Reports have stated that the entire cast from the 2009 film is under contract for the new film, so Zoë Saldana should reprise her role as Uhura.
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Nichelle Nichols played the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series from the 1960s .
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Communications officer Uhura.
Lieutenant Uhura's name was originally supposed to be Penda but was then changed to Nyota, and the name Nyota was first disclosed to viewers in the Star Trek 2009 movie.
Nichelle Nichols played the character of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura
Sometime in the 2230s. Star Trek Chronology suggests 2239.