Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy has been quietly standing behind some of the most beloved films ever made, from E.T. to the Star Wars saga. Co-founding Amblin with Spielberg and later running Lucasfilm, she is the rare producer whose name carries real authority. I respect that her power lies not in performance but in judgment, the unglamorous work of deciding what gets made and how. Winning the Irving G. Thalberg Award puts her among the industry's most honored producers for good reason. She is a useful reminder that cinema is never the work of directors alone, and that the people who make films possible deserve far more attention.

Name (English)

Kathleen Kennedy

Name (Japanese)

キャスリーン・ケネディ

Reading

きゃすりーん・けねでぃ

Born

June 5, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Berkeley, California, United States

Occupation

film producer / television producer / executive producer / film editor

High school

Shasta High School

University

San Diego State University

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Crystal Award
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
• The George Pal Memorial Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen%20Kennedy%20(producer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8D%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%20(%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237207

Tags

• California
• film producer
• television producer
• executive producer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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