Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002) as Herself / Narrator
Racing Extinction (2015) as Herself (Jane Goodall Institute)
Surviving Progress (2011) as Herself - Primatologist
Short Info
Spouse
Derek Bryceson, Hugo van Lawick
Mark
She often wears her hair in a ponytail and has a calm, serene demeanor.
Fact
In January 2006, she was inducted by French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin as an Officer of the French Legion of Honor, France's highest honor. In a separate ceremony in Paris that same week, she received the UNESCO 60th Anniversary Medal.
Jane Goodall is a world-renowned primatologist and anthropologist who has dedicated her life to understanding the behavior and social interactions of chimpanzees. She is best known for her groundbreaking work at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, where she observed and documented the chimpanzees’ use of tools and their complex social relationships.
Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. Her parents, Mortimer and Margaret Goodall, encouraged her love of animals from an early age. When she was just a toddler, she was given a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee, which she cherished. Goodall’s passion for animals led her to study zoology at the University of Cambridge.
After graduation, Goodall traveled to Africa to study chimpanzees in their natural habitat. In 1960, she began her groundbreaking work at Gombe Stream National Park. For more than 50 years, Goodall has continued her research at Gombe, as well as other sites in Africa. She has also worked to protect chimpanzees and their habitats through her work with the Jane Goodall Institute.
Goodall’s work has revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzees and their behavior. She has shown that chimpanzees are capable of using tools, engaging in complex social interactions, and displaying a wide range of emotions. Her work has also shed light on the similarities between humans and chimpanzees, and has helped to raise awareness about the importance of conservation.
Goodall has received numerous honors and awards for her work, including the National Geographic Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kyoto Prize, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2002, she was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Goodall is also an accomplished author. She has written more than 20 books, including her autobiography, “In the Shadow of Man,” and “My Life with the Chimpanzees,” which chronicles her work at Gombe.
Goodall is married to Derek Bryceson, a conservationist from Tanzania. The couple has one son, Hugo Eric Louis.
Darwin College, Cambridge, Newnham College, Cambridge
Family
Spouse
Derek Bryceson, Hugo van Lawick
Children
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Parents
Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall, Margaret Myfanwe Joseph
Siblings
Judith Goodall
Accomplishments
Awards
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, Hubbard Medal, Franklin Institute Awards, Community of Christ International Peace Award, Nierenberg Prize, Bambi - Our Earth, Edinburgh Medal, Glamour Award for The Environmentalist
She often wears her hair in a ponytail and has a calm, serene demeanor.
Quotes
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Quote
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I think these films, including 'Monkey Kingdom', have been valuable in raising awareness. Some people say the commentaries are a little much - the way the narrator puts words in the animals' mouths. To me, it's a perfectly acceptable twist that's really to attract children. We must keep the children involved, and very often their mothers and fathers too.
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On 3lst January 1961, during my first year studying the chimpanzees of Gombe in Tanzania, a young chimpanzee named Ham hurtled into space and back in a Mercury capsule, paving the way for US astronauts to make similar journeys. Today, 48 years later, I would like to thank the astronauts, Robert Crippen (Robert L. Crippen) and Scott Carpenter, for honoring these chimpanzees and recognizing the contribution made by Gromek, Dana and Gogi, as well as those who never found sanctuary. [at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida on April 30, 2009]
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I fell in love with Tarzan and I was very jealous of that wretched, wimpy Jane of his.
Facts
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Fact
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She travels around the world and lectures on her organization, the Jane Goodall Foundation. [2004]
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She will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree at the Rutgers University (State University of New Jersey) commencement ceremonies for graduate students on May 16, 2005 and will give the commencement address at Rutgers University-Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey on May 17, 2005. [May 2005]
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Goodall was at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida on April 30, 2009, when astronauts Scott Carpenter and Robert L. Crippen visited to pay tribute to the chimps who paved the way for the United States' successful missions into space and to acknowledge the chimps' contributions to the space program. Save the Chimps was established in 1997 in response to the U.S. Air Force's announcement that it was getting out of the chimpanzee research business. In 1999, Save the Chimps was awarded permanent custody of 21 chimps, survivors and descendants of those captured in Africa in the 1950s and used by the Air Force as test subjects for the original NASA space program. This event marked the first time astronauts visited the sanctuary. Goodall read a statement and presented Commander Carpenter and Captain Crippen with a plaque to honor their extraordinary efforts to the United States space program and for their recognition of the chimpanzees.
In January 2006, she was inducted by French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin as an Officer of the French Legion of Honor, France's highest honor. In a separate ceremony in Paris that same week, she received the UNESCO 60th Anniversary Medal.
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In 2002, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan named her a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
She was raised and still lives in Bournemouth,England.
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Her first husband was a Dutch Baron and, thus, she was called Baroness van Lawick-Goodall while married to him.
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She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to the environment and Conservation.
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She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the environment and conservation.
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Along with Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas, she is known as a "Trimate", one of the 3 most prominent researchers on primates. "Fossey" on gorillas, "Goodall" on chimpanzees and "Galdikas" on orangutans.
