Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is a six-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive. She has worked as producer on many films, especially with Steven Spielberg and her husband Frank Marshall. She is well known for producing the Jurassic Park films and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. As of 2008, Kennedy is the most successful film producer of all time in terms of box office receipts with totals at just over $5 billion.
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Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is a six-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive. She has worked as producer on many films, especially with Steven Spielberg and her husband Frank Marshall. She is well known for producing the Jurassic Park films and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. As of 2008, Kennedy is the most successful film producer of all time in terms of box office receipts with totals at just over $5 billion.
Kennedy was born in Berkeley, California. In 1972, Kennedy graduated from Shasta High School in Redding, California. She decided to continue her education at San Diego State University where she graduated, majoring in telecommunications and film. In her final year, Kennedy got a job at a local San Diego TV station, KCST, taking on various roles and posts including camera operator, video editor, floor director and finally KCST news production coordinator.
After her employment with KCST, she then went on to produce a local talk show for the station...
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