She was also a woman admired by Martin Luther King, Jr, as well as being a spokesperson for NASA in its efforts to encourage women and minorities to join NASA and be astronauts. Not just the first interracial kiss on Star Trek, but also portrayed a "strong woman of power" and became the inspiration for women everywhere. This leaves George Takei, Walter Koenig and William Shatner as the remaining original show actors still alive.
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