Kathleen Kennedy

About

Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer who has been president of Lucasfilm since 2012. In 1981, Kennedy co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her eventual husband Frank Marshall. Her first film as a producer was E.T. (1982). A decade later, again with Spielberg, she 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 and Marshall founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company. In 2012, Kennedy became the president of Lucasfilm after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company. As Lucasfilm's president, Kennedy has overseen the development, production, and release of projects such as the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019), the Star Wars standalone films Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018), as well as the fifth Indiana Jones film, The Dial of...

Known for

The MandalorianSeries • 2019AndorSeries • 2022The Mandalorian and GroguMovie • 2026Schindler's ListMovie • 1993The Sixth SenseMovie • 1999Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyMovie • 2023Back to the FutureMovie • 1985War of the WorldsMovie • 2005GremlinsMovie • 1984Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMovie • 1982The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMovie • 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMovie • 2008Star Wars: The Last JediMovie • 2017AhsokaSeries • 2023Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovie • 2015Obi-Wan KenobiSeries • 2022The Book of Boba FettSeries • 2021Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMovie • 2019Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMovie • 1984Cape FearMovie • 1991The AcolyteSeries • 2024Back to the Future Part IIMovie • 1989The Adventures of TintinMovie • 2011