
Person
Sylvia Earle
Acting · Born 1935-08-30 · Gibbstown, New Jersey
Biography
Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey) is an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990–1992. She is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".
Known for

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self

Seaspiracy
Self

Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self

The 11th Hour
Self

Bag It
Self

Chasing Ice
Self - National Geographic Explorer

Mission Blue
Self

Poisoning Paradise
2017

Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos Island
Self - Mission Blue Founder

Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans
Self
Filmography
- 2026Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of HappinessSelf
- 2024Wealth UntoldSelf - World Renowned Marine Biologist
- 2024Doppelgängers³
- 2021Eating Our Way to ExtinctionSelf
- 2021Who We WereSelf - Oceanographer
- 2021Ocean OdysseySelf
- 2021Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the OceansSelf
- 2021SeaspiracySelf
- 2020She Is the OceanSelf - Hero of the Planet
- 2020Guardians of the KingdomNarrator
- 2020Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruySelf
- 2017Poisoning Paradise
- 2017Sea of Hope: America's Underwater TreasuresSelf
- 2016Sonic SeaSelf
- 2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf
- 2015Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos IslandSelf - Mission Blue Founder
- 2014México Pelágico
- 2014Mission BlueSelf
- 2012Chasing IceSelf - National Geographic Explorer
- 2011Bag ItSelf
- 2010Shark IslandHerself
- 2007Earth Report: State of the Planet 2007Herself
- 2007The 11th HourSelf
- —Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing ExtinctionSelf
- —Blue Serengeti
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