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