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Kathleen Kennedy

1953-06-05 (71 years old) in Berkeley, California, USA

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.

Movies

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Music by John Williams
85 %|Nov 1, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
69.38 %|Nov 12, 2021
Documentary
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The Skywalker Legacy
77 %|Mar 18, 2020
Documentary
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The Director and the Jedi
72 %|Mar 12, 2018
Documentary
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Spielberg
76 %|Oct 5, 2017
Documentary
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John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
60 %|Jan 2, 2016
Documentary
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And the Oscar Goes To...
69.7 %|Feb 1, 2014
Documentary, TV Movie
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Milius
70 %|Mar 9, 2013
Documentary
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Lincoln: An American Journey
55 %|Jan 16, 2013
Documentary
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The 'E.T.' Journals
100 %|Oct 9, 2012
Documentary
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Tales from the Future
74 %|Oct 26, 2010
Documentary
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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
0 %|May 4, 2010
Documentary
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
68.45 %|May 5, 2009
Documentary
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Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
70 %|Oct 21, 2003
Documentary
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Making 'Signs'
55 %|Jan 7, 2003
Documentary, Thriller
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
73 %|Mar 16, 2002
Documentary, Science Fiction, Family
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The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
0 %|Dec 11, 2001
Documentary
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The Making of 'The Lost World'
68 %|May 8, 1997
Documentary, Science Fiction, Action
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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
74 %|Oct 1, 1996
Documentary, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy
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Alive: 20 Years Later
75 %|Dec 31, 1993
Documentary
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Citizen Steve
57 %|Jan 1, 1987
Comedy
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
72.97 %|May 23, 1984
Adventure, Action

Series

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Star Wars: Andor
82 %|Sep 21, 2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Star Wars: Visions
72 %|Sep 22, 2021
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Star Wars: The High Republic Show
0 %|Jan 27, 2021
News, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Talk