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