Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy is an American film producer, who co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg, and her husband Frank Marshall, before leaving with Marshall to form their own filmcompany The Kennedy/Marshall Company. She is best known for producing films like the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.

For Disney, she worked as a film producer for the films Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Arachnophobia, Noises Off, A Far Off Place, War Horse and Lincoln. Kennedy and her husband were also producers for the English versions of two Studio Ghibli animated features, Ponyo in 2009 and The Secret World of Arrietty in 2012

In June 2012, Kennedy was named co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd. alongside George Lucas, whose role will eventually be assumed by Kennedy. With the sale of Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company, she was promoted to president. Additionally she will serve as the brand manager for the Star Wars franchise, working directly with Disney's global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Kennedy will also serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films starting with Episode VII in 2015.