Pictures
Movies
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Natural World
2009
TV Series documentary scientific advisor - 1 episode
Nature
2009
TV Series documentary scientific advisor - 1 episode
Evolution
2002
TV Series documentary advisor - 5 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
1988
TV Movie documentary
The World About Us
1975-1976
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The World About Us
1975-1976
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Me... Jane
2015
Short voice
Webnation
2007
TV Series
Guest
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gorillaville
2014-2017
TV Series short special thanks - 22 episodes
Chimpanzee
2012
Documentary thanks
Chasing Ice
2012
Documentary the filmmakers wish to thank - as Jane Goodall DBE Ph.D.
National Geographic Specials
2003
TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
1988
TV Movie documentary thanks
Bij de beesten af
1972
Documentary thanks - as Dr. Jane van Lawick-Goodall
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jane's Journey
2010
Documentary
Herself
Gomorron
2010
TV Series
Herself - Schimpansforskaren
Bill Moyers' Journal
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
Chwilami zycie bywa znosne...
2010
Documentary
Herself
Martha
2008
TV Series
Herself
Dead Society
2007
Documentary
Herself
Live Earth
2007
TV Special documentary
Herself
La nit al dia
2007
TV Series
Herself
In the Cutz
2006
TV Series
Guest
Jane Goodall's Heroes
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Host
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
2006
TV Series
Herself
The Tony Danza Show
2005
TV Series
Herself
Naturally, Sadie
2005
TV Series
Herself
Jane Goodall: When Animals Talk
2005
TV Movie documentary
Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Last of the Wild Chimps
2004
Short documentary
Herself
Horizon
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
Chattel
2003
Documentary
Herself
Poisoning for Profit
2003
Video documentary short
Herself
From the Ground to the Cloud: Transforming Chimpanzee Conservation with High-Tech Tools
2003
Video documentary short
Herself
National Geographic Specials
1965-2003
TV Series documentary
Herself / Herself (the Jane Goodall Institute)
One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
2002
Documentary
Herself / Narrator
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1999-2002
TV Series
Herself
The Wild Thornberrys
2001
TV Series
Herself
Gaia Symphony IV
2001
Documentary
Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Jane Goodall: Reason for Hope
1999
TV Movie documentary
Herself
On the Edge
1998/I
Documentary
Herself (primatologist)
Land der Berge
1997
TV Series documentary
Herself
Life on Earth: A True Civilisation
1996
Documentary
Herself - Interviewee
Sex and the Scientists: Beauty and the Beasts
1996
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Natural World
1984-1996
TV Series documentary
Herself
Jane Goodall: My Life with the Chimpanzees
1995
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995
TV Series
Herself
Reading Rainbow
1994
TV Series
Herself
Changing Minds, Changing Times
1991
Documentary short
Herself
Chimps: So Like Us
1990
Documentary short
Herself
Jane Goodall: A Life in the Wild
1990
TV Movie documentary
Herself
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
1988
TV Movie documentary
Herself (uncredited)
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1971-1984
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Dr. Goodall
The World About Us
1973-1975
TV Series documentary
Herself
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
1973
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Herself
Elephant DaZe
Documentary filming
Herself -Scientist
The Imagineering Story
Documentary filming
Seed: The Untold Story
2016
Documentary
Herself
Hope for All: Unsere Nahrung - unsere Hoffnung
2016
Documentary
Herself
Democracy Now!
2013-2016
TV Series
Herself
Le grand 8
2015
TV Series
Herself
World Animal News
2015
TV Series
Herself
Real Time with Bill Maher
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Time to Choose
2015
Documentary
Herself
Medicine of the Wolf
2015
Documentary
The Price
2015/I
Documentary
Herself
Racing Extinction
2015
Documentary
Herself (Jane Goodall Institute)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
TV Series
Herself
Australian Story
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Hadza: Last of the First
2014
Documentary
Herself - Primatologist
Katie
2014
TV Series
Herself
Nova
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Colbert Report
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Visions for the Future
2013
Documentary short
Herself
America's Book of Secrets
2013
TV Series documentary
Herself
Generació digital
2013
TV Series
Herself
Unter Menschen
2013
Documentary
Herself
2013 Tournament of Roses Parade
2013
TV Movie
Herself - Honorary Grand Marshal
The Hour
2011-2012
TV Series
Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Good Morning America
1982-2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
The Daily Show
2009-2012
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl
2011
TV Movie
Herself
LoveMEATender
2011
Documentary
Herself - President of Jane Goodall Institute
Surviving Progress
2011
Documentary
Herself - Primatologist
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
The Earth Awards
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself (2011)
The 7PM Project
2011
TV Series
Herself
Closing a Deadly Gateway
2010
Short
Herself
Bambi Verleihung 2010
2010
TV Movie
Herself - Winner
60 Minutes
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself (segment "Jane Goodall")
Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Iconoclasts
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vegan 2015
2015
Documentary short
Herself
Hubert von Goisern - Brenna tuat's schon lang
2015
Documentary
Herself
Hubert von Goisern - 60 Jahre und kein bisschen leise
2012
TV Movie documentary
Herself
60 Minutes
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself (segment "Jane Goodall")
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl