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