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Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Producer, also actor · Born June 5, 1953 (73) · Berkeley, California, USA

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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 Destiny (2023). She has also produced various Star Wars series, including six live-action series for Disney+, The Mandalorian (2019–present), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Andor (2022–2025), Ahsoka (2023–present), and The Acolyte (2024). Kennedy has produced films which have earned over $11 billion worldwide, including five of the fifty highest-grossing movies in film history. As a producer, she has received eight Best Picture Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Kennedy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 5, 1953 (73)
From
Berkeley, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
97 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all

What are Kathleen Kennedy's films like?

Across their 90 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 86 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 52 · Serious 14 · Dark 20

Grounded 34 · Stylized 34 · Heightened 18

Gentle 21 · Charged 33 · Intense 32

Steady 36 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 14

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 39 · Funny 12

A split, not a type: Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 15

Casual 36 · Engaged 42 · Full focus 8

A split, not a type: Easy watch 43 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 22

Resolved 75 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Warm
32
Melancholic
30
Hopeful
33
Joyful
22
Other
98

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy46
  • Bittersweet37
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kathleen Kennedy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 97 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (23).

Subscription and free streaming for Kathleen Kennedy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

106 credits, 97 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Wars: Starfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Skeleton Crew(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Music by John Williams(2024)

    Producer · as Self - Filmmaker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Acolyte(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Ahsoka(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Willow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Andor(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Light & Magic(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Producer / President, Lucasfilm

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
  • The Book of Boba Fett(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Mandalorian(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The BFG(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Girl on the Train(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Lincoln(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • War Horse(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • From Up on Poppy Hill(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Hereafter(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Last Airbender(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Special Relationship(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Ponyo(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Persepolis(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Roving Mars(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Munich(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • War of the Worlds(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Just Like Heaven(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Young Black Stallion(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Seabiscuit(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Making 'Signs' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks · as Self - Executive Producer

  • Signs(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Thanks

  • Jurassic Park III(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • A Map of the World(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Sixth Sense(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Olympic Glory: Nagano 1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Twister(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Balto(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Congo(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Milk Money(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Flintstones(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Schindler's List(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • A Dangerous Woman(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Jurassic Park(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • A Far Off Place(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Trail Mix-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Alive(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Noises Off...(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation(1992)

    Producer · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • A Wish for Wings That Work(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Cape Fear(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Hook(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Back to the Future(1991)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Arachnophobia(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Back to the Future Part III(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Joe Versus the Volcano(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Always(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Back to the Future Part II(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Dad(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Tummy Trouble(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Land Before Time(1988)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • *batteries not included(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Empire of the Sun(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Innerspace(1987)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Citizen Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mover

  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • An American Tail(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Money Pit(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Amazing Stories(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Color Purple(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 45 episodes · Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Back to the Future(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Goonies(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Fandango(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Gremlins(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

    Associate Producer · as 'Anything Goes' Dancer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Poltergeist(1982)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Monster Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Self

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles, 94 of them dated from 1982 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 96: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing89 of 96: 88 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew6 of 96: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s23 · 2 acting · 22 crew1990s30 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 5 other major awards from 37 major nominations, 1983–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
  4. 2022
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  5. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  6. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, won · Film
  7. 2019
    • Oscar, won
  8. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Show 10 earlier years
  1. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  3. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, won
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  5. 2006
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
  6. 2004
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  7. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won
  8. 1996
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  9. 1986
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
  10. 1983
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kathleen Kennedy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 86; across their 86 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Midcredits score across 97 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up51
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 97 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved29
  • Crowd Pleaser47
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed16

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 73 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kathleen Kennedy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 63 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore59 titles14–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity63 titles5–54 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity58 titles7–60 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs57 titles8–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense58 titles23–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kathleen Kennedy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kathleen Kennedy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Marshall shares the most, 59.

Directors

  • Steven Spielberg51 titles · 15 as director
    See newest 12 of 51 shared titles with Steven Spielberg
  • Laurent Bouzereau6 titles
    See all 6 shared titles with Laurent Bouzereau
  • Robert Zemeckis6 titles · 5 as director
    See all 6 shared titles with Robert Zemeckis
  • Frank Marshall59 titles · 4 as director
    See newest 12 of 59 shared titles with Frank Marshall

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles