Kathleen Kennedy
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.
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
The Mandalorian & Grogu
The Acolyte
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ahsoka
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Willow
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Star Wars: Andor
Light & Magic
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Book of Boba Fett
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: The High Republic Show
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Mandalorian
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Director and the Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Spielberg
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Girl on the Train
The BFG
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
And the Oscar Goes To...
Milius
Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln
The 'E.T.' Journals
War Horse
The Adventures of Tintin
Tales from the Future
Hereafter
The Last Airbender
The Special Relationship
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Looking Back to the Future
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Persepolis
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Roving Mars
Munich
War of the Worlds
Young Black Stallion
Seabiscuit
Signs
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
Jurassic Park III
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Snow Falling on Cedars
A Map of the World
The Sixth Sense
Olympic Glory
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Making of 'The Lost World'
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Twister
Balto
The Indian in the Cupboard
Congo
The Bridges of Madison County
Milk Money
The Flintstones
Alive: 20 Years Later
Schindler's List
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
A Dangerous Woman
Jurassic Park
A Far Off Place
Alive
Noises Off...
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
A Wish for Wings That Work
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Cape Fear
A Brief History of Time
Hook
Arachnophobia
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Back to the Future Part III
Joe Versus the Volcano
Always
Back to the Future Part II
Dad
Tummy Trouble
The Land Before Time
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
*batteries not included
Empire of the Sun
Innerspace
Citizen Steve
An American Tail
The Money Pit
The Color Purple
Young Sherlock Holmes
Amazing Stories
Back to the Future
The Goonies
Fandango
Gremlins
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Twilight Zone: The Movie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Poltergeist