Kathleen Kennedy
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Biography
Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer and current president of Lucasfilm. In 1981, she co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and husband Frank Marshall.
Her first film as a producer was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She subsequently produced the Jurassic Park franchise, the first two of which became two of the top ten highest-grossing films of the 1990s. In 1992, she co-founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company with her husband Frank Marshall. On October 30, 2012, she became the president of Lucasfilm after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company for over $4 billion. She received the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018.
Overall, Kennedy participated in the making of 60 films, mostly as executive producer, that garnered 8 Academy Award nominations and over $11 billion worldwide, including three of the highest-grossing films in motion picture history. Kennedy is second only to Spielberg in domestic box office receipts, with over $7 billion as of January 2018.
Known For
Star Wars: Visions
Andor
LIGHT & MAGIC
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Skywalker Legacy
Music by John Williams
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Willow: Behind the Magic
The Director and the Jedi
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
Production Credits
Willow
The Secret World of Arrietty
An American Tail
Signs
Jurassic Park III
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Schindler's List
Music by John Williams
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Color Purple
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Andor
The Girl on the Train
The Indian in the Cupboard
Ponyo
Twister
Cape Fear
The Flintstones
Lincoln
The Land Before Time
The Bridges of Madison County
The Mandalorian
Arachnophobia
Alive
Ahsoka
Young Sherlock Holmes
Back to the Future
Jurassic Park
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Roger Rabbit: Dolor de Barriga
Gremlins
Roving Mars
Lando
LIGHT & MAGIC
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
The Book of Boba Fett
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
Amazing Stories
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Congo
Milk Money
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Goonies
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Back to the Future Part II
The Last Airbender
A Far Off Place
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
Hook
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
War Horse
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Poltergeist
Balto
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Star Wars: Starfighter
The Fixer
A Map of the World
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
The BFG
The Adventures of Tintin
Trail Mix-Up
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Rogue Squadron
Joe Versus the Volcano
Back to the Future Part III
The Acolyte
Star Wars: Visions
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Sixth Sense
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
The Money Pit
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
Munich
War of the Worlds
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