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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.
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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.
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Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: Andor
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Skywalker Legacy
Music by John Williams
Light & Magic
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
Production Credits
Gremlins
The Goonies
The Book of Boba Fett
Music by John Williams
The Money Pit
The Indian in the Cupboard
Balto
Ahsoka
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
Light & Magic
Star Wars: Andor
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Jurassic Park
The Mandalorian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Color Purple
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Amazing Stories
Back to the Future Part III
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Land Before Time
A Map of the World
The Adventures of Tintin
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Arachnophobia
Alive
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
A Far Off Place
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
War of the Worlds
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Girl on the Train
Lincoln
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Back to the Future Part II
Young Sherlock Holmes
The Sixth Sense
Willow
Joe Versus the Volcano
Trail Mix-Up
Rogue Squadron
An American Tail
The Acolyte
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Untitled Shawn Levy Star Wars Film
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Ponyo
Milk Money
Hook
The BFG
Congo
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Tummy Trouble
Schindler's List
The Last Airbender
Munich
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Signs
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Secret World of Arrietty
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Lando
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Jurassic Park III
Roving Mars
The Fixer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Cape Fear
The Bridges of Madison County
Twister
Star Wars: Visions
The Flintstones
Back to the Future
Poltergeist
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