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- Born: June 5, 1953
- Birthplace: Berkeley, California
- Has a twin sister Connie Kennedy
- Graduated from San Diego State University
- Works often with husband Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg
- Has two children
- A Governor on the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Company is The Kennedy/Marshall Company based in Santa Monica
- In 2007 was ranked #3 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood
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Kathleen Kennedy is an American film producer that has been nominated for five Academy Awards. She is best known for working on films such as War of the Worlds, Signs, and The Spiderwick Chronicles. In 2008 she worked on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Jurassic Park 4.
On March 11, 2009, Kennedy announced that she and husband Frank Marshall will be leaving Universal Studios and have secured a new deal at Columbia Pictures.
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Early Life
Kennedy's first job out of college was at a local TV station in San Diego rotating technical jobs as a camera operator, editor, and floor director. After this experience she ventured to produce her own local talk show called You're On and four years later moved to Los Angeles to work in the industry. Her first credit was a production assistant on Steven Spielberg's film 1941 in 1979. From that job, Kennedy became Spielberg's assistant and three years later co-produced Poltergeist in 1982. -
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Kathleen Kennedy Questions
Why was Eunice Kennedy hospitalized? 4 AnswersEunice Kennedy, a well known person for the disabled, was in a critical condition at the Massachusetts hospital on Friday. It has been reported that she was suf... read more
How will you best remember Ted Kennedy? 14 AnswersUnfortunately I never met the man, (Not that I can recall anyway) . (Although I would have liked to) Some in the North eastern climate coalition have evilly w... read more
Is there any similarity between the the death of John.F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln ? 4 AnswersOh lordy, there's a whole long list of "coincidences". Or are they?.... #1 - Lincoln became president in 1860 Kennedy became president in 1960 (as you said)... read more
