Beam Me Up, Scotty! The Hottest Women Who Have Appeared On Star Trek

Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura

Nichelle Nichols played the role of Lt. Uhura and appeared in several Star Trek movies as this character. Nichols’ character was a breakthrough in more ways than one. She was one of the first African-American women to play a powerful role on TV rather than being depicted as a servant. She was also the first character to be involved in an interracial display of affection with Captain Kirk.

Lt. Uhura eventually became a commander by the time Star Trek III rolled around. Originally, she was a communications officer who was added to the cast to give the Enterprise crew more diversity.

Nichelle Nichols

Does Nichelle Nichols ever sleep? The now grey-haired beauty started her acting career in 1959 and is still going strong today! She’s more than just a beautiful actress, too. After Star Trek, Nichols assisted NASA in recruiting women and minorities into the space shuttle program.

She’s also written two science-fiction novels and published an autobiography, Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories. Although she was briefly hospitalized for a stroke, the 83-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight, “I am feeling the best that I felt in a very long time.”