Uhura is a fictional character portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in the TV series Star Trek.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Man Trap (season 1), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 69 episodes out of a total of 79 aired and have accumulated 995 positive votes.
The character of Uhura is mainly associated with Captain James Tiberius 'Jim' Kirk, Mister Spock and Chekov.
Episodes69
The Man Trap
episode S1.E1 september 1966Dr. McCoy discovers his old flame is not what she seems after crew members begin dying from a sudden lack of salt in their bodies.
Charlie X
episode S1.E2 september 1966Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.
The Naked Time
episode S1.E4 september 1966The crew is infected with a mysterious disease that removes people's emotional inhibitions to a dangerous degree.
The Enemy Within
episode S1.E5 october 1966A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into two halves: one meek and indecisive, the other violent and ill tempered. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed.
Mudd's Women
episode S1.E6 october 1966The Enterprise picks up untrustworthy entrepreneur Harry Mudd accompanied by three beautiful women who immediately put a spell on all the male crew members.
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
episode S1.E7 october 1966Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé; but his new obsession leads him to make an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.
Dagger of the Mind
episode S1.E9 november 1966Kirk and psychiatrist Helen Noel are trapped on a maximum security penal colony that experiments with mind control and Spock must use the Vulcan mind-meld to find a way to save them.
The Corbomite Maneuver
episode S1.E10 november 1966After the Enterprise is forced to destroy a dangerous marker buoy, a gigantic alien ship arrives to capture and condemn the crew as trespassers.
The Menagerie: Part I
episode S1.E11 november 1966Spock kidnaps the disabled Capt. Pike, hijacks the Enterprise, and then surrenders for court martial.
The Menagerie: Part II
episode S1.E12 november 1966At Spock's court martial, he explains himself with mysterious footage about when Capt. Pike was kidnapped by powerful illusion casting aliens.
The Conscience of the King
episode S1.E13 december 1966While Captain Kirk investigates whether an actor is actually a presumed dead mass murderer, a mysterious assailant is killing the people who could identify the fugitive.
Balance of Terror
episode S1.E14 december 1966The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory.
Shore Leave
episode S1.E15 december 1966The past three months have left the crew of the Enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain McCoy's encounter with a human-sized white rabbit or Kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at Starfleet Academy?
The Galileo Seven
episode S1.E16 january 1967The Galileo, under Spock's command, crash-lands on a hostile planet. As the Enterprise races against time to find the shuttlecraft, Spock's strictly logical leadership clashes with the fear and resentment of his crew.
The Squire of Gothos
episode S1.E17 january 1967A being that controls matter and creates planets wants to play with the Enterprise crew.
Arena
episode S1.E18 january 1967For bringing hostility into their solar system, a superior alien race brings Captain Kirk into mortal combat against the reptilian captain of an alien ship he was pursuing.
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
episode S1.E19 january 1967The Enterprise is thrown back in time to 1960s Earth.
Court Martial
episode S1.E20 february 1967Kirk draws a court martial in the negligent death of a crewman.
The Return of the Archons
episode S1.E21 february 1967Seeking the answer to a century-old mystery, Kirk and crew encounter a vacantly peaceful society under a 6000-year autocratic rule that kills all those it can't absorb.
Space Seed
episode S1.E22 february 1967While on patrol in deep space, Captain Kirk and his crew find and revive a genetically engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from Earth's 20th century.
A Taste of Armageddon
episode S1.E23 february 1967Kirk and Spock must save their ship's crew when they are declared all killed in action in a bizarre computer-simulated war where the actual deaths must nevertheless occur.
This Side of Paradise
episode S1.E24 march 1967The Enterprise investigates a planet whose colonists should be dead, but are not.
Errand of Mercy
episode S1.E26 march 1967With a war with Klingons raging, Kirk and Spock attempt to resist an occupation of a planet with incomprehensibly placid natives.
The Alternative Factor
episode S1.E27 march 1967Existence itself comes under threat from a man's power-struggle with his alternate self, with the Enterprise's strained dilithium crystals presenting his key to a final solution.
The City on the Edge of Forever
episode S1.E28 april 1967When a temporarily insane Dr. McCoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high.
Operation -- Annihilate!
episode S1.E29 april 1967The Enterprise crew attempts to stop a plague of amoeba-like creatures from possessing human hosts and spreading throughout the galaxy.
Amok Time
episode S2.E1 september 1967In the throes of his Pon Farr mating period, Spock must return to Vulcan to meet his intended future wife, betrothed from childhood.
Who Mourns for Adonais?
episode S2.E2 september 1967A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.
The Changeling
episode S2.E3 september 1967A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.
Mirror, Mirror
episode S2.E4 october 1967A transporter accident places Captain Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire.
Catspaw
episode S2.E7 october 1967Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.
I, Mudd
episode S2.E8 november 1967Harry Mudd returns with a plot to take over the Enterprise by stranding the crew on a planet populated by androids under his command.
Metamorphosis
episode S2.E9 november 1967While returning to the Enterprise aboard the shuttlecraft, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and a seriously ill Federation diplomat find themselves kidnapped by an energized cloud.
Journey to Babel
episode S2.E10 november 1967The Enterprise hosts a number of quarrelling diplomats, including Spock's father, but someone on board has murder in mind.
Friday's Child
episode S2.E11 december 1967The Federation clashes with the Klingon Empire over mining rights to Capella IV. A sudden coup between its warrior-minded inhabitants forces Kirk's party to flee with the now dead leader's pregnant wife.
The Deadly Years
episode S2.E12 december 1967A landing party from the Enterprise is exposed to strange form of radiation which rapidly ages them.
Obsession
episode S2.E13 december 1967Capt. Kirk obsessively hunts for a mysterious cloud creature he encountered in his youth.
The Trouble with Tribbles
episode S2.E15 december 1967To protect a space station with a vital grain shipment, Kirk must deal with Federation bureaucrats, a Klingon battle cruiser and a peddler who sells furry, purring, hungry little creatures as pets.
The Gamesters of Triskelion
episode S2.E16 january 1968Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are trapped on a planet where abducted aliens are enslaved and trained to perform as gladiators for the amusement of bored, faceless aliens.
A Piece of the Action
episode S2.E17 january 1968The crew of the Enterprise struggles to cope with a planet of imitative people who have modeled their society on 1920s gangsters.
The Immunity Syndrome
episode S2.E18 january 1968The Enterprise encounters a gigantic energy draining space organism that threatens the galaxy.
A Private Little War
episode S2.E19 february 1968Peaceful, primitive peoples get caught up in the struggle between superpowers, with Kirk unhappily trying to restore the balance of power disrupted by the Klingons.
Return to Tomorrow
episode S2.E20 february 1968The Enterprise is guided to a distant, long-dead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race - existing only as disembodied energy - desiring the bodies of Kirk, Spock and astro-biologist Ann Mulhall so that they may live again.
Patterns of Force
episode S2.E21 february 1968Looking for a missing Federation cultural observer, Kirk and Spock find themselves on a planet whose culture has been completely patterned after Nazi Germany.
By Any Other Name
episode S2.E22 february 1968Galactic alien scouts capture the Enterprise for a return voyage and a prelude to invasion. Kirk's one advantage - they're not used to their adopted human form.
The Omega Glory
episode S2.E23 march 1968Responding to a distress signal, Kirk finds Captain Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the Yangs and the Kohms to find the secret of their longevity.
The Ultimate Computer
episode S2.E24 march 1968Kirk and a sub-skeleton crew are ordered to test out an advanced artificially intelligent control system - the M-5 Multitronic system, which could potentially render them all redundant.
Bread and Circuses
episode S2.E25 march 1968The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.
Assignment: Earth
episode S2.E26 march 1968While back in time observing Earth in 1968, the Enterprise crew encounters the mysterious Gary Seven who has his own agenda on the planet.
Spock's Brain
episode S3.E1 september 1968The crew of the Enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted Spock's brain.
The Enterprise Incident
episode S3.E2 september 1968An apparently insane Capt. Kirk has the Enterprise deliberately enter the Romulan Neutral Zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy.
The Paradise Syndrome
episode S3.E3 october 1968Trapped on a planet whose inhabitants are descended from Northwestern Native Americans, Kirk loses his memory and is proclaimed a God while the crippled Enterprise races back to the planet before it is destroyed by an asteroid.
And the Children Shall Lead
episode S3.E4 october 1968The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed themselves but the children play without care.
Is There in Truth No Beauty?
episode S3.E5 october 1968Lovely telepath Miranda is aide to Ambassador Kollos, in a box to stop insanity when humans see Medusans. She rejects Larry, a designer of Enterprise, and senses murderous intent nearby.
Spectre of the Gun
episode S3.E6 october 1968As punishment for ignoring their warning and trespassing on their planet, the Melkot condemn Capt. Kirk and his landing party to the losing side of a surreal recreation of the 1881 historic gunfight at the OK Corral.
Day of the Dove
episode S3.E7 november 1968Both humans and Klingons have been lured to a planet by a formless entity that feeds on hatred and has set about to fashion them into a permanent food supply for itself.
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
episode S3.E8 november 1968The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.
The Tholian Web
episode S3.E9 november 1968With Capt. Kirk and the derelict USS Defiant apparently lost, the Enterprise grapples with an insanity causing plague and an attack by the Tholians.
Plato's Stepchildren
episode S3.E10 november 1968After Dr. McCoy helps the leader of a planet populated by people with powerful psionic abilities, they decide to force him to stay by torturing his comrades until he submits.
