Jane Goodall

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Simpsons (1989) — Jane Goodall (voice)
2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) — Self
3. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
4. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
5. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
6. The Wild Thornberrys (1998) — Jane Goodall (voice)
7. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
8. Racing Extinction (2015) — Self
9. Jane (2017) — Self
10. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
11. 60 Minutes (1968) — Self
12. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
13. Surviving Progress (2011) — Self
14. Nature (1982) — Self
15. Jane (2023) — Jane Goodall
16. Horizon (1964) — Self
17. Natural World (1983) — Self
18. Animal (2021) — Self
19. StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015) — Self
20. You Rang, M'Lord? (1990) — Fighting Woman
21. Jane's Journey (2011) — Self
22. Great Minds (2021) — Self
23. Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (2025) — Self
24. Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis (2021) — Self
25. Seed: The Untold Story (2016) — Self
26. The Last Tourist (2021) — Self - Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute
27. Time to Choose (2015) — Self
28. H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters (2016) — Herself
29. National Geographic Specials (1965) — Self
30. Milked (2021) — Self
31. Dear... (2020) — Self
32. Medicine of the Wolf (2015) — Herself
33. Jane Goodall: The Hope (2020) — Self
34. Into the Jungle (2018) — Self
35. Q&A (2008) — Self - Panellist
36. Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
37. Among the Wild Chimpanzees (1984) — Self
38. People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe (1988) — Self
39. Precht (2012) — Self
40. Gutsy (2022) — Self