Nichelle Nichols

A whole new generation of fans has met Ms. Nichols through her recurring appearance on the hit TV show Heroes as Nana Dawson. Besides appearing in five recent episodes of Heroes she can be seen in the high-def editions of the newly-released Classic Star Trek DVD's.

Her recent film credits include appearing in the Cuba Gooding Jr film Snow Dogs as his mother. Recently she penned the novel Saturna’s Quest.

Known to millions as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, Nichelle actually started her career as a singer and dancer with Duke Ellington. She founded an educational production company, Women in Motion, and spearheaded NASA's first minority and female astronaut recruitment drive. Her stage roles include Porgy and Bess and Anthony and Cleopatra. On TV (other than Star Trek) she appeared in The D.A., The Lieutenant, and Ironsides. She portrayed Lt. Uhura in the first six Star Trek movies.

Nichelle will be attending Starfest 2008 for all three days of the convention. Her Q&A session is currently scheduled for Sunday.