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