Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

1953-06-05

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.

Also appears in

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

7.3

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

8.5

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

7.0

Spielberg

Spielberg

7.6

The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

7.2

Milius

Milius

7.0

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

6.9

The Skywalker Legacy

The Skywalker Legacy

7.7

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

7.8

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

6.8

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

6.4

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

6.0

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

5.7

The Stories: The Making of ’Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

The Stories: The Making of ’Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

5.6

Alive: 20 Years Later

Alive: 20 Years Later

7.5

The ’E.T.’ Journals

The ’E.T.’ Journals

10.0

The Making of ’E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’

The Making of ’E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’

7.4

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

7.3

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making ’The Bridges of Madison County’

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making ’The Bridges of Madison County’

9.0

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

7.3