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