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