Karen Allen
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1951 (age 74)
Born in
Carrollton, Illinois, USA
Credits
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Biography
Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American actress best known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Allen has also had roles in films including National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Wanderers (1979), Cruising (1980), Starman (1984), Scrooged (1988), The Sandlot (1993), and Poster Boy (2004).
Known For
Raiders of the Lost Ark
12 Jun 1981
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
21 May 2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sep 1999
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
25 Jun 2023
Manhattan
25 Apr 1979
The Perfect Storm
29 Jun 2000
Malcolm X
18 Nov 1992
Scrooged
22 Nov 1988
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Filmography
2024
- The Easy Kindas Kathy
- Unsinkableas Nancy Smith
- A Stage of Twilightas Cora
2023
2022
- Going Homeas Bonnie1 episode
2021
- Things Heard & Seenas Mare Laughton
2020
- 50 States of Frightas Sheriff Stallings3 episodes
2019
- Colewellas Nora
2017
- A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.as director
2016
- Year by the Seaas Joan
- Bad Hurtas Elaine Kendall
2011
- November Christmasas Claire Sanford
- White Irish Drinkersas Margaret
2010
- Blue Bloodsas Betty Lowe1 episode
2009
- A Dog Yearas Paula (voice)
2008
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullas Marion Ravenwood
2005
- Shaka Zulu: The Citadelas Katherine Farewell
2004
- When Will I Be Lovedas Alexandra Barrie
- Poster Boyas Eunice Kray
2003
- Plain Dirtyas Butcher Lee
- Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Updateas Katy Schoenstein
2002
- World Traveleras Delores
2001
- In the Bedroomas Marla Keyes
- My Horrible Year!as Belinda Faulkner
2000
- The Perfect Stormas Melissa Brown
- Wind Riveras Martha
- The Basketas Bessie Emery
1999
- Falling Skyas Resse Nicholson
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Paula Varney1 episode
1997
- All the Winters that Have Beenas Hannah Raven
- 'Til There Was Youas Betty Dawkan
1996
- Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Storyas Margaret
1994
- The Road Homeas Alison Matson6 episodes
1993
- Ghost in the Machineas Terry Munroe
- King of the Hillas Miss Mathey
- Voyageas Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
- The Sandlotas Mom
- Raptureas Georgianne Corcoran
1992
- Malcolm Xas Miss Dunne
- Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poemsas (voice)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2 episodes
- Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymesas (voice)
- The Turningas Glory Lawson
1991
- Sweet Talkeras Julie Maguire
1990
- Law & Orderas Judith Sandler1 episode
- Secret Weaponas Ruth
- Challengeras Christa McAuliffe
1989
- Animal Behavioras Alex Bristow
1987
- The Glass Menagerieas Laura Wingfield
- Terminusas Gus
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Jackie Foster1 episode
1984
- Starmanas Jenny Hayden
- Until Septemberas Mo Alexander
1982
- Split Imageas Rebecca
- Shoot the Moonas Sandy
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Arkas Marion Ravenwood
- East of Edenas Abra3 episodes
1980
- A Small Circle of Friendsas Jessica Bloom
- Cruisingas Nancy Gates
1979
- Knots Landingas Annie Fairgate1 episode
- The Wanderersas Nina
- Manhattanas Television Actor #2
1978
- Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIas Elizabeth
- Animal Houseas Katy