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