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