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Francine "Penny" Patterson is an American animal psychologist. She is best known for teaching a modified form of American Sign Language, which she calls "Gorilla Sign Language", or GSL, to a gorilla named Koko beginning in 1972.
Birth Name
Francine Patterson
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life 2.0 | Self | 2020 |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Self | 2018 |
| Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People | Self | 2016 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| Nature | Koko's caretaker | 1982 |
| Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen | Self | 1982 |
| Koko: A Talking Gorilla | Herself / Self | 1978 |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Self | 1968 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life 2.0 | Self | 2020 |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Self | 2018 |
| Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People | Self | 2016 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| Nature | Koko's caretaker | 1982 |
| Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen | Self | 1982 |
| Koko: A Talking Gorilla | Herself / Self | 1978 |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Self | 1968 |
