'My heart is heavy': Star Trek alumni and others react to death of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt Uhura - Channel NewsAsia

"My heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the stars you now rest among, my dearest friend," tweeted George Takei, who played Sulu alongside Nichols in Star Trek.

I shall have more to say about the trailblazing, incomparable Nichelle Nichols, who shared the bridge with us as Lt Uhura of the USS Enterprise, and who passed today at age 89. For today, my heart is… [+1938 chars]

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