Star Trek: The Original Series
Summary
Nichelle Nichols ' Lt . Uhura smash barriers onStar Trek : The Original Series , pave the fashion for woman of colour on TV , but the iconic character did not formally receive a first name until 2009 . As the Communications policeman on the USS Enterprise under the mastery of Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) , Uhura was too often reduced to declaring that herald frequencies were open . Still , she was a young Black woman on the bridge of a starship , which was a major breakthrough in the 1960s . While most of the characters onTOSreceived first and last name , Uhura was only ever Uhura .
Adopted from the Swahili parole " Uhuru , " meaning freedom , Uhura is a beautiful name for a wonderful theatrical role . AlthoughUhura ’s first name , Nyota , was not used on screen until J.J. Abrams’Star Trekin 2009,the name had toss off up in various non - canon source since the 1980s . Despite this , none of the picture followingStar Trek : The Original Seriesmentioned Uhura ’s first name and Uhura did not play as big of a role in the films as she could have . This changed withStar Trek(2009 ) , which marketedZoe Saldaña ’s Uhuraas the third wind alongside Chris Pine ’s James Kirk and Zachary Quinto ’s Spock .
Nichelle Nichols played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek : The Original Series , but she would have left the show were it not for Martin Luther King Jr.
Why Uhura’s First Name Wasn’t Introduced Until Star Trek 2009
Zoe Saldaña Was The First Uhura To Be Called Nyota On Screen.
Considering the military - like command structure on the Enterprise , it ’s not surprising that characters were most often referred to by their last multiplication . There does not seem to be any particular reason why Uhura did not initially get a first name , but it could have something to do with the nature of television in the 1960s . The characters and their backstories were not represent out in a series bible the same way they are in many television productions today , and the characters ofTOSwere in a constant nation of flux .
Like Uhura , Lt . Sulu ( George Takei ) did not have a first name throughoutStar Trek : The Original Series . Star Trek IV : The Undiscovered Countryofficially established his name as Hikaru Sulu .
The name Nyota was first used by author William Rotsler in his 1982 certify tie beam - in al-Qur’an , Star Trek II life , and both Gene Roddenberry and Nichelle Nichols approved of the name . entail " star " in Swahili , the name Nyota was then used in various necktie - in novel until its first official canyon use inStar Trek(2009).Uhura ’s name actually became a working joke in the film , as James Kirk tried to figure out what it was before he eventually get a line Spock call her Nyota . Star Trek : Strange New WorldsintroducedCelia Rose Gooding ’s version of Nyota Uhura , formally adopting the name intoStar Trek’sPrime Universe .
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Uhura Is A More Complete Character Now Than She Was In Star Trek: TOS
Modern Star Trek Has Made Uhura The Hero She Was Always Meant To Be.
progress on the fundament lay by Nichelle Nichols , Zoe Saldaña , and Celia Rose Gooding have helped make Nyota Uhura a much more complex and fully realized character . In J.J. Abrams ' threeStar Trekfilms , Uhura draw to be an action paladin and a amatory leash . Uhura ’s knack for languages , first hinted at inStar Trek : The Original Series , proves to be priceless in the J.J. Abrams ' trilogy , as she converses with both Romulans and Klingons . Uhura ’s controversial romance with Spock also play a expectant role in the moving picture .
In only two seasons , Uhura has already saved the Enterprise legion time , and Celia Rose Gooding has brought fresh deepness to the character .
WhenStar Trek : Strange New Worldsbegins , Uhura is at the very beginning of her Starfleet career , serve as a plebe on the USS Enterprise of Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) . In only two seasons , Uhura has already saved the Enterprisenumerous times , and Celia Rose Gooding has brought fresh depth to the character . In theStrange New Worldsmusical episode , Gooding delivers a powerhouse melodious number that establish Uhura ’s role as the glue that holds the enterprisingness crew together . Nyota Uhura remains one ofStar Trek’smost compelling characters , with a legacy stretchingStar Trek : The Original Seriesto the present Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
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