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.
Filmography
all 131
Movies 120
Producer 97
self 28
TV Shows 11
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024)
Music by John Williams (2024)
The Acolyte (2024)
Ahsoka (2023)
Willow (2022)
Star Wars: Andor (2022)
Light & Magic (2022)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020)
The Mandalorian (2019)
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
The BFG (2016)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Lincoln (2012)
War Horse (2011)
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
Hereafter (2010)
The Last Airbender (2010)
The Special Relationship (2010)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Persepolis (2007)
Roving Mars (2006)
Munich (2005)
Young Black Stallion (2003)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Making 'Signs' (2003)
Signs (2002)
A Map of the World (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Olympic Glory (1999)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Twister (1996)
Balto (1995)
Congo (1995)
Milk Money (1994)
The Flintstones (1994)
Alive: 20 Years Later (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
A Far Off Place (1993)
Trail Mix-Up (1993)
Alive (1993)
Noises Off... (1992)
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
A Brief History of Time (1991)
Hook (1991)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Always (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Dad (1989)
Tummy Trouble (1989)
The Land Before Time (1988)
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
*batteries not included (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Innerspace (1987)
An American Tail (1986)
The Money Pit (1986)
The Color Purple (1985)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Fandango (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
Lando
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Emma's War
Rogue Squadron
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Known ForProduction
GenderFemale
Birthday1953-06-05 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceBerkeley, United States
SpouseFrank Marshall
ChildrenMeghan Marshall
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsCrystal Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The George Pal Memorial Award, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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