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Karen Jane Allen
Karen Allen
Name: Karen Allen
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Carrollton, Illinois, USA
Birth date: Friday, 5th October 1951
IMDB: nm0000261
TMDB: 650
Popularity: 13.813
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).
Acting in movies
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (Marion)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (Marion)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Marion Ravenwood)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Marion Ravenwood)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (Marion Ravenwood)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (Marion Ravenwood)
The Perfect Storm (2000) (Melissa Brown)
The Perfect Storm (2000) (Melissa Brown)
Animal House (1978) (Katy)
Animal House (1978) (Katy)
The Sandlot (1993) (Mom)
The Sandlot (1993) (Mom)
Malcolm X (1992) (Miss Dunne)
Malcolm X (1992) (Miss Dunne)
Scrooged (1988) (Claire Phillips)
Scrooged (1988) (Claire Phillips)
Manhattan (1979) (Television Actor #2)
Manhattan (1979) (Television Actor #2)
In the Bedroom (2001) (Marla Keyes)
In the Bedroom (2001) (Marla Keyes)
Starman (1984) (Jenny Hayden)
Starman (1984) (Jenny Hayden)
The Wanderers (1979) (Nina)
The Wanderers (1979) (Nina)
Cruising (1980) (Nancy Gates)
Cruising (1980) (Nancy Gates)
King of the Hill (1993) (Miss Mathey)
King of the Hill (1993) (Miss Mathey)
A Dog Year (2009) (Paula (voice))
A Dog Year (2009) (Paula (voice))
Ghost in the Machine (1993) (Terry Munroe)
Ghost in the Machine (1993) (Terry Munroe)
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2005) (Katherine Farewell)
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2005) (Katherine Farewell)
Things Heard & Seen (2021) (Mare Laughton)
Things Heard & Seen (2021) (Mare Laughton)
Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024) (Nancy Smith)
Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024) (Nancy Smith)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (2023) (Self)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (2023) (Self)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) (Self - Actress (archive footage))
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) (Self - Actress (archive footage))
Til There Was You (1997) (Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom))
Til There Was You (1997) (Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom))
When Will I Be Loved (2004) (Alexandra Barrie)
When Will I Be Loved (2004) (Alexandra Barrie)
Poster Boy (2004) (Eunice Kray)
Poster Boy (2004) (Eunice Kray)
All the Winters that Have Been (1997) (Hannah Raven)
All the Winters that Have Been (1997) (Hannah Raven)
White Irish Drinkers (2011) (Margaret)
White Irish Drinkers (2011) (Margaret)
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (Katy Schoenstein)
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (Katy Schoenstein)
Split Image (1982) (Rebecca / Amy)
Split Image (1982) (Rebecca / Amy)
Shoot the Moon (1982) (Sandy)
Shoot the Moon (1982) (Sandy)
World Traveler (2002) (Delores)
World Traveler (2002) (Delores)
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008) (Self)
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008) (Self)
A Small Circle of Friends (1980) (Jessica Bloom)
A Small Circle of Friends (1980) (Jessica Bloom)
Backfire (1988) (Mara McAndrew)
Backfire (1988) (Mara McAndrew)
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) (Self)
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) (Self)
Wind River (2000) (Martha)
Wind River (2000) (Martha)
Colewell (2019) (Nora)
Colewell (2019) (Nora)
Voyage (1993) (Catherine 'Kit' Norvell)
Voyage (1993) (Catherine 'Kit' Norvell)
Challenger (1990) (Christa McAuliffe)
Challenger (1990) (Christa McAuliffe)
Terminus (1987) (Gus)
Terminus (1987) (Gus)
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996) (Margaret)
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996) (Margaret)
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones (2024) (Self)
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones (2024) (Self)
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) (Elizabeth)
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) (Elizabeth)
The Easy Kind (2024) (Kathy)
The Easy Kind (2024) (Kathy)
The Turning (1992) (Glory Lawson)
The Turning (1992) (Glory Lawson)
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Self (archive footage))
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Self (archive footage))
A Stage of Twilight (2024) (Cora)
A Stage of Twilight (2024) (Cora)
November Christmas (2011) (Claire Sanford)
November Christmas (2011) (Claire Sanford)
The Glass Menagerie (1987) (Laura Wingfield)
The Glass Menagerie (1987) (Laura Wingfield)
Year by the Sea (2016) (Joan)
Year by the Sea (2016) (Joan)
Animal Behaviour (1989) (Alex Bristow)
Animal Behaviour (1989) (Alex Bristow)
My Horrible Year! (2001) (Belinda Faulkner)
My Horrible Year! (2001) (Belinda Faulkner)
Sweet Talker (1991) (Julie Maguire)
Sweet Talker (1991) (Julie Maguire)
Falling Sky (1999) (Resse Nicholson)
Falling Sky (1999) (Resse Nicholson)
Plain Dirty (2003) (Butcher Lee)
Plain Dirty (2003) (Butcher Lee)
Bad Hurt (2016) (Elaine Kendall)
Bad Hurt (2016) (Elaine Kendall)
Secret Weapon (1990) (Ruth)
Secret Weapon (1990) (Ruth)
Until September (1984) (Mo Alexander)
Until September (1984) (Mo Alexander)
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) (Self)
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) (Self)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992) ((voice))
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992) ((voice))
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998) (Self - Katy)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998) (Self - Katy)
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs (2023) (Marion (voice))
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs (2023) (Marion (voice))
Animal Behavior (1989) (Alex Bristow)
Animal Behavior (1989) (Alex Bristow)
Rapture (1993) (Georgianne Corcoran)
Rapture (1993) (Georgianne Corcoran)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992) ((voice))
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992) ((voice))
The Basket (2000) (Bessie Emery)
The Basket (2000) (Bessie Emery)
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017) (director)
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017) (director)
Acting in series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (Paula Varney)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (Paula Varney)
Law & Order (1990) (Judith Sandler)
Law & Order (1990) (Judith Sandler)
Blue Bloods (2010) (Betty Lowe)
Blue Bloods (2010) (Betty Lowe)
The Graham Norton Show (2007) (Self)
The Graham Norton Show (2007) (Self)
Knots Landing (1979) (Annie Fairgate)
Knots Landing (1979) (Annie Fairgate)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (Jackie Foster)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (Jackie Foster)
50 States of Fright (2020) (Sheriff Stallings)
50 States of Fright (2020) (Sheriff Stallings)
The Last Movie Stars (2022) (Frances Woodward (voice))
The Last Movie Stars (2022) (Frances Woodward (voice))
Josh Gates Tonight (2020) (Self)
Josh Gates Tonight (2020) (Self)
East of Eden (1981) (Abra)
East of Eden (1981) (Abra)
The Road Home (1994) (Alison Matson)
The Road Home (1994) (Alison Matson)
Director in movies
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017)
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017)
Screenplay in movies
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017)
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (2017)