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