Uhura
| Uhura | |
| Star Trek-rollfigur | |
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| Första framträdande | "The man trap" |
|---|---|
| Senaste framträdande | Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country |
| Skådespelare | Nichelle Nichols Zoë Saldaña |
| Anknytning | |
| Lojalitet | Stjärnflottan |
| Grad | Löjtnant kommendörkapten kommendör |
| Befattning | Kommunikationsofficer |
| Information | |
| Födelsenamn | Nyota Upenda Uhura |
| Art | Människa |
| Kön | Kvinna |
Nyota Upenda Uhura, eller bara Uhura, spelad av Nichelle Nichols, är en fiktiv rollfigur i Star Trek: The Original Series och de första sex Star Trek-filmerna. Hon är viktig som en av de första svarta huvudkaraktärerna i en amerikansk tv-serie.
I filmerna Star Trek (2009) och Into Darkness (2013) porträtteras hon av skådespelaren Zoë Saldaña.[1]
Uhura tjänstgör som kommunikationsofficer på rymdskeppen USS Enterprise och USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A).
Karaktärens påverkan
- Nichelle Nichols planerade att lämna Star Trek redan efter första säsongen, men Martin Luther King övertalade henne att fortsätta eftersom hon enligt King fungerade som en förebild för hela det afroamerikanska samhället.[2]
- Whoopi Goldberg, som senare skulle spela rollen som Guinan i Star Trek: The Next Generation, har klargjort att rollen Uhura fungerat som inspiration för henne.[2]
- Mae Jemison, den första afroamerikanska kvinnan i rymden, har också nämnt rollfiguren Uhura som en förebild.[3]
- I avsnittet "Platos' Stepchildren" genomförde Nichelle Nichols och William Shatner i sina roller som Uhura och James T. Kirk den första i USA tv-sända kyssen mellan en afroamerikansk kvinna och en vit man.
Medverkan
Uhura medverkar i följande serier och filmer:
- Star Trek filmer
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: Khans vrede
- Star Trek III
- Star Trek IV: Resan hem
- Star Trek V: Den yttersta gränsen
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek
- Star Trek Into Darkness
Referenser
- ^ ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 14 oktober 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071014222738/http://startrek.com/startrek/view/series/MOV/011/news/article/2307054.html. Läst 13 januari 2008.
- ^ [a b] Beck, Donald R. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
- ^ http://www.tv.com/nichelle-nichols/person/18959/biography.html
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Zoe Saldaña 2009.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Ewen Roberts from San Diego, CA, United States, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Zoe Saldaña at the "Entertainment Weekly: Wonder Women: Female Power Icons in Pop Culture" panel. Comic-Con 2009
Författare/Upphovsman: Ewen Roberts from San Diego, CA, United States, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Zoe Saldaña at the "Entertainment Weekly: Wonder Women: Female Power Icons in Pop Culture" panel. Comic-Con 2009
Nichelle Nichols, NASA Recruiter - GPN-2004-00017.jpg
Actress Nichelle Nichols was born in Robbins, Illinois on December 28, 1932. She played Lieutenant Uhura the Communications Officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise in the original series, Star Trek. Nichols stayed with the show and has appeared in six Star Trek movies. Her portrayal of Uhura on Star Trek marked one of the first non-stereotypical roles assigned to an African-American actress. She also provided the voice for Lt. Uhura on the Star Trek animated series in 1974-75. Before joining the crew on Star Trek, she sang and danced with Duke Ellington's band. Nichols was always interested in space travel. She flew aboard the C-141 Astronomy Observatory, which analyzed the atmospheres of Mars and Saturn on an eight hour, high altitude mission. From the late 1970's until the late 1980's, NASA employed Nichelle Nichols to recruit new astronaut candidates. Many of her new recruits were women or members of racial and ethnic minorities, including Guion Bluford (the first African-American astronaut), Sally Ride (the first female American astronaut), Judith Resnik (one of the original set of female astronauts, who perished during the launch of the Challenger on January 28, 1986), and Ronald McNair (the second African-American astronaut, and another victim of the Challenger accident). Currently Nichelle Nichols is actively involved in movies and special appearances. She is also a spokesperson for her favorite charity, "The Kwanzaa Foundation."
Actress Nichelle Nichols was born in Robbins, Illinois on December 28, 1932. She played Lieutenant Uhura the Communications Officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise in the original series, Star Trek. Nichols stayed with the show and has appeared in six Star Trek movies. Her portrayal of Uhura on Star Trek marked one of the first non-stereotypical roles assigned to an African-American actress. She also provided the voice for Lt. Uhura on the Star Trek animated series in 1974-75. Before joining the crew on Star Trek, she sang and danced with Duke Ellington's band. Nichols was always interested in space travel. She flew aboard the C-141 Astronomy Observatory, which analyzed the atmospheres of Mars and Saturn on an eight hour, high altitude mission. From the late 1970's until the late 1980's, NASA employed Nichelle Nichols to recruit new astronaut candidates. Many of her new recruits were women or members of racial and ethnic minorities, including Guion Bluford (the first African-American astronaut), Sally Ride (the first female American astronaut), Judith Resnik (one of the original set of female astronauts, who perished during the launch of the Challenger on January 28, 1986), and Ronald McNair (the second African-American astronaut, and another victim of the Challenger accident). Currently Nichelle Nichols is actively involved in movies and special appearances. She is also a spokesperson for her favorite charity, "The Kwanzaa Foundation."