Jane Goodall

Acting

Jane Goodall

Born April 3, 1934 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died October 1, 2025 · aged 91

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.

Known For

JaneJane · 2017
Jane
7.52017
MovieDocumentary
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 revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Me...JaneMe...Jane · 2015
Me...Jane
2015
MovieFamilyAnimation
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 "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.
Anyone lived in a pretty how townAnyone lived in a pretty how town · 2026
Anyone lived in a pretty how town
2026
MovieAnimationRomance
The late Dr. Jane Goodall narrates the titular poem by E.E. Cummings, in which a man named "anyone" and a woman named "no one" develop a profound love connection within their bucolic but increasingly alienated community.
Countdown to Year ZeroCountdown to Year Zero · 2019
Countdown to Year Zero
2019
MovieDocumentary
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 film offers a specific solution to reverse climate change that centers around the daily choices everyone makes. Be inspired by world renowned social media influencers, activists and celebrities! Learn what others are doing and how, together, we have the power to heal our planet.
Life Is Bearable at Times...Life Is Bearable at Times... · 2010
Life Is Bearable at Times...
2010
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.
Humans and Other AnimalsHumans and Other Animals · 2024
Humans and Other Animals
2024
MovieDocumentary
HowlHowl
Howl
MovieDramaAdventure
In 1993 an elderly Canadian couple were killed when their car veered off a road in a blizzard. The tragedy was only discovered when the spring snows melted, revealing the wreckage. When they went to the store on their fateful journey, they had left their faithful dog locked up at their summer home, deep in the woods.
Trio. Jane's Music of LifeTrio. Jane's Music of Life · 2015
Trio. Jane's Music of Life
2015
MovieDocumentary
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 passion for music. An intimate and authentic portrait of the planet's most beloved primatologist.

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You Rang, M'Lord?You Rang, M'Lord? · 1990
You Rang, M'Lord?
7.51990
SeriesComedy
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. The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The series featured many actors who had also appeared in their earlier series, notably Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard, all of whom had previously been in Perry and Croft's holiday camp sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Also featured were Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles from Perry and Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Bill Pertwee and occasionally Frank Williams from Dad's Army. The memorable 1920s-style theme tune was sung by Bob Monkhouse.

Fighting Woman

She Walks with ApesShe Walks with Apes · 2020
She Walks with Apes
2020
SeriesDocumentary
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 orangutans in Borneo. They changed the way we see the world and together inspired generations... More than 50 years ago, Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas ventured on a solitary expedition far into the bush. Cut off from the outside world, they lived in the company of our closest ancestors, the hominids. Over the next few decades, they made history, experienced personal tragedies and inspired a new generation of young women who followed in their footsteps into the depths of the rainforest to explore the origins of man and save a vanishing world. Trimmings is a natural history adventure film for the whole family.