Cast & creator

Koko

1971-07-04 (died at 46) San Francisco, California, USA Website IMDb

Best known for Nature, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, The World About Us

Born on July 4, 1971 at the San Francisco Zoo as Hanabiko (Japanese for "Fireworks child"). Koko the Gorilla became a celebrity when she allegedly learned ASL (American Sign Language) and was able to communicate with humans and show emotion.

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1967–2018 · acting roles

Credit score

7.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.9

Nature

Self · 1982

★ 8.0

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Self (archive footage) · 2018

★ 7.8

The World About Us

Herself · 1967

★ 7.2

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

Self · 2016

★ 7.0

Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Herself · 1978

Across film & television

Filmography (5)

Showing 5 of 5 credits

Series

★ 7.9

Nature

Self

1982

Movie

★ 8.0

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Self (archive footage)

2018

Series

★ 7.8

The World About Us

Herself

1967

Movie

★ 7.2

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

Self

2016

Movie

★ 7.0

Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Herself

1978