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