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