Kala (Disney)

Kala
Background information
Movies	Tarzan Tarzan II Tarzan & Jane
TV Series	The Legend of Tarzan
Video Games	Tarzan Tarzan: Untamed Kingdom Hearts
Park Attractions	Tarzan's Treehouse Happily Ever After
Portrayed by	Merle Dandridge (musical)
Voice	Glenn Close (films) Susanne Blakeslee (1999 video game, Tarzan: Untamed, The Legend of Tarzan)
Animators	Russ Edmonds Mario J. Menjivar Andreas Wessel-Therhorn June M. Fujimoto Karen Hardenbergh Daniel Yoon Taek Lim Mary Measures Dietz Toshio Ichishita
Inspiration	Kala from the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Character information
Other names	Mother, Mom (by Tarzan) Aunt Kala, Auntie K (by Terk) Mrs. Kerchak
Personality	Motherly, brave, protective, caring, loving, compassionate, graceful, patient, gentle, kind, quiet, calm, wise, honest, sweet, warm
Appearance	Obese, beautiful gorilla with brown fur, pale brown face, hands, and feet
Occupation	Member of the gorilla family
Alignment	Good
Goal	To raise and protect Tarzan (succeeded)
Home	The Jungle
Relationships
Siblings	Terk's mother (sister)
Children	Unnamed son † Tarzan (adopted son)
Relatives	Jane Porter (adopted daughter-in-law) Terk (niece)
Allies	Kerchak, Tarzan, Terk, Tantor, Archimedes Q. Porter, Jane, Zugor, Mama Gunda, Kago and Uto
Enemies	Clayton and his men, Sabor, Tublat, Mama Gunda (formerly), Kago and Uto (formerly), Zutho
Personal information
Likes	Taking care of Tarzan, tickling Tarzan, her family
Dislikes	Dangers in the jungle, Kerchak's insults about Tarzan, Kerchak's bad behavior, Sabor
Powers and abilities	Strength
Status	Active
Fate	Remains a member of the gorilla family
Quote	"I know that, but he needs me." "You'll always be in my heart."

“I'm your mother. I know everything. Now, where have you been?”

―Kala to Tarzan

Kala is a major character in Disney's 1999 animated feature film, Tarzan. She is the adoptive mother of the film's title character and the widow of Kerchak.