20 Facts About Uhura

Nyota Uhura is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

An alternate timeline version of Uhura has been portrayed by actress Zoe Saldana in the feature films Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond .

Uhura is a translator and communications officer who specializes in linguistics, cryptography, and philology.

Uhura's was an important part of the original series' multicultural crew and one of the first Black characters to be portrayed in a non-menial role on an American television series.

Uhura's changed her mind after talking to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Uhura first appears in the episode "The Man Trap", joining the crew of the USS Enterprise as a lieutenant, and serves as chief communications officer under Captain Kirk.

Uhura's is depicted as a capable bridge officer and readily assumed control of the helm, navigation and science stations on the bridge when the need arose.

Uhura was a talented singer, and enjoyed serenading her shipmates when off-duty; Spock occasionally accompanied her on the Vulcan lyre.

In "The Lorelei Signal", a 1973 episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Uhura assumes command of the Enterprise when the male officers fall victim to a species of sirens and leads an all-female rescue party.

Uhura's is later promoted to lieutenant commander in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and to full commander in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock sees Uhura take an assignment in the transporter room as part of a plot to steal the Enterprise.

Uhura has a smaller role in the first, second and third films.

Uhura joins Kirk's crew, and serves as chief communications officer throughout the events of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

When Uhura is initially assigned to the USS Farragut in an attempt by Spock to avoid the appearance of favoritism, she demands that he assign her to the Enterprise, arguing she would have been assigned there had they not been involved.

Uhura quickly receives a field promotion due to her skill with the Romulan language and remains on the bridge for most of the film.

Uhura is called upon several times to act as a field officer, attempting to use her fluency in Klingon to assist in the hunt for the fugitive John Harrison.

Spock and Uhura amicably discuss ending their relationship and have some tension over Spock's intention to leave Starfleet to help the Vulcan survivors, in the wake of the death of Spock Prime.

At a dinner in Captain Pike's quarters, Uhura admits that she joined Starfleet as a way of honoring her parents, but is unsure about continuing in the service.

Uhura's later Tweeted about the meeting, ""Months ago Pres Obama was quoted as saying that he'd had a crush on me when he was younger.

In 2016, Uhura was ranked as the 14th most important character of Starfleet within the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine.