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Kathleen Kennedy “I met all these guys when
they were big, powerful
It’s her turn now! guys,” she said, setting the
words “big, powerful” in
S he is the most powerful history: Jurassic Park, E.T. The Adventures of Tintin, Persepolis, An air quotes. “The great thing
woman in Hollywood. Extra Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and American Tail, and The Land Before is, at whatever point they
She is respected by all the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Time, have inspired the young and decided they were powerful,
in the film industry and The Sixth Sense, as well as the the young at heart. they always empowered
due to her hard work and diligence. now not-so-nerd classics such as The best with the best has been me. So I never felt like I was
the Back to the Future trilogy, Who proven over and over in the in the midst of something
Framed Roger Rabbit, and Gremlins. teaming up of Kennedy with many that wasn’t a balanced
celebrated directors, including relationship.”
It is not all science fiction. In fact Spielberg, Scorsese, Eastwood and
some might say her more serious Bogdanovich and of course her - Kathleen Kennedy
work takes her into the category of latest smash hit with J.J. Abrams, The
George Lucas named her as his legend-maker. Moving, engaging Force Awakens, cinches it. Before
successor for Lucasfilm in 2012 and and memorable dramas like Lucasfilm, Kennedy was the CEO of
she was selected to sit on the Board Lincoln, War Horse, The Curious The Kennedy/Marshall Company,
of Governors and Board of Trustees Case of Benjamin Button, The Diving which she founded in 1992 with
of the Academy of Motion Pictures Bell and the Butterfly, Munich, director/producer Frank Marshall,
Arts and Sciences. Seabiscuit, Schindler’s List and The and in 1982 she co-founded the
Color Purple have taught us all more phenomenally successful Amblin
In total, Kennedy has produced about ourselves and each other than Entertainment with Marshall and
or executive-produced more than many other artistic expressions. Her Steven Spielberg.
60 movies. She has 120 Academy animated motion pictures like The
Award® nominations, 25 wins,
and her movies have grossed over
$11 billion US worldwide. Among
her credits are four of the highest
grossing films in motion picture

Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez and Annie Leibovitz.

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