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Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

American film producer Kathleen Kennedy headed Lucasfilm as president from 2012 to 2026. Born in Berkeley, California, she studied telecommunications and film at San Diego State University. Her first producer credit came on E.T. (1982), and she co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg in 1981. She produced the Jurassic Park franchise, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Schindler's List (1993), The Sixth Sense (1999), and Lincoln (2012). As Lucasfilm president, she oversaw the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Rogue One (2016), Solo (2018), and The Dial of Destiny (2023), and produced several Star Wars series. She has received eight Best Picture Academy Award nominations, as well as the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and a BAFTA Fellowship.

73years old

Turns 74 on June 5in 207 days

Born June 5, 1953Berkeley
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 21 years2003 to 2024

Genres

Documentary100%, 6 films
Biography17%, 1 film
Drama17%, 1 film
Music17%, 1 film

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First role
Kathleen Kennedy's first film production job, secured in Los Angeles, was as an assistant to John Milius, then executive producer of Spielberg's 1941.
Own stunts
Kennedy appeared on screen in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which she produced, as a dancer in the film's opening sequence.
A first
Kennedy was the first person to receive Women in Film's Paltrow Mentorship Award in 2007. The award honored her work helping and guiding the next generation of filmmakers and executives.
Behind the award
As an executive producer of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Kennedy took home the Children's and Family Emmy for Outstanding Young Teen Series. That show led the ceremony with seventeen nominations, a record.

Kathleen Kennedy movies on Netflix

Music by John Williams2024IMDb rating 8.2as Self - Filmmaker
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
The Director and the Jedi2018IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'2017IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Milius2013IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

The Director and the Jedi2018 Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 7.41.2K votes
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023 Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 7.51.1K votes
Music by John Williams2024as Self - Filmmaker
IMDb rating 8.26.3K votes
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'2017as Himself
IMDb rating 7.1135 votes
Milius2013as Himself
IMDb rating 7.42.3K votes
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003as Himself
IMDb rating 7.8548 votes

Most often with

Laurent Bouzereau directed three of these films. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Steven Spielberg

George Lucas

Harrison Ford

Lawrence Kasdan

John Rhys-Davies

Karen AllenLaurent BouzereauDirector, 3 films

Films together

Steven Spielberg4 films together, 2003 to 2024
Steven Spielberg's page
- Music by John Williams2024IMDb rating 8.2Kennedy as Self - FilmmakerSpielberg as Self - Filmmaker
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- Milius2013IMDb rating 7.4Kennedy as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
George Lucas4 films together, 2003 to 2024
George Lucas's page
- Music by John Williams2024IMDb rating 8.2Kennedy as Self - FilmmakerLucas as Self - Filmmaker
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfLucas as Himself
- Milius2013IMDb rating 7.4Kennedy as HimselfLucas as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfLucas as Himself
Harrison Ford3 films together, 2003 to 2023
Harrison Ford's page
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfFord as Himself
- Milius2013IMDb rating 7.4Kennedy as HimselfFord as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfFord as Himself
Lawrence Kasdan3 films together, 2003 to 2024
Lawrence Kasdan's page
- Music by John Williams2024IMDb rating 8.2Kennedy as Self - FilmmakerKasdan as Self - Filmmaker
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfKasdan as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfKasdan as Himself
John Rhys-Davies2 films together, 2003 to 2023
John Rhys-Davies's page
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfRhys-Davies as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfRhys-Davies as Himself
Karen Allen2 films together, 2003 to 2023
Karen Allen's page
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as HimselfAllen as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as HimselfAllen as Himself
Laurent BouzereauDirector, 3 films, 2003 to 2024
All films by Laurent Bouzereau
- Music by John Williams2024IMDb rating 8.2Kennedy as Self - Filmmaker
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023IMDb rating 7.5Kennedy as Himself
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003IMDb rating 7.8Kennedy as Himself
Also two films together4 more actors
- Kate CapshawMusic by John Williams (2024) and Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
- John WilliamsMusic by John Williams (2024) and Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
- Frank MarshallTimeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023) and Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)
- James MangoldMusic by John Williams (2024) and Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1995 to 2019.

Kathleen Kennedy's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2019	Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award		Won
1995	Crystal Award		Won
	Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences		Won
	The George Pal Memorial Award		Won

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