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Nichelle Nichols Net Worth: How Rich is the Actress Actually?

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September 30, 2021

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Grace Dell Nichols, better known as Nichelle Nichols is a 89 years old American actress and singer. She is best known for her splendid performance as Nyota Uhura in the science-fiction TV series “Star Trek: The Original Series”. Her appearance as Uhura in the series became ground-breaking for the African American female characters in the American TV Industry. As of 2022, Nichelle Nichols net worth is estimated to be around $8 million.

Full Name	Grace Dell Nichols
Birth Date	December 28, 1932
Birth Place	Robbins, Illinois, United States
Profession	Actress and Singer
Ex-husbands	Foster Johnson, Duke Mondy
Net Worth	$8 million

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Early life

Nichelle Nichols was born on the 28th of December, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois, United States. She was born to her parents, Samuel Earl and Salish Nichols. Her father used to work in a factory who later got elected as the town mayor of the village, Robbins. Nichols grew up in Chicago where she lived in an apartment with her family. She has studied in three different places Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.

Nichelle Nichols Net Worth & Career

Nichols got her big break in the 1961 musical, Kicks and Co. She did some occasional modeling work before starting her acting career. As a model, she has been featured on the cover of Ebony magazine. After some struggle, Nichols finally got her breakthrough role in the TV series, Star Trek, where she appeared as Nyota Uhura. She was one of the first Black women to get featured on a major TV series.

Nichelle was about to leave the series after the first year, however, after having a conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., she changed her decision. Martin encouraged her to stay on the series as he was also a big fan of Star Trek. The much-loved series was canceled in 1969. Then, she provided her voice in one episode of the “Star Trek: The Animated Series”.

Nichols is still impressing the audiences with her amazing performance in the movies and TV series. She has appeared as Sensei/Aunt Petunia in the 2020 movie titled “Unbelievable!!!!!”. Her upcoming movie titled “The Order” is still in the production stage. She will be appearing as Athena in the movie. She has also been involved in a special project with NASA, where she helped them recruiting minority and female personnel.

Nichelle Nichols Personal Life

Nichelle Nichols has been married twice. She was first married to dancer, Foster Johnson. From her first marriage, she has one son named Kyle Johnson. In 1968, she married Duke Mondy. However, her second marriage also ended with divorce in 1972. In 2018, she was diagnosed with dementia, and after that, she took retirement from making convention appearances.

Nichols has been going through an ugly conservatorship battle lately. The conservatorship battle involves her son Kyle Johnson, her friend, Angelique Fawcette, and former manager, Gilbert Bell. In 2018, her son, Kyle won the petition for Nichols’s conservatorship.

However, after some time, Nichols’ close friend, Angelique Fawcette filed an objection to Kyle’s petition claiming that Nicholes is still of sound mind, and she is able to manage her both personal and financial affairs.

Likewise, after Kyle was appointed Nichols’ conservator in January 2019, her manager, Bell continued the legal proceedings against him, and he took his managerial influence to take control of Nichols’ personal affairs and assets. Bell also filed a lawsuit against Johnson for removing him from Nichol’s guest house.