Kala

"You will always be in my heart."

- Kala to Tarzan Kala was the adopted gorilla mother of Tarzan, whom as a baby she rescued from Sabor, the mate of Kerchak, the aunt of Terk and a supporting character in Disney's 1999 film, Tarzan and it follow up TV series and midquel.

She is voiced by Glenn Close.

Personality
Kala is calm, gentle, kind, loving, and beautiful. She loves her son Tarzan so unconditionally, although she said that she knew Tarzan wouldn't replace her firstborn son who was killed by the leopard Sabor. Although she is usually a gentle person, Kala is capable of aggression when necessary and is also very brave, fighting against the deadly leopard Sabor in order to protect the baby Tarzan. Kala often disagreed with her mate Kerchak but despite this they did love each other and Kala was sad when Kerchak died.

Family

 * Kerchak (husband, deceased)


 * Unnamed baby gorilla (son, deceased)


 * Tarzan (adoptive son)


 * Terk (niece)


 * Terk's mother (sister)


 * Jane Porter (adoptive daughter-in-law)

Trivia

 * In the original Tarzan novel, Kala was married to Tublat (who serves as a villain in The Legend of Tarzan) and took in Tarzan after Kerchak (portrayed as villainous) killed his father. Years later, Kala is killed by a hunter, but Tarzan avenges her death by killing the hunter.