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