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