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