Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

Birthday: 1934-04-03

Place of Birth: 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.

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The Center: Gibbons and Guardians
The Center: Gibbons and Guardians

A love triangle that incites jealous rage. An out-of-control wildfire that threatens lives and livel...

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We Are Nature
We Are Nature

We made this short film under lockdown conditions throughout the pandemic of Covid-19. The film argu...

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The Last Tourist
The Last Tourist

Travel is at a tipping point. From Carribean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices r...

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Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe
Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe

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Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees

Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), Africa. On...

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Attenborough at 90
Attenborough at 90

In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of ...

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Earth Emergency
Earth Emergency

This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are push...

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Jane's Journey
Jane's Journey

It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wi...

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The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

Born in London in 1934, Jane Goodall spent decades in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, studyin...

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Surviving Progress
Surviving Progress

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spira...

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Milked
Milked

A young activist goes deep into dairy land where he takes on the giants of New Zealand's most powerf...

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Jane, un message d'espoir
Jane, un message d'espoir

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Jane Goodall: Saving Paradise
Jane Goodall: Saving Paradise

Three islands off the coast of Tanzania are benefitting from huge efforts made by remarkable people....

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Chimps: So Like Us
Chimps: So Like Us

An educational documentary on chimpanzees, narrated by and based on the work of zoologist Jane Gooda...

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Countdown to Year Zero
Countdown to Year Zero

Countdown to Year Zero hones in on an unprecedented global disaster that is rapidly unfolding. If we...

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Life Is Bearable at Times...
Life Is Bearable at Times...

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

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One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps
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 Unite...

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Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope

Jane Goodall-Reasons For hope is an uplifting journey with stories to inspire people to make a diffe...

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Racing Extinction
Racing Extinction

An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species....

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Time to Choose
Time to Choose

Academy Award® winning director Charles Ferguson's new film investigates global climate change villa...

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30 Years of National Geographic Specials
30 Years of National Geographic Specials

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

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

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Medicine of the Wolf
Medicine of the Wolf

After 40 years of protection, Grey wolves were recently de-listed federally from endangered species ...

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Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Among the Wild Chimpanzees

In 1960 Jane Goodall set out for Tanzania's remote Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the behavior o...

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Seed: The Untold Story
Seed: The Untold Story

A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keep...

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Jane
Jane

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...

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Trio. Jane's Music of Life
Trio. Jane's Music of Life

Jane Goodall, one of the most inspiring and renowned activists of all time, has spent the past five ...

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Me...Jane
Me...Jane

Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee...

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People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

Documentary about chimps in Gombe....

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Into the Jungle
Into the Jungle

Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree ka...

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Jane New Generation
Jane New Generation

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Jane Goodall: The Hope
Jane Goodall: The Hope

The story of one remarkable woman who became a global icon in animal welfare and conservation who no...

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Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees

Showcased in beautiful IMAX format, this documentary takes viewers into the hearts, minds and world ...

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Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin
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 ...

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Jane Goodall and the Guardians of Biodiversity
Jane Goodall and the Guardians of Biodiversity

With celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall, this documentary goes around the world to meet the indiv...

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Food for Change
Food for Change

Our plate is our most powerful weapon in fighting global warming and in protecting our planet. Today...

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Modified
Modified

Modified is a first-person, feature-length documentary that questions why genetically modified organ...

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Menschenaffen
Menschenaffen

Because they are close relatives, great apes - particularly chimpanzees and bonobos - can help human...

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Planet Without Apes
Planet Without Apes

Humans hunt for baby apes. But things are not always done properly when chimpanzees and orangutans a...

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Pant Hoot
Pant Hoot

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

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Animal
Animal

16-year-old Bella and Vipulan are part of a generation convinced its very future is in danger. Betwe...

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A Life Among Elephants
A Life Among Elephants

60 years ago, almost nothing was known of elephants in the wild. But then one young Scottish biologi...

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Humans and Other Animals
Humans and Other Animals

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Nature : pour une réconciliation
Nature : pour une réconciliation

Combining poetry, science and emotion, this film traces the history of life, from its cosmic origins...

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People & Wolves: a story of coexistence
People & Wolves: a story of coexistence

For centuries, the Ojibwe have lived alongside their brother Ma’iingan,(wolf). In February 2021, a b...

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Historisk film om Dyreparken | Den levende Parken
Historisk film om Dyreparken | Den levende Parken

A documentary about Dyreparken in Kristiansand, Norway. About the humble beginnings with just a few ...

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The Man Who Saves the World?
The Man Who Saves the World?

Resurrection, indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe — this is the story of Patrick ...

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Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall
Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interv...

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Just Me, Jane
Just Me, Jane

An intimate portrait of Jane Goodall: a radiant spirit with a sharp wit, a deep curiosity about life...

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Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk
Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk

Primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall examines how animals communicate with ...

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Jane Goodall: An Inside Look
Jane Goodall: An Inside Look

Drawing from over 100 hours of previously unseen archival footage, director Brett Morgen tells the s...

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Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts

Documentary about Jane Goodall, a young secretary from Bournemouth with no scientific qualifications...

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