Wink of an Eye
episode S3.E11 november 1968A group of aliens who exist in a state of incredible acceleration invade the Enterprise and abduct Capt. Kirk.
Elaan of Troyius
episode S3.E13 december 1968While transporting an arrogant, demanding princess for a political marriage, Captain Kirk must cope both with her biochemical ability to force him to love her, as well as sabotage on his ship.
Whom Gods Destroy
episode S3.E14 january 1969Kirk and Spock are taken prisoners by a former starship captain named Garth, who now resides at, and has taken over, a high security asylum for the criminally insane.
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
episode S3.E15 january 1969The Enterprise encounters two duo-chromatic and mutually belligerent aliens who put the ship in the middle of their old conflict.
The Mark of Gideon
episode S3.E16 january 1969Kirk beams down to the planet Gideon and appears to find himself trapped on a deserted Enterprise. Spock on the real Enterprise must use his diplomatic skills to deal with the uncooperative inhabitants of Gideon and find the Captain.
That Which Survives
episode S3.E17 january 1969After the Enterprise landing party beams down to investigate a geologically interesting planet, their ship is hurled across the galaxy. Kirk and company find a deserted outpost guarded by the deadly image of a beautiful woman.
The Lights of Zetar
episode S3.E18 january 1969A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.
Requiem for Methuselah
episode S3.E19 february 1969On a planet, looking for an urgent medicinal cure, Kirk, Spock and McCoy come across a dignified recluse living privately but in splendor with his sheltered ward and a very protective robot servant.
The Cloud Minders
episode S3.E21 february 1969Kirk and Spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the sky while the rest of the population toils in mines on the barren surface below.
The Savage Curtain
episode S3.E22 march 1969Kirk, Spock, Abraham Lincoln and Vulcan legend Surak are pitted in battle against notorious villains from history for the purpose of helping a conscious rock creature's understanding of a concept he does not understand, "good vs. evil".
- The Man Trap
- Charlie X
- The Naked Time
- The Enemy Within
- Mudd's Women
- What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- Dagger of the Mind
- The Corbomite Maneuver
- The Menagerie: Part I
- The Menagerie: Part II
- The Conscience of the King
- Balance of Terror
- Shore Leave
- The Galileo Seven
- The Squire of Gothos
- Arena
- Tomorrow Is Yesterday
- Court Martial
- The Return of the Archons
- Space Seed
- A Taste of Armageddon
- This Side of Paradise
- Errand of Mercy
- The Alternative Factor
- The City on the Edge of Forever
- Operation -- Annihilate!
- Amok Time
- Who Mourns for Adonais?
- The Changeling
- Mirror, Mirror
- Catspaw
- I, Mudd
- Metamorphosis
- Journey to Babel
- Friday's Child
- The Deadly Years
- Obsession
- The Trouble with Tribbles
- The Gamesters of Triskelion
- A Piece of the Action
- The Immunity Syndrome
- A Private Little War
- Return to Tomorrow
- Patterns of Force
- By Any Other Name
- The Omega Glory
- The Ultimate Computer
- Bread and Circuses
- Assignment: Earth
- Spock's Brain
- The Enterprise Incident
- The Paradise Syndrome
- And the Children Shall Lead
- Is There in Truth No Beauty?
- Spectre of the Gun
- Day of the Dove
- For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
- The Tholian Web
- Plato's Stepchildren
- Wink of an Eye
- Elaan of Troyius
- Whom Gods Destroy
- Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
- The Mark of Gideon
- That Which Survives
- The Lights of Zetar
- Requiem for Methuselah
- The Cloud Minders
- The Savage Curtain
Best moments10
- A transporter accident places Captain Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire.
- Harry Mudd returns with a plot to take over the Enterprise by stranding the crew on a planet populated by androids under his command.
- A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.
- To protect a space station with a vital grain shipment, Kirk must deal with Federation bureaucrats, a Klingon battle cruiser and a peddler who sells furry, purring, hungry little creatures as pets.
- After Dr. McCoy helps the leader of a planet populated by people with powerful psionic abilities, they decide to force him to stay by torturing his comrades until he submits.
- Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are trapped on a planet where abducted aliens are enslaved and trained to perform as gladiators for the amusement of bored, faceless aliens.
- A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.
- The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.
- The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed themselves but the children play without care.
- While transporting an arrogant, demanding princess for a political marriage, Captain Kirk must cope both with her biochemical ability to force him to love her, as well as sabotage on his ship.
- Mirror, Mirror
- I, Mudd
- The Changeling
- The Trouble with Tribbles
- Plato's Stepchildren
- The Gamesters of Triskelion
- Who Mourns for Adonais?
- Bread and Circuses
- And the Children Shall Lead
- Elaan of Troyius