayer Maggie Smith (1934), Star Trek's Uhuru Nichelle Nichols (1933),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/03/star_trek_s_new_lt_uhura_consults_nichel Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:30:34 EST Entertainment News 62247@http://www.starpulse.com/news Zoe Saldana is taking her much-coveted role as Lt. Uhura in the upcoming Star Trek prequel so seriously she has called on the 74-year-old who first created the part for advice. Saldana has turned to "Star Trek" veteran Nichelle Nichols for help in a bid to give her iconic sci-fi character a full history.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/19/zoe_saldana_to_play_star_trek_s_uhura Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:09:10 EST Entertainment News 60589@http://www.starpulse.com/news Zoe Saldana is to recreate Nichelle Nichols' iconic Lt. Uhura role in the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek epic. The New Jersey-born actress, who co-starred with Britney Spears in Crossroads and played Anna Maria in Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl, is the first woman to be added to the cast of the new sci-fi film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/13/heroes_star_zachary_quinto_goes_from_bad Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:29:21 EST Entertainment News 59696@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - As the evil Sylar on ''Heroes,'' Zachary Quinto has an arsenal of superpowers at his disposal. Now Quinto is moving even further into the sci-fi world with his selection to play a young Spock in the next ''Star Trek'' movie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/27/star_trek_co_star_joins_george_takei_on_ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:21:10 EST Entertainment News 57497@http://www.starpulse.com/news The producers of TV phenomenon Heroes are going back to cult sci-fi series Star Trek for another casting coup - Nichelle Nichols is to play a Hurricane Katrina survivor in upcoming episodes.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/28/celebrity_birthdays_december_28 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23575@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English actress Sienna Miller (1981), singer/songwriter John Legend (1978), Australian tennis star Patrick Rafter (1972), American actor Denzel Washington (1954), musician Edgar Winter (1946), Professor McGonagall portrayer Maggie Smith (1934), Star Trek's Uhuru Nichelle Nichols (1933), comic book creator/author Stan Lee (1922), and 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson (1856; d. 1924).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/03/catch_star_trek_episodes_for_a_limited_t Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:22:01 EST Entertainment News 20519@http://www.starpulse.com/news TV Land is celebrating the launch of the cult classic series Star Trek as the network and its website prepare for Captain Kirk and The Starship Enterprise to continue to "live long and prosper." TVLand.com kicks-off the festivities by offering free streaming full-length episodes of Star Trek beginning now through November 8.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/william_shatner_s_co_stars_don_t_want_a Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:44:15 EST Entertainment News 15003@http://www.starpulse.com/news The surviving members of Star Trek have ditched plans for a reunion because many of them insist they are still scarred by fellow actor William Shatner's hurtful attitude on set. Relations between the show's stars have been tense ever since the first episode aired in 1966 - Nichelle Nichols, 72, who played Lt. Uhura, says Shatner is "an insensitive, hurtful egotist."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/28/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_dec_28 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:00:09 EST Entertainment News 955@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English actress Sienna Miller (1981), singer/songwriter John Legend (1978), Australian tennis star Patrick Rafter (1972), American actor Denzel Washington (1954), musician Edgar Winter (1946), Professor McGonagall portrayer Maggie Smith (1934), Star Trek's Uhuru Nichelle Nichols (1933), comic book creator/author Stan Lee (1922), and 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson (1856; d. 1924).

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