OTT - Aug 23, 2022
It has been reported that actress Nichelle Nichols passed away at the age of 89. Nichols appeared in a few episodes of the hit television show Y&R in 2016 as Neil's estranged mother, Lucinda. Probably the most well-known part of her career was her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the first STAR TREK series, as well as numerous subsequent movie adaptations of that series.
It has been confirmed that Nichols will be seen in the TV series currently in post-production called RENEGADES: OMINARA. The series is based on the life of Nyota before joining Captain Kirk on the Enterprise and stars Y&R alum Loren Lott (ex-Ana) as Nyota's younger self.
source: soapoperadigest