Cmdr. Uhura — Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Character Profile

About Cmdr. Uhura

Senior communications officer, skilled in decoding alien signals and diplomacy.

Cmdr. Uhura — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Linguistics, Codebreaking, Communications, Diplomacy, Signal analysis

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 8.8/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 7.8/10

Affiliations

• Starfleet
• Star Trek universe

Quick Facts about Cmdr. Uhura

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

public relations officer, linguist, Communications Officer

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

Cmdr. Uhura's Known Relations

• Starfleet — Member of
• Spock — Unmarried partner

Cmdr. Uhura appears in 10 titles

• Star Trek (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — character page
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) — character page
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) — character page
• Star Trek (2009) — character page
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — character page
• Star Trek Beyond (2016) — character page
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Nichelle Nichols

Appears in

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Role

Supporting

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• Captain Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
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• Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy (DeForest Kelley)
• Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (James Doohan)
• Cmdr. Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)
• Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)
• Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch)
• Dr. David Marcus (Merritt Butrick)
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