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