Did You Know These Six Actresses Are Black? Issue 3.2 - Entertainment - Jun 11, 2014 By: Alyssa Kurtzman SHARE: Tweet 2 of 6 Nichelle Nichols Nichols played the racially ambiguous chief communications officer Uhura on the original Star Trek series. These days, she can be seen living in California and attending events publicly as a black person. CelebrityActresses Sources Confirm: Benedict Cumberbatch Not Actually Hot The 10 Least Powerful Women In Hollywood