Pioneering Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

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American actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role in the 1960s science fiction television series Star Trek, has died aged 89. first black actresses in the United States to play an authority figure.
She was later employed by Nasa in an effort to encourage more women and of African Americans to become astronauts.
She died of natural causes Saturday night, her son Kyle Johnson said.
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In a statement posted to Facebook, Mr Johnson wrote: "I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years.
"Its worm light, like the ancient galaxies now seen for the first time , will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from and be inspired by."
US President Joe Biden paid tribute saying, "To Nichelle Nichols, our nation has lost a pioneer of stage and screen who redefined what is possible for...

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Pioneering Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols (far right) with her co-stars (R-L) William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Walter Koenig, George Takei and Leonard Nimoy on the set of Star Trek: The Last Frontier in 1989

American actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role in the 1960s science fiction television series Star Trek, has died aged 89. first black actresses in the United States to play an authority figure.

She was later employed by Nasa in an effort to encourage more women and of African Americans to become astronauts.

She died of natural causes Saturday night, her son Kyle Johnson said.

Nichelle Nichols at a Comic Con event in Los Angeles, CA in 2021

In a statement posted to Facebook, Mr Johnson wrote: "I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years.

"Its worm light, like the ancient galaxies now seen for the first time , will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from and be inspired by."

US President Joe Biden paid tribute saying, "To Nichelle Nichols, our nation has lost a pioneer of stage and screen who redefined what is possible for...