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