Kathleen Kennedy

Academy Award-Nominated Producer & President of Lucasfilm

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Kathleen Kennedy Biography

Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most successful and respected producers in the film industry. She is the recipient of the Academy’s prestigious 2018 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award, and an eight-time Academy Award®-nominee. As President of Lucasfilm, she oversees the company’s three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound. Kennedy was the producer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the highest-grossing domestic feature of all time, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the number one-grossing movie in 2016. She went on to produce Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the highest-grossing movie worldwide in 2017, as well as Solo: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Kennedy has executive produced the Emmy Award-winning "The Mandalorian" as well as "The Book of Boba Fett," "Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Willow," "Andor," and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Kennedy has produced or executive produced more than 70 feature films, garnering 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins. Among her credits are Jurassic Park, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, The Sixth Sense, the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Gremlins, The Goonies, Poltergeist, Empire of the Sun, Lincoln, War Horse, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Schindler’s List, The Color Purple, and The Adventures of Tintin.

Kennedy has produced the films of such directors as Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, JJ Abrams, Julian Schnabel, Marjane Satrapi, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Oz, Peter Bogdanovich, and Richard Donner.

Kennedy recently received the Fellowship Award, the highest honor the British Academy of Film and Television Arts can bestow. She also received the distinguished CBE award (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) and was elected Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees. Aside from her executive and producer roles, she was one of the founding Council Members of the Hollywood Commission to Eliminate Sexual Harassment and Advance Equality. She is on the boards for the LA Promise Fund, Library of America, and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Before joining Lucasfilm in 2012, Kennedy headed The Kennedy/Marshall Company, which she founded with director and producer Frank Marshall. She co-founded the phenomenally successful Amblin Entertainment with Marshall and Steven Spielberg.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/22/2024.

Kathleen Kennedy Videos

  • Kathleen Kennedy on the Future of Star Wars | Star Wars Celebration 2023
    What does the future of Star Wars look like? We spoke to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and took a deep dive into all of the upcoming Star Wars...
  • Fireside Chat with Kathleen Kennedy | Unreal Engine
  • Tia A. Smith and Kathleen Kennedy | A Spotlight on Indie Producers

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