Lt. Cmdr. Uhura — Star Trek: The Motion Picture Character Profile

About Lt. Cmdr. Uhura

Chief communications officer, expert in xenolinguistics and subspace relays.

Lt. 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 Lt. Cmdr. Uhura

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

public relations officer, linguist, Communications Officer

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

Lt. Cmdr. Uhura's Known Relations

• Spock — Unmarried partner
• Starfleet — Member of

Lt. Cmdr. Uhura appears in 10 titles

• Star Trek (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
• 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) — 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: The Motion Picture (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Lt. Cmdr. Uhura — professional — Lt. Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)

  Bridge crew partners, coordinate communications and tactical duties.

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