Karen Allen
Known for acting · Born 5 October 1951 · 74 · Carrollton, Illinois, USA
84 credits
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
1981
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Scrooged
1988
Animal House
1978
Starman
1984
Cruising
1980
The Wanderers
1979
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Ghost in the Machine
1993
The Perfect Storm
2000
King of the Hill
1993
Shoot the Moon
1982
Acting (83)
2026Other MommyGrandma RuthFilm
2024UnsinkableNancy SmithFilm
2024A Stage of TwilightCoraFilm
2024The Unofficial Science of Indiana JonesSelfFilm
2024The Easy KindKathyFilm
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyMarionFilm
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelfFilm
2022The Last Movie StarsSelf, Self / Frances Woodward, Frances Woodward (voice)Series
2022Going HomeBonnieSeries
2021Things Heard & SeenMare LaughtonFilm
2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actress (archive footage)Film
202050 States of FrightSheriff Stallings · 3 episodesSeries
2020Josh Gates TonightSelfSeries
2019ColewellNoraFilm
2017A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.directorFilm
2016Bad HurtElaine KendallFilm
2016Year by the SeaJoanFilm
2011November ChristmasClaire SanfordFilm
2011White Irish DrinkersMargaretFilm
2010Blue BloodsBetty LoweSeries
2009A Dog YearPaula (voice)Film
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMarion RavenwoodFilm
2008Animal House: The Inside StorySelfFilm
2008Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a LegendSelfFilm
2008Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'SelfFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelfSeries
2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelfFilm
2005Shaka Zulu: The CitadelKatherine FarewellFilm
2004When Will I Be LovedAlexandra BarrieFilm
2004Poster BoyEunice KrayFilm
2003Plain DirtyButcher LeeFilm
2003Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogyselfFilm
2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateKaty SchoensteinFilm
2002World TravelerDeloresFilm
2001In the BedroomMarla KeyesFilm
2001My Horrible Year!Belinda FaulknerFilm
2000The Perfect StormMelissa BrownFilm
2000The BasketBessie EmeryFilm
2000Wind RiverMarthaFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPaula VarneySeries
1999Falling SkyResse NicholsonFilm
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionSelf - KatyFilm
1997'Til There Was YouBetty DawkanFilm
1997All the Winters that Have BeenHannah RavenFilm
1996Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison StoryMargaretFilm
1994The Road HomeAlison Matson · 6 episodesSeries
1993The SandlotMomFilm
1993King of the HillMiss MatheyFilm
1993Ghost in the MachineTerry MunroeFilm
1993VoyageCatherine 'Kit' NorvellFilm
1993RaptureGeorgianne CorcoranFilm
1992Malcolm XMiss DunneFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · 2 episodesSeries
1992The TurningGlory LawsonFilm
1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems(voice)Film
1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes(voice)Film
1991Sweet TalkerJulie MaguireFilm
1990Law & OrderJudith SandlerSeries
1990ChallengerChrista McAuliffeFilm
1990Secret WeaponRuthFilm
1989Animal BehaviorAlex BristowFilm
1988ScroogedClaire PhillipsFilm
1988BackfireMara McAndrewFilm
1987The Glass MenagerieLaura WingfieldFilm
1987TerminusGusFilm
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJackie FosterSeries
1984StarmanJenny HaydenFilm
1984Until SeptemberMo AlexanderFilm
1982Shoot the MoonSandyFilm
1982Split ImageRebecca / AmyFilm
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkMarion RavenwoodFilm
1981Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost ArkSelf (archive footage)Film
1981East of EdenAbra · 3 episodesSeries
1981The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'SelfFilm
1980CruisingNancy GatesFilm
1980FridaysSelfSeries
1980A Small Circle of FriendsJessica BloomFilm
1979ManhattanTelevision Actor #2Film
1979The WanderersNinaFilm
1979Knots LandingAnnie FairgateSeries
1978Animal HouseKatyFilm
1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIElizabethFilm
—The Cutting Room FloorFilm
Directing (1)
2017A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.Director, ScreenplayFilm