Actress best known as Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhura. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. She studied in Chicago as well as New York and Los Angeles. During her time in New York, Nichols appeared at the famous "Blue Angel" and Playboy Clubs, as a singer. She also appeared in the role of Carmen for a Chicago stock company production of Carmen Jones. Nichols toured the United States, Canada and Europe as a singer with the Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton bands.

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