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