Jane Goodall

AKA: Dame Jane Morris Goodall, Jane Morris Goodall, Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
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1934-04-03

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Biography

Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall was best known for her 55+ year study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.

Crew Roles

Howl
Executive Producer
Jane
Writer
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
Writer
Untitled Jane Goodall Film
Producer
Howl
Producer
Executive Producer
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {85}

Self

2021-09-21 0

The Center: Gibbons and Guardians

A love triangle that incites jealous rage. An out-of-control wildfire that threatens lives and livelihoods. A sudden tragedy that upends a close-knit community. You might not expect such intense drama ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-03-26 0

We Are Nature

We made this short film under lockdown conditions throughout the pandemic of Covid-19. The film argues that policies are not enough to prevent a future outbreak. We need a paradigm shift in how we vie ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute

2021-10-02 6.2

The Last Tourist

Travel is at a tipping point. From Carribean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role o ...
Genre :Documentary

Herself

2004-11-04 0

Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe

Genre :Documentary

Self

1965-12-22 0

Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees

Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), Africa. One of her discoveries is that they use primitive tools. The film shows the life of the chimps. Retros ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2016-05-08 8

Attenborough at 90

In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young, including the inspiring people he has met, the ex ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-12-29 6.7

Earth Emergency

This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return - and what we need to do to stop them. With captivating illu ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2011-09-06 6.6

Jane's Journey

It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Jane Goodall, whose 45 year study of wild chimpanzees in Africa is legendar ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1990-01-01 0

The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

Born in London in 1934, Jane Goodall spent decades in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, studying the social and family structures of chimpanzees and helping to bring their ecological vulnerabilit ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2011-11-04 7.333

Surviving Progress

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-11-07 9.3

Milked

A young activist goes deep into dairy land where he takes on the giants of New Zealand's most powerful industry, and reveals how the sacred cash-cow industry has been milked dry. His journey exposes n ...
Genre :Documentary

2020-01-01 0

Jane, un message d'espoir

Genre :Documentary

Self

2018-04-28 0

Jane Goodall: Saving Paradise

Three islands off the coast of Tanzania are benefitting from huge efforts made by remarkable people. The three diverse projects focus on turtle hatching, coral protection and educating the next genera ...
Genre :Documentary

1990-01-01 6.3

Chimps: So Like Us

An educational documentary on chimpanzees, narrated by and based on the work of zoologist Jane Goodall. ...
Genre :Documentary

2019-07-11 0

Countdown to Year Zero

Countdown to Year Zero hones in on an unprecedented global disaster that is rapidly unfolding. If we don't take meaningful action on climate change now we may soon reach a point of no return. This fil ...
Genre :Documentary

2010-02-28 0

Life Is Bearable at Times...

Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2003-05-02 0

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the United States Air Force chimponauts and their NASA compatriots. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self

2023-05-30 8

Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope

Jane Goodall-Reasons For hope is an uplifting journey with stories to inspire people to make a difference in the world. Three different conservation stories illustrate Jane's pillars of hope. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2015-01-24 7.8

Racing Extinction

An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species. ...
Genre :Adventure, Documentary

Self

2015-09-04 6.9

Time to Choose

Academy Award® winning director Charles Ferguson's new film investigates global climate change villains and heroes, and reveals practical solutions to act on. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

1995-01-25 7

30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society. ...
Genre :Documentary

Herself

2016-05-12 8.2

H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters

H.O.P.E. is a life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet high in animal-based foods. It contrasts the limited interests of the pharmaceutical and agricu ...
Genre :Documentary

Herself

2015-03-26 6.3

Medicine of the Wolf

After 40 years of protection, Grey wolves were recently de-listed federally from endangered species act and their fate was handed over to state legislatures. What ensued was a 'push to hunt' in wolf c ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1984-01-30 7.3

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

In 1960 Jane Goodall set out for Tanzania's remote Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the behavior of man's closest living relative, the chimpanzee. With dedication and perseverance she earned the tru ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2016-09-23 6.3

Seed: The Untold Story

A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-12-28 7.5

Jane

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 ...
Genre :Documentary

2015-10-05 0

Trio. Jane's Music of Life

Jane Goodall, one of the most inspiring and renowned activists of all time, has spent the past five years to spread his message with two musicians. Trio is a story about friendship, love of nature and ...
Genre :Documentary

voice

2015-01-10 0

Me...Jane

Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of " ...
Genre :Family, Animation

