Okay, just so you know (because I'm in the process of writing an essay on Star Trek and found this out while researching): When Nichelle Nichols auditioned for Uhura, Uhura wasn't written yet, so they had her read Spock instead. On the grounds that she was proving that she could act, she insisted on playing Spock, not "lines intended for Spock with the vaguely described character as-yet-unnamed who would be Uhura".
After she was done, Gene Roddenberry said: "Do you think she'd look good in pointed ears? We could call her a Vulcanita."
- Source: The World of Star Trek, David Gerrold, pp111-112.
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Date: 2006-09-26 05:25 am (UTC)After she was done, Gene Roddenberry said: "Do you think she'd look good in pointed ears? We could call her a Vulcanita."
- Source: The World of Star Trek, David Gerrold, pp111-112.