The late and lovely Nichelle Nichols played Lt. Uhura. Her original name was Grace, but she didn’t like it, so apparently her mother gave her this name, which she happily accepted.
This is a screenshot I took, don’t know from which episode. But I LOVE the juicy, jewel-like array of knobs and controls. Buttons aglow with awesome powers. Push ’em, slide ’em — Uhura knows how to work ’em. Pretty groovy stuff.