Actor

Koko

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

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Movies: 3Series: 2

TMDB ID: 1364939

IMDb ID: nm1162401

Known for: Acting

Born: July 4, 1971

Died: June 19, 2018

Age: 46

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1967 - 2018

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 7.64

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Biography

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

Movie credits linked with Koko.

as Self (archive footage)

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 • Movie

as Self

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

2016 • Movie

as Herself

Koko: A Talking Gorilla

1978 • Movie

Series

Series credits linked with Koko.

as Self • 1 eps

Nature

1982 • Series

as Herself • 1 eps

The World About Us

1967 • Series