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