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