Self

1988-01-01 7.3

People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

Documentary about chimps in Gombe. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2018-08-31 7.8

Into the Jungle

Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree kangaroo from extinction and ended up providing water and sanitation to ten thousand people in one of ...
Genre :Documentary

Herself

2020-03-31 5.333

Jane New Generation

Genre :Documentary

Self

2020-04-22 7.167

Jane Goodall: The Hope

The story of one remarkable woman who became a global icon in animal welfare and conservation who not only hoped for a better world, she achieved it! This sweeping documentary celebrates the vast lega ...
Genre :Documentary, Adventure

Self

2002-05-07 6.5

Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees

Showcased in beautiful IMAX format, this documentary takes viewers into the hearts, minds and world of chimpanzees as it profiles legendary scientist Dr. Jane Goodall's work among the chimps at Gombe ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2020-10-05 0

Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin

At a time when we are bombarded with COVID-19 information comes a moment of clarity – and a warning we cannot afford to ignore. We ask – who is really behind this pandemic? Find out in revealing dialo ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2020-10-31 10

Jane Goodall and the Guardians of Biodiversity

With celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall, this documentary goes around the world to meet the individuals working hard to protect the world’s biodiversity for the future of the planet and the future ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2020-05-19 10

Food for Change

Our plate is our most powerful weapon in fighting global warming and in protecting our planet. Today, our diets play a major role in the threats weighing on our planet. But, there is hope. Investigati ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-09-17 0

Modified

Modified is a first-person, feature-length documentary that questions why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in Canada and the United States, despite being labeled ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-05-08 0

Menschenaffen

Because they are close relatives, great apes - particularly chimpanzees and bonobos - can help humans understand hominization, the evolutionary process that led to the appearance of man. Filmed in Nig ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-06-07 10

Planet Without Apes

Humans hunt for baby apes. But things are not always done properly when chimpanzees and orangutans are acquired for zoos or shows. And even the endangered bonobos are no exception. ...
Genre :Documentary

Herself

2020-11-13 0

Pant Hoot

A genocide survivor transcends overwhelming odds to become a master chimpanzee linguist ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-12-01 7.3

Animal

16-year-old Bella and Vipulan are part of a generation convinced its very future is in danger. Between climate change and the 6th mass extinction of wildlife, their world could well be inhabitable 50 ...
Genre :Documentary, Drama

Self - Interviewee

2024-11-07 10

A Life Among Elephants

60 years ago, almost nothing was known of elephants in the wild. But then one young Scottish biologist changed that forever. In 1965 Iain Douglas-Hamilton arrived in Tanzania to live alongside African ...
Genre :Documentary

Elle-même

2024-08-06 0

Humans and Other Animals

Genre :Documentary

Self

2025-02-11 9

Nature : pour une réconciliation

Combining poetry, science and emotion, this film traces the history of life, from its cosmic origins to its evolution on our planet, through the wonders of biodiversity and the contemporary challenges ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace

2024-12-25 0

People & Wolves: a story of coexistence

For centuries, the Ojibwe have lived alongside their brother Ma’iingan,(wolf). In February 2021, a brutal assault, a hunt on their wolf relative, stirs emotion and grief for Ma’iingan as they know wha ...
Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2006-05-23 0

Historisk film om Dyreparken | Den levende Parken

A documentary about Dyreparken in Kristiansand, Norway. About the humble beginnings with just a few animals to Dyreparken circa 2006 as a leisure park, water park, and home to everything from Julius t ...
Genre :Documentary

2025-10-17 7

The Man Who Saves the World?

Resurrection, indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe — this is the story of Patrick McCollum. A spiritual leader and peace advocate, he finds himself at the very center of an ancient p ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2025-10-02 7.2

Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

0

Just Me, Jane

An intimate portrait of Jane Goodall: a radiant spirit with a sharp wit, a deep curiosity about life and death, that next great adventure’ and a remarkable resilience in the face of a changing world. ...
Genre :Documentary

2005-06-12 0

Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk

Primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall examines how animals communicate with each other and their human friends, through stories of animals that have changed people's lives, sci ...
Genre :Documentary

(Herself)

0

Jane Goodall: An Inside Look

Drawing from over 100 hours of previously unseen archival footage, director Brett Morgen tells the story of JANE, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural worl ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2010-06-01 8

Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts

Documentary about Jane Goodall, a young secretary from Bournemouth with no scientific qualifications, who entered a remote forest in Africa in 1960 and became accepted by a group of wild chimpanzees. ...
Genre :

Self

1968-09-24 6.6

60 Minutes

America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture. ...
Genre :News

Self

2015-04-20 6.63

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never ...
Genre :Talk

Self

2020-06-05 5

Dear...

An inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1996-07-22 6.398

The Daily Show

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture. ...
Genre :News, Comedy

Self

2012-09-02 7.8

Precht

German talkshow hosted by Richard David Precht, a well known german philosopher and publisher, in which he speaks with a guest about a topic from culture, science, economy or politics in every episode ...
Genre :Talk

Self

2014-04-27 7.8

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events. ...
Genre :Talk, Comedy, News

Jane Goodall (voice)

1998-09-01 7

The Wild Thornberrys

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air ballo ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Kids, Family

Self - Guest

2014-02-17 5.865

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

2021-10-26 0

Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall

Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-08-30 5.2

Great Minds

A current affairs program that began airing on EBS in August 2021. Co-produced by the Ministry of Education, the National Institute for Lifelong Learning, and EBS, the program is part of the Korean MO ...
Genre :Talk, Documentary

Self

1992-11-17 0

Gaia Symphony

Gaia Symphony is a television series directed by Jin Tatsumura. The series revolves around the Gaia hypothesis. The series has eight episodes. Each episode examines a small number of extraordinary peo ...
Genre :Documentary

2020-11-23 0

She Walks with Apes

To explore the mysteries of man's closest relatives, three women set out years ago, Dian Fossey to find gorillas in Rwanda, Jane Goodall to find chimpanzees in Tanzania and Biruté Galdikas to find ora ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2019-09-09 6.371

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities. ...
Genre :Talk

Self - Host

2021-01-01 8

Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall

Dr Jane Goodall and her team rescue and help chimpanzees in danger and elaborate on the beautiful bond that one can create with animals, providing a remarkable window into humankind's closest living r ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1965-09-10 6.9

National Geographic Specials

For decades, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1983-10-30 7.3

Natural World

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its g ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1964-02-04 7.4

Horizon

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1982-10-10 7.8

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals a ...
Genre :Documentary, Family

Self

2011-08-11 0

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

Genre :Documentary

Self

1948-01-01 9

Bambi

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities ...
Genre :Reality

Self

1962-10-01 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carso ...
Genre :Talk

Self - Panellist

2008-05-22 3.2

Q&A

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questio ...
Genre :News, Talk

Jane Goodall (voice)

1989-12-17 8

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands ...
Genre :Family, Animation, Comedy

Self

2003-02-21 6.019

Real Time with Bill Maher

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Fighting Woman

1990-01-14 7.053

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2003-11-10 0

ZIBB

Genre :News, Talk

Self

2015-09-08 6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

1996-01-06 0

Tigerenten Club

Tigerenten Club is a German children's television programme. The programme involves a mix of games, quizzes, cartoons and outside reports from the presenters and children, with the aim to educate and ...
Genre :Reality

herself

2000-01-02 0

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost

To his guests – artists, scientists, writers, philosophers and musicians – Wim Kayzer in Of Beauty and Consolation asks the philosophical question: What makes this life worth living? ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2022-09-08 3.5

Gutsy

Take an unforgettable journey with Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton as they go on adventures with some of the world's boldest and bravest women—from household names to unsung heroes—who make us lau ...
Genre :Documentary

Jane Goodall

2023-04-13 6.7

Jane

Budding environmentalist Jane is a 9-year-old on a quest to save endangered animals. Using her powerful imagination, Jane takes her best friends David and Greybeard the chimpanzee on epic adventures t ...
Genre :Kids, Family, Animation

Self

2021-12-25 7.1

Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis

Stories Of A Generation narrates the values of life: from love to pain, from work to dreams. 18 generational stories are enriched with the participation of Pope Francis and Martin Scorsese. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Guest

2024-09-09 8

La Revuelta

David Broncano, along with Jorge Ponce, Ricardo Castella and his other collaborators, lead La Revuelta, a comedy show that includes multiple sections and interviews from the Teatro Príncipe Gran Vía i ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk