Lieutenant Nyota Uhura — Star Trek Character Profile

About Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Communications officer and linguist with deep ties to the crew.

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Linguistics, Communications, Codebreaking, Empathy, Diplomacy

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Starfleet
• Star Trek universe

Quick Facts about Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

public relations officer, linguist, Communications Officer

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura's Known Relations

• Starfleet — Member of
• Spock — Unmarried partner

Lieutenant Nyota 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) — character page
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) — character page
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) — character page
• Star Trek (2009)
• 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

Zoe Saldaña

Appears in

Star Trek (2009)

Role

Supporting

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