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