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Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer who has been president of Lucasfilm since 2012. In 1981, Kennedy co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her eventual husband Frank Marshall. Her first film as a producer was E.T. (1982). A decade later, again with Spielberg, she 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 and Marshall founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company. In 2012, Kennedy became the president of Lucasfilm after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company. As Lucasfilm's president, Kennedy has overseen the development, production, and release of projects such as the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019), the Star Wars standalone films Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018), as well as the fifth Indiana Jones film, The Dial of Destiny (2023). She has also produced various Star Wars series, including six live-action series for Disney+, The Mandalorian (2019–present), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Andor (2022–2025), Ahsoka (2023–present), and The Acolyte (2024). Kennedy has produced films which have earned over $11 billion worldwide, including five of the fifty highest-grossing movies in film history. As a producer, she has received eight Best Picture Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Kennedy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer who has been president of Lucasfilm since 2012. In 1981, Kennedy co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her eventual husband Frank Marshall. Her first film as a producer was E.T. (1982). A decade later, again with Spielberg, she 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 and Marshall founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company. In 2012, Kennedy became the president of Lucasfilm after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company. As Lucasfilm's president, Kennedy has overseen the development, production, and release of projects such as the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019), the Star Wars standalone films Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018), as well as the fifth Indiana Jones film, The Dial of Destiny (2023). She has also produced various Star Wars series, including six live-action series for Disney+, The Mandalorian (2019–present), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Andor (2022–2025), Ahsoka (2023–present), and The Acolyte (2024). Kennedy has produced films which have earned over $11 billion worldwide, including five of the fifty highest-grossing movies in film history. As a producer, she has received eight Best Picture Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Kennedy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Andor
Star Wars: Visions
LIGHT & MAGIC
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Skywalker Legacy
Music by John Williams
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Director and the Jedi
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Willow: Behind the Magic
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Production Credits
Munich
An American Tail
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Jurassic Park III
Balto
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Back to the Future Part III
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Tummy Trouble
The Sixth Sense
Back to the Future Part II
A Map of the World
Trail Mix-Up
Rogue Squadron
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Willow
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
LIGHT & MAGIC
The Flintstones
War of the Worlds
Alive
Milk Money
Star Wars: Visions
Hook
Back to the Future
Ponyo
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Amazing Stories
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Ahsoka
Seabiscuit
The Fixer
Joe Versus the Volcano
Poltergeist
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Twister
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Bridges of Madison County
The Girl on the Train
War Horse
Cape Fear
The BFG
Gremlins
Congo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Mandalorian
Signs
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
A Far Off Place
Roving Mars
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Young Sherlock Holmes
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
Lando
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
Lincoln
The Color Purple
The Last Airbender
Arachnophobia
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
The Book of Boba Fett
The Money Pit
The Goonies
The Land Before Time
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Andor
The Acolyte
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Music by John Williams
Star Wars: Starfighter
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Adventures of Tintin
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