After originating in Star Trek II Biographies "Nyota" started appearing in Star Trek novels, such as Uhura's Song (1985) by Janet Kagan. While guest-starring on the game show Super Password on January 7, 1987, Nichols stated that Uhura's first name was "Nyota".
What is Uhura's first name in Star Trek? She was given the first name “Nyota” in a book entitled Star Trek Biographies in 1982. But it was only used for the first and only time on screen in the 2009 movie.
Finally, when penning his tie-in novel Star Trek II Biographies, author William Rotsler gave her the name Nyota, which translated to "star" in Swahili. The name was accepted by both Roddenberry and Nichols, and it became Uhura's first name in all non-canon work going forward.
However, after the destruction of Vulcan, we see Uhura comfort Spock in the elevator, confirming that they are actually in a relationship. Later, through the film, though she never stands up for him during a conflict she is shown to go after him several times when he is in emotional turmoil.
SHE WORE A YELLOW COMMAND UNIFORM IN SOME EARLY EPISODES
Blue uniforms are for science officers, including Bones and Spock, while red uniforms are for officers involved in operating and manning the ship. As a communications officer, Uhura is most commonly seen in a red uniform.
The intersectionality of Uhura as a Black woman was considered important when discussing her romance with Spock, because romances between Black women and white men are largely portrayed as cautionary tales in Hollywood films.
As Spock explained to Kirk in Star Trek: TOS, his union with T'Pring was "less than a marriage but more than a bethrothal." Indeed, Spock was meant to finally undergo the koon-ut-kal-if-fee marriage ritual with T'Pring in "Amok Time" before she invoked her right to have Spock fight to the death for her.
IMHO - Saavik and Spock had sex. Pure and simple. Spock was going through the hell of Ponn Farr. He was suffering from the blood fever and she knew the only way to get him through it was to mate with him.
There is some debate whether Scotty and Uhura had a romantic relationship in canon, there were some scenes in the fifth movie, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, that fans think indicated that Scotty and Uhura were in a relationship, but it is never stated explicitly in canon.
By 2263, Uhura and Spock experienced a time-out in their relationship as a consequence of Spock's increasing beliefs that he ought to be helping his people rebuild on New Vulcan, and thus leave Starflee.
She said she speaks 37 languages, and that Kenya has 22 languages. In fact, there are 68 different languages spoken in Kenya, and they're not dialects of Swahili.
Nichelle Nichols (/nɪˈʃɛl/ nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television.
In the episode of Star Trek: The Original Series titled "Plato's Stepchildren", season 3 episode 10, first broadcast November 22, 1968, Uhura (played by black actress Nichelle Nichols) and Captain Kirk (played by white actor William Shatner) kiss.
Series creator Bryan Fuller deliberately gave Martin-Green's character a traditionally male name, which he had done with the female leads (George, Jaye and Chuck) in three of his previous series. Martin-Green decided that the character was named after her father.
Sadly, Spock died without ever siring an heir, and in Star Trek canon, neither Kirk nor Spock got to have descendants to carry on their adventures and save the galaxy.
Star Trek: The Original Series writer David Gerrold, has also spoken about K/S slash sometimes. In 1985, Gerrold commented: One of the truths I've been telling lately is that Kirk and Spock are not lovers ... they're not even boyfriends. They're just good friends.
Leonard Nimoy, who popularised the gesture in his role as Mr. Spock on the 60s TV series Star Trek, both lived long and prospered, before dying at the age of 83. In an age where the word is overused, the half-man, half-alien was truly an iconic character.
Later that year, Uhura permanently transferred to the operations division. As shown in the picture to the right, Uhura initially wore the gold command uniform in "The Corbomite Maneuver" and "Mudd's Women". Thereafter, she was outfitted in the more familiar red uniform of engineering and support services.
Each character tries to resist, but eventually Kirk tilts Uhura back and the two kiss as the aliens lasciviously look on. The smooch is not a romantic one. But in 1968 to show a Black woman kissing a white man was a daring move.
After her parents and brother died in a shuttle accident, Uhura thought she could see the crash site whenever she closed her eyes, despite not being present at the time. Hemmer's death reopened the old wound for Uhura, who can't comprehend how other people are able to face death.
