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