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