Deceased

How Did Jane Goodall Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asDame Jane Morris Goodall, Jane Morris Goodall, Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, Jeyn Morris Goodall, Dr. Jane GoodallGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn03/04/1934Born inHampstead, London, England, UKDied01/10/2025 (aged 91)Died inBeverly Hills, Los AngelesCausecardiac arrestWikidataQ184746 ↗TMDb#186329 ↗

Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, and described by many publications as "the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert", she was best known for more than six decades of field research on the social and family life of wild chimpanzees in the Kasakela chimpanzee community at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.

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Filmography47 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane GoodallMovie	Self	91
2024	La RevueltaSeries	Self - Guest	90
2024	Humans and Other AnimalsMovie	Elle-même	90
2024	A Life Among ElephantsMovie	Self - Interviewee	90
2023	JaneSeries	Jane Goodall	89
2022	GutsySeries	Self	88
2021	Great MindsSeries	Self	87
2021	AnimalMovie	Self	87
2021	Stories of a Generation - with Pope FrancisSeries	Self	87
2021	Planet Without ApesMovie	Self	87
2021	MilkedMovie	Self	87
2021	Earth EmergencyMovie	Self	87
2020	Dear...Series	Self	86
2020	She Walks with ApesSeries	—	86
2019	The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries	Self	85
2019	Countdown to Year ZeroMovie	—	85
2017	JaneMovie	Self	83
2016	H.O.P.E.: What You Eat MattersMovie	Herself	82
2016	Attenborough at 90Movie	Self	82
2015	The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries	Self	81
2015	Time to ChooseMovie	Self	81
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSeries	Self	81
2015	Racing ExtinctionMovie	Self	81
2014	Last Week Tonight with John OliverSeries	Self	80
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries	Self - Guest	80
2012	PrechtSeries	Self	78
2011	Great Thinkers: In Their Own WordsSeries	Self	77
2011	Surviving ProgressMovie	Self	77
2008	Q&ASeries	Self - Panellist	74
2003	Real Time with Bill MaherSeries	Self	69
2003	ZIBBSeries	Self	69
2002	Jane Goodall's Wild ChimpanzeesMovie	Self	68
2000	Van de Schoonheid en de TroostSeries	herself	66
1998	The Wild ThornberrysSeries	Jane Goodall (voice)	64
1998	Sternstunde PhilosophieSeries	Self	64
1996	The Daily ShowSeries	Self	62
1996	Tigerenten ClubSeries	Self	62
1995	30 Years of National Geographic SpecialsMovie	Self (archive footage)	61
1992	Gaia SymphonySeries	Self	58
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Jane Goodall (voice)	55
1983	Natural WorldSeries	Self	49
1982	NatureSeries	Self	48
1968	60 MinutesSeries	Self	34
1965	National Geographic SpecialsSeries	Self	31
1964	HorizonSeries	Self	30
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	28
1948	BambiSeries	Self	14