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