Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1951-10-05 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Carrollton, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Karen Jane Allen

کارن آلن

Karen Allen

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

Acting

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as

Marion Ravenwood

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

as

Marion Ravenwood

The Wanderers

1979

The Wanderers

as

Nina

The Perfect Storm

2000

The Perfect Storm

as

Melissa Brown

Malcolm X

1992

Malcolm X

as

Miss Dunne

In the Bedroom

2001

In the Bedroom

as

Marla Keyes

The Sandlot

1993

The Sandlot

as

Mom

The Turning

1992

The Turning

as

Glory Lawson

Animal House

1978

Animal House

as

Katy

King of the Hill

1993

King of the Hill

as

Miss Mathey

'Til There Was You

1997

'Til There Was You

as

Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)

Scrooged

1988

Scrooged

as

Claire Phillips

Starman

1984

Starman

as

Jenny Hayden

Cruising

1980

Cruising

as

Nancy Gates

Ghost in the Machine

1993

Ghost in the Machine

as

Terry Munroe

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

as

Self

Plain Dirty

2003

Plain Dirty

as

Butcher Lee

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

2005

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

as

Katherine Farewell

November Christmas

2011

November Christmas

as

Claire Sanford

The Basket

2000

The Basket

as

Bessie Emery

Shoot the Moon

1982

Shoot the Moon

as

Sandy

Until September

1984

Until September

as

Mo Alexander

The Glass Menagerie

1987

The Glass Menagerie

as

Laura Wingfield

Split Image

1982

Split Image

as

Rebecca / Amy

Falling Sky

1999

Falling Sky

as

Resse Nicholson

Challenger

1990

Challenger

as

Christa McAuliffe

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as

Marion

Terminus

1987

Terminus

as

Gus

White Irish Drinkers

2011

White Irish Drinkers

as

Margaret

World Traveler

2002

World Traveler

as

Delores

A Small Circle of Friends

1980

A Small Circle of Friends

as

Jessica Bloom

Unsinkable: Titanic Untold

2024

Unsinkable: Titanic Untold

as

Nancy Smith

Voyage

1993

Voyage

as

Catherine 'Kit' Norvell

Backfire

1988

Backfire

as

Mara McAndrew

Sweet Talker

1991

Sweet Talker

as

Julie Maguire

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

as

(voice)

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

as

(voice)

Manhattan

1979

Manhattan

as

Television Actor #2

A Stage of Twilight

2024

A Stage of Twilight

as

Cora

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

1978

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

as

Elizabeth

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story

1996

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story

as

Margaret

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

2024

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

as

Self

Bad Hurt

2016

Bad Hurt

as

Elaine Kendall

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

2023

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

as

Self

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

1981

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

as

Self

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

as

Self (archive footage)

Wind River

2000

Wind River

as

Martha

Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

2023

Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

as

Marion (voice)

When Will I Be Loved

2004

When Will I Be Loved

as

Alexandra Barrie

Year by the Sea

2016

Year by the Sea

as

Joan

The Easy Kind

2024

The Easy Kind

as

Kathy

A Dog Year

2009

A Dog Year

as

Paula (voice)

A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.

2017

A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.

as

director

All the Winters that Have Been

1997

All the Winters that Have Been

as

Hannah Raven

Rapture

1993

Rapture

as

Georgianne Corcoran

Colewell

2019

Colewell

as

Nora

Animal Behavior

1989

Animal Behavior

as

Alex Bristow

Secret Weapon

1990

Secret Weapon

as

Ruth

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as

Self - Katy

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

Animal House: The Inside Story

as

Self

My Horrible Year!

2001

My Horrible Year!

as

Belinda Faulkner

Poster Boy

2004

Poster Boy

as

Eunice Kray

Things Heard & Seen

2021

Things Heard & Seen

as

Mare Laughton

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

as

self

The Cutting Room Floor

The Cutting Room Floor

as

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Paula Varney

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Annie Fairgate

The Road Home

The Road Home

as

Alison Matson

East of Eden

East of Eden

as

Abra

50 States of Fright

50 States of Fright

as

Sheriff Stallings

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as

Betty Lowe

Josh Gates Tonight

Josh Gates Tonight

as

Self

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Judith Sandler

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

as

Self

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

as

Self / Frances Woodward

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

as

Frances Woodward (voice)

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Jackie Foster

Production

Crew

Directing

A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.

2017

A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.

as