7.And here's just a sample of some of the other classic films from your childhood she's produced: The Goonies, Back to the Future (all three films), Gremlins, An American Tail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Hook, to name JUST a few.
8.But, she's also produced some more ~serious~ films like The Color Purple, The Bridges of Madison County, Schindler's List, The Sixth Sense, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Munich, and Lincoln.
9.In fact, Kennedy's resume is so impressive that George Lucas said she was the "obvious choice" to takeover his company Lucasfilm when he retired back in 2012.
10.And he asked her if she'd be his replacement over lunch.
11.As the head of Lucasfilm, Kennedy can now add all the Star Wars films since The Force Awakens to her producing belt, too.
12.Kennedy's history with Spielberg and Lucas goes all the way back to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
13.Kennedy first met Spielberg working as an assistant to screenwriter John Milius.
14.Outside of her film work, at the age of 36, Kennedy actually won the 1989 U.S. nationals for her age class in javelin.
15.She was also the quarterback for her middle-school football team.
16.And finally, Kathleen Kennedy has been called "the most powerful woman in Hollywood."
