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Karen Allen

Born 1951-10-05Carrollton, Illinois, USA

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).

Screen work

Movies & roles

2026Other MommyGrandma Ruth 2024The Easy KindKathy 2024UnsinkableNancy Smith 2024A Stage of TwilightCora 2024The Unofficial Science of Indiana JonesSelf 2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelf 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyMarion 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actress (archive footage)2021Things Heard & SeenMare Laughton 2019ColewellNora 2017A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.director 2016Year by the SeaJoan 2016Bad HurtElaine Kendall 2011November ChristmasClaire Sanford 2011White Irish DrinkersMargaret 2009A Dog YearPaula (voice)2008Animal House: The Inside StorySelf 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMarion Ravenwood 2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf 2005Shaka Zulu: The CitadelKatherine Farewell 2004When Will I Be LovedAlexandra Barrie 2004Poster BoyEunice Kray 2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyself 2003Plain DirtyButcher Lee