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