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