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