Karen Allen

Karen Allen

🎂 5th October 1951 (74 yrs) 📍 Carrollton, Illinois, USA

Known For

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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).

Karen Allen

Movies Featuring Karen Allen

Other Mommy

Other Mommy (2026)

The Easy Kind

The Easy Kind (2024)

as Kathy
Unsinkable

Unsinkable (2024)

as Nancy Smith
A Stage of Twilight

A Stage of Twilight (2024)

as Cora
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones (2024)

as Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)

as Self
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

as Marion
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)

as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Things Heard & Seen

Things Heard & Seen (2021)

as Mare Laughton
Colewell

Colewell (2019)

as Nora
A Tree a Rock a Cloud

A Tree a Rock a Cloud (2017)

as director
Year by the Sea

Year by the Sea (2016)

as Joan
Bad Hurt

Bad Hurt (2016)

as Elaine Kendall
November Christmas

November Christmas (2011)

as Claire Sanford
White Irish Drinkers

White Irish Drinkers (2011)

as Margaret
A Dog Year

A Dog Year (2009)

as Paula (voice)
Animal House: The Inside Story

Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)

as Self
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

as Marion Ravenwood
No Image

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)

as Self
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2005)

as Katherine Farewell
When Will I Be Loved

When Will I Be Loved (2004)

as Alexandra Barrie
Poster Boy

Poster Boy (2004)

as Eunice Kray
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)

as self
Plain Dirty

Plain Dirty (2003)

as Butcher Lee
No Image

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003)

as Katy Schoenstein
World Traveler

World Traveler (2002)

as Delores
In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom (2001)

as Marla Keyes
My Horrible Year!

My Horrible Year! (2001)

as Belinda Faulkner
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm (2000)

as Melissa Brown
Wind River

Wind River (2000)

as Martha
The Basket

The Basket (2000)

as Bessie Emery
Falling Sky

Falling Sky (1999)

as Resse Nicholson
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)

as Self - Katy
All the Winters that Have Been

All the Winters that Have Been (1997)

as Hannah Raven
'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You (1997)

as Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996)

as Margaret
Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine (1993)

as Terry Munroe
King of the Hill

King of the Hill (1993)

as Miss Mathey
Voyage

Voyage (1993)

as Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
The Sandlot

The Sandlot (1993)

as Mom
Rapture

Rapture (1993)

as Georgianne Corcoran
Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1992)

as Miss Dunne
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)

as (voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)

as (voice)
The Turning

The Turning (1992)

as Glory Lawson
Sweet Talker

Sweet Talker (1991)

as Julie Maguire
Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon (1990)

as Ruth
Challenger

Challenger (1990)

as Christa McAuliffe
Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior (1989)

as Alex Bristow
Scrooged

Scrooged (1988)

as Claire Phillips
Backfire

Backfire (1988)

as Mara McAndrew
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie (1987)

as Laura Wingfield
Terminus

Terminus (1987)

as Gus
Starman

Starman (1984)

as Jenny Hayden
Until September

Until September (1984)

as Mo Alexander
Split Image

Split Image (1982)

as Rebecca / Amy
Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon (1982)

as Sandy
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)

as Self
No Image

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

as Self (archive footage)
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

as Marion Ravenwood
A Small Circle of Friends

A Small Circle of Friends (1980)

as Jessica Bloom
Cruising

Cruising (1980)

as Nancy Gates
The Wanderers

The Wanderers (1979)

as Nina
Manhattan

Manhattan (1979)

as Television Actor #2
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978)

as Elizabeth
Animal House

Animal House (1978)

as Katy
No Image

The Cutting Room Floor (N/A)