Kathleen Kennedy

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Biography

After impressing director Steven Spielberg as a production assistant on "1941" (1979) and meeting future husband and producing partner Frank Marshall on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), Kennedy co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Marshall and Spielberg, one of the most successful production companies in the history of the industry. As president, producer and occasionally executive producer, Kennedy oversaw an impressive array of motion …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Executive, Below The Line

Born

November 30, 1953

Career Milestones

2008

Co-produced "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best motion picture of the year

2008

Produced the fourth installment of the adventure series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

2007

Produced "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which is based on the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by Jean-Dominique Bauby; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Feature

2005

Produced Steven Spielberg's "Munich," based on the tragic aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture

2003

Co-Produced "Seabiscuit," which starred William H. Macy; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Dramatic Picture

1999

Co-produced the hit thriller "The Sixth Sense"; received Oscar nomination for Best Picture

1998

With Marshall, signed development deal with CBS for a one-hour drama series

1997

Executive produced Steven Spielberg's "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

1996

Served as a producer on the box-office hit "Twister"

1995

Produced the Frank Marshall directed, "Congo"

1995

Was a producer on "The Bridges of Madison County"

1994

Served as an executive producer on the live-action "The Flintstones"

1992

With husband Marshall struck a non-exclusive three-year deal to develop and produce films for Paramount

1991

First TV credit as production executive, "Back to the Future," an animated spin-off series

1987

TV debut as executive producer, "China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun" a CBS documentary special

1984

Formed Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall; served as president

1984

First executive producer credit, "Gremlins"

1982

First full producer credit, "E.T."

1981

Credited as associate producer and assistant to Steven Spielberg on "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

1979

Worked as a production assistant on Steven Spielberg's "1941"

Worked with producer-writer-director John Milius

Relocated to L.A.

Produced a local talk show, "You're On", for four years on KCST

Worked as a camera operator, video editor, floor director and news production coordinator at San Diego TV station KCST while still college student

Became interested in filmmaking in high school when she took a class in 8mm film and videotape production

Grew up in Weaverville and Redding, California

Awards

2012

Producers Guild of America Award for Animated Motion Pictures in The Adventures of Tintin

2012

Producers Guild of America Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures in War Horse

2011

Academy Award for Best Picture in War Horse

2010

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie in The Special Relationship

2008

BAFTA Award for Best Film in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Academy Award for Best Picture in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

BAFTA Award for Film Not in the English Language in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2005

Academy Award for Best Picture in Munich

2003

Academy Award for Best Picture in Seabiscuit

1999

Academy Award for Best Picture in The Sixth Sense

1999

BAFTA Award for Film in The Sixth Sense

1985

Academy Award for Best Picture in The Color Purple

1982

Academy Award for Best Picture in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982

BAFTA Award for Film in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial