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. 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Kennedy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Production Credits
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ponyo
The Secret World of Arrietty
Jurassic Park
Ahsoka
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Poltergeist
Milk Money
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Mandalorian
Back to the Future Part II
Lando
Rogue Squadron
Back to the Future Part III
Untitled Shawn Levy Star Wars Film
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Sixth Sense
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Acolyte
Roving Mars
The Goonies
The Last Airbender
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Balto
Young Sherlock Holmes
Willow
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Jurassic Park III
Back to the Future
Star Wars: Andor
Munich
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Land Before Time
The Girl on the Train
Cape Fear
Congo
Gremlins
Twister
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Hook
The Color Purple
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Book of Boba Fett
Alive
The Money Pit
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
The BFG
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
The Bridges of Madison County
The Mandalorian & Grogu
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
An American Tail
Light & Magic
Amazing Stories
Joe Versus the Volcano
The Adventures of Tintin
The Flintstones
War of the Worlds
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
A Droid Story
A Far Off Place
Trail Mix-Up
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Tummy Trouble
Star Wars: Visions
Schindler's List
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A Map of the World
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