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Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

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Biography

Sylvia Earle is a marine biologist and oceanographer from the United States who has also worked as an explorer, writer, and lecturer. Born in New Jersey in 1935, she spent her childhood partly in Dunedin, Florida. She studied at Florida State University and Duke University, where she earned a doctorate in phycology in 1966. After research posts at Harvard, she was turned down for the 1969 Tektite Project but was chosen a year later to lead Tektite II's first female aquanaut crew. She became the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's first chief scientist and the first woman in that role. In 1979 she made an untethered JIM suit dive near Oahu and set a women's depth record of 381 meters. She founded Mission Blue in 2009. Her honors include a 2009 TED Prize and a 2013 Hubbard Medal. She appeared in the 2021 documentary Seaspiracy.

91years old

Turns 92 on August 30in 321 days

  • Born Gibbstown
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Sylvia Alice Earle, S.A.Earle and Sylvia A Earle

Movie Career

Films
4
Career span
14 years2007 to 2021

Every film, newest first

  1. 2021SeaspiracyIMDb rating 8.1
  2. 2016A Plastic OceanIMDb rating 7.9
  3. 2012Chasing IceIMDb rating 7.7
  4. 2007The 11th HourIMDb rating 7.2

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In 1969 Earle applied to the Tektite Project, an underwater installation off the Virgin Islands, and was turned down even though she had spent over 1,000 hours on research beneath the sea. The following year she was picked to head Tektite II's first all-female aquanaut team.

  2. A first

    Earle became the first chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, serving from 1990 to 1992, and was the first woman to hold the position.

Sylvia Earle movies on Netflix

  • Seaspiracy posterSeaspiracy2021IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
  • A Plastic Ocean posterA Plastic Ocean2016IMDb rating 7.9as Self - Special Contributor
  • Chasing Ice posterChasing Ice2012IMDb rating 7.7as Herself - National Geographic Explorer
  • The 11th Hour posterThe 11th Hour2007IMDb rating 7.2as Self - Oceanographer, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society

Worked with

Sylvia Earle made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 2009 to 2024.

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Sylvia Earle's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2024Ken Burns American Heritage PrizeWon
2019Mendel MedalWon
2018Princess of Asturias Award for ConcordWon
2017Rachel Carson PrizeWon
2016Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeHonorary
2014Honorary doctor of the University of MiamiHonorary
2013Hubbard MedalWon
2011Patron’s MedalWon
2010Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of ScienceWon
2010Hans Hass AwardWon
2009Rachel Carson AwardWon
2009TED PrizeWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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