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Jane Goodall

Penwoman / Anthropologist / Biologist | * 04/03/1934 (90) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Dame Jane Morris Goodall (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Goodall first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and Animal welfare issues. As of 2022, she is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project. In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Goodall is an honorary member of the World Future Council. ()
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Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 55+ year study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Talk-Shows | Comedies

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Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutio ...

Jane

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2017 | 3.7/5 | 1h 30min
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People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

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1988 | 1h 33min
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Evolution is a 2001 documentary series by the American broadcaster Public Broadcasting Service and WGBH on evolutionary biology. The spokespeople for the series were Jane Goodall, Kenneth R. Miller an ...

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2001 | 3.8/5
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Awards & Nominations for Jane Goodall

Officer of The Legion of Honour Dame Commander of The Order of The British Empire Princess of AsturIAS Award for Technical and Scientific Research William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement Catalonia International Prize Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Franklin Institute Awards Genesis Awards Nierenberg Prize Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership Honorary Doctor of The University of Alicante Hubbard Medal Honorary Doctorate From University of Toronto President's Medal (British Academy) Prix Giles Honorary Doctor of The University of Madrid Complutense Honorary Doctorate of Haifa University Honorary Doctor of The Syracuse University Honorary Doctor of The University of Zurich Honorary Doctorate of Hasselt University Honorary Doctor of The University of Miami Gold Medal of The Society of Woman Geographers Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture Gregor Mendel Medal Officer of The Order Orange-Nassau International Cosmos Prize Edinburgh Medal
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Movies with Jane Goodall as Actress(29)

as herself2023 Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
as herself2021 Earth Emergency
as herself2021 Animal
as herself2021 Milked
as herself2021 Menschenaffen: Eine Geschichte von Gefühl und Geist
as Self - Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute2021 The Last Tourist
as herself2021 The Center: Gibbons and Guardians
as herself2020 Jane Goodall and the Guardians of Biodiversity
as Herself (Archive Footage)2020 Spaceship Earth
as herself2020 Pant Hoot
as herself2020 Jane Goodall: The Hope
2019 Countdown to Year Zero
as herself2018 Into the Jungle
as herself2017 Jane
as herself2016 Attenborough at 90
as herself2016 SEED: The Untold Story
as herself2016 H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters
as herself2015 Medicine of the Wolf
as voice2015 Me...Jane
as herself2015 Time to Choose
as herself2015 Racing Extinction
as herself2011 Surviving Progress
as herself2011 Jane's Journey
as herself2002 Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
as Self (archive footage)1995 30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1990 Chimps: So Like Us
as herself1990 The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
1988 People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
1984 Among the Wild Chimpanzees

TV Shows/Series with Jane Goodall as Actress(11)

as herself2020 Dear…
as herself2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self - Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as herself2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as herself2012 Precht
as Self - Panellist2008 Q&A
as herself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as Jane Goodall (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as herself (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as herself1968 60 Minutes

Movies with Jane Goodall as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer2017 Jane
Writing/Writer1988 People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

Additional Information

Full Name: Jane Goodall
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 04/03 1934 (April) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 90 years + 17 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Newnham College
Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, World Future Council
Spouses (current/former): Hugo van Lawick, Derek Bryceson
Children: Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Father: Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall
Mother: Margaret Myfanwe Joseph
Student of: Robert Hinde
Influenced by/Role models: Louis Leakey
Other names for Jane Goodall (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dame Jane Morris Goodall"
"Jane Morris Goodall"
"Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall"
"Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall"
Jane Goodall frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (18x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
John Oliver (10x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Stephen Colbert (8x, Actor)
Noel MacNeal (8x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Susan Sarandon (7x, Actress)
Jon Stewart (7x, Actor)
Hugo van Lawick (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:581080, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024