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3->''"Kathleen Kennedy is both the beginning and the end. The Alpha and Omega to your childhood and the childhoods of your children."''
4-->-- '''David Christopher Bell''', ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', "[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-unsung-geniuses-who-made-all-your-favorite-movies/ 6 Unsung Geniuses Behind Classic Movies]]"
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6Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer from Berkeley, California.
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8A co-founder of Creator/AmblinEntertainment with Creator/StevenSpielberg and husband Frank Marshall, she went on to produce and executive produce a number of hit films in the 80s and 90s, such as ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Back to the Future'' and the ''Jurassic Park'' franchise.
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10Since 2012, she is the president of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}, and the brand manager of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' franchises, after [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] acquired the studio. She took the job at the personal request of Creator/GeorgeLucas and has overseen everything produced by the studio starting with the ''Star Wars'' Sequel Trilogy.
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12!!Filmography
13[[index]]
14* The ''Indiana Jones'' series:
15** ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (1981) (associate to Steven Spielberg)
16** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' (1984) (associate producer and cameo[[note]]as a dancer in Willie Scott's number at the Club Obi Wan[[/note]])
17** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' (1989) (associate producer)
18** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' (2008) (producer)
19** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' (2022) (producer)
20* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' (1982) (associate producer)
21* ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' (1982) (producer)
22* ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' (1983) (associate producer) (segment 2)
23* The ''Franchise/{{Gremlins}}'' series
24** ''Film/{{Gremlins|1984}}'' (1984) (executive producer)
25** ''Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch'' (1990) (executive producer)
26* ''Film/TheColorPurple1985'' (1985) (producer)
27* ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'' (1985) (executive producer)
28* The ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' series
29** ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' (1985) (executive producer)
30** ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' (1989) (executive producer)
31** ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' (1990) (executive producer)
32* ''Film/TheGoonies'' (1985) (executive producer)
33* ''Fandango'' (1985) (executive producer)
34* The ''American Tail'' series:
35** ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' (1986) (executive producer)
36** ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' (1991) (executive producer)
37* ''Film/TheMoneyPit'' (1986) (producer)
38* ''Film/BatteriesNotIncluded'' (1987) (executive producer)
39* ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'' (1987) (producer)
40* ''Film/{{Innerspace}}'' (1987) (co-executive producer)
41* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' (1988) (co-executive producer)
42* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' (1988) (executive producer)
43** ''Tummy Trouble'' (1989) (executive producer)
44** ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' (1990) (executive producer)
45** ''Trail Mix-Up'' (1993) (executive producer)
46* ''Film/{{Always}}'' (1989) (producer)
47* ''Film/{{Dad}}'' (1989) (executive producer)
48* ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' (1990) (producer)
49* ''Film/JoeVersusTheVolcano'' (1990) (executive producer)
50* ''Film/{{Hook}}'' (1991) (producer)
51* ''Film/CapeFear'' (1991) (executive producer)
52* ''Film/NoisesOff'' (1992) (executive producer)
53* ''Film/SchindlersList'' (1993) (executive producer)
54* ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'' (1993) (executive producer)
55* ''A Dangerous Woman'' (1993) (executive producer)
56* The ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' series:
57** ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'' (1993) (producer)
58** ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' (1997) (executive producer)
59** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' (2001) (producer)
60* ''Film/AFarOffPlace'' (1993) (executive producer)
61* ''Film/{{Alive}}'' (1993) (producer)
62* ''Film/MilkMoney'' (1994) (producer)
63* ''Film/TheFlintstones'' (1994) (executive producer)
64* ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' (1995) (executive producer)
65* ''Film/TheIndianInTheCupboard'' (1995) (producer)
66* ''Film/{{Congo}}'' (1995) (producer)
67* ''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty'' (1995) (producer)
68* ''Film/{{Twister}}'' (1996) (producer)
69* ''Film/AMapOfTheWorld'' (1999) (producer)
70* ''Film/SnowFallingOnCedars'' (1999) (producer)
71* ''Film/TheSixthSense'' (1999) (producer)
72* ''Film/OlympicGlory'' (1999) (executive producer)
73* ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' (2001) (producer)
74* ''Film/{{Signs}}'' (2002) (executive producer)
75* ''Film/TheYoungBlackStallion'' (2003) (producer)
76* ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}'' (2003) (producer)
77* ''Film/{{Munich}}'' (2005) (producer)
78* ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'' (2005) (producer)
79* ''Comicbook/{{Persepolis}}'' (2007) (executive producer)
80* ''Film/TheDivingBellAndTheButterfly'' (2007) (producer)
81* ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'' (2008) (producer)
82* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' (2008) (English dub producer)
83* ''Film/CrossingOver'' (2009) (producer)
84* ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' (2010) (executive producer)
85* ''Film/{{Hereafter}}'' (co-producer with Creator/ClintEastwood, Robert Lorenz and Creator/StevenSpielberg) (2010)
86* ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}'' (2010) (US English dub producer)
87* ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'' (2011) (English dub producer)
88* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}'' (2011) (producer)
89* ''Film/WarHorse'' (2011) (producer)
90* ''Film/{{Lincoln}}'' (2012) (producer)
91* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
92** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (2015) (producer)
93** ''Film/RogueOne'' (2016) (producer)
94** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' (2017) (producer)
95** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018) (producer)
96** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (2019) (executive producer)
97** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' (2019) (producer)
98** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' (2021) (executive producer)
99** ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' (2022) (executive producer)
100** ''Series/{{Andor}}'' (2022) (executive producer)
101** ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' (2023) (executive producer)
102** ''Series/TheAcolyte'' (2024) (executive producer)
103* ''Series/{{Willow|2022}}'' (2022) (producer)
104[[/index]]

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