In 2009, director J.J. Abrams re-launched the Star Trek movie franchise, casting new actors in the roles of the classic crew of the USS Enterprise.

In 2009, Saldana portrayed Uhura in a big-screen Star Trek reboot, and she's gone on to play the starship Enterprise communications officer in two follow-ups, with a fourth installment expected to ...

Star Trek (2009) could have either had Leonard Nimoy as Prime Universe Spock or Nichelle Nichols as Uhura's grandmother, but it could not do both. It was also fun seeing Leonard Nimoy's Spock meet ...

Nichols, the groundbreaking actress who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, died on Saturday at age 89 Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March ...