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