Karen Allen

Acting

Karen Allen

Born October 5, 1951Carrollton, Illinois, USA82 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

Other Mommy

Other Mommy

Movie

2026

The Easy Kind

The Easy Kind

Movie

2024

Unsinkable
5.5

Unsinkable

Movie

2024

A Stage of Twilight
4.5

A Stage of Twilight

Movie

2024

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
6.0

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

Movie

2024

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
7.7

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Movie

2023

Filmography

Other Mommy
2026Other MommyMovie
The Easy Kind
2024The Easy Kindas KathyMovie
Unsinkable
2024Unsinkableas Nancy SmithMovie
A Stage of Twilight
2024A Stage of Twilightas CoraMovie
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jonesas SelfMovie
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Fordas SelfMovie
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyas MarionMovie
The Last Movie Stars
2022The Last Movie Starsas SelfTV
Going Home
2022Going Homeas BonnieTV
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Ageas Self - Actress (archive footage)Movie
Things Heard & Seen
2021Things Heard & Seenas Mare LaughtonMovie
50 States of Fright
202050 States of Frightas Sheriff StallingsTV
Josh Gates Tonight
2020Josh Gates Tonightas SelfTV
Colewell
2019Colewellas NoraMovie
A Tree a Rock a Cloud
2017A Tree a Rock a Cloudas directorMovie
Year by the Sea
2016Year by the Seaas JoanMovie
Bad Hurt
2016Bad Hurtas Elaine KendallMovie
November Christmas
2011November Christmasas Claire SanfordMovie
White Irish Drinkers
2011White Irish Drinkersas MargaretMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Betty LoweTV
A Dog Year
2009A Dog Yearas Paula (voice)Movie
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Animal House: The Inside Storyas SelfMovie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullas Marion RavenwoodMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
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2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chillsas SelfMovie
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
2005Shaka Zulu: The Citadelas Katherine FarewellMovie
When Will I Be Loved
2004When Will I Be Lovedas Alexandra BarrieMovie
Poster Boy
2004Poster Boyas Eunice KrayMovie
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyas selfMovie
Plain Dirty
2003Plain Dirtyas Butcher LeeMovie
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2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Updateas Katy SchoensteinMovie
World Traveler
2002World Traveleras DeloresMovie
In the Bedroom
2001In the Bedroomas Marla KeyesMovie
My Horrible Year!
2001My Horrible Year!as Belinda FaulknerMovie
The Perfect Storm
2000The Perfect Stormas Melissa BrownMovie
Wind River
2000Wind Riveras MarthaMovie
The Basket
2000The Basketas Bessie EmeryMovie
Falling Sky
1999Falling Skyas Resse NicholsonMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Paula VarneyTV
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunionas Self - KatyMovie
All the Winters that Have Been
1997All the Winters that Have Beenas Hannah RavenMovie
'Til There Was You
1997'Til There Was Youas Betty DawkanMovie
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
1996Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Storyas MargaretMovie
T
1994The Road Homeas Alison MatsonTV
Ghost in the Machine
1993Ghost in the Machineas Terry MunroeMovie
King of the Hill
1993King of the Hillas Miss MatheyMovie
Voyage
1993Voyageas Catherine 'Kit' NorvellMovie
The Sandlot
1993The Sandlotas MomMovie
Rapture
1993Raptureas Georgianne CorcoranMovie
Malcolm X
1992Malcolm Xas Miss DunneMovie
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poemsas (voice)Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymesas (voice)Movie
The Turning
1992The Turningas Glory LawsonMovie
Sweet Talker
1991Sweet Talkeras Julie MaguireMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Judith SandlerTV
Secret Weapon
1990Secret Weaponas RuthMovie
Challenger
1990Challengeras Christa McAuliffeMovie
Animal Behavior
1989Animal Behavioras Alex BristowMovie
Scrooged
1988Scroogedas Claire PhillipsMovie
Backfire
1988Backfireas Mara McAndrewMovie
The Glass Menagerie
1987The Glass Menagerieas Laura WingfieldMovie
Terminus
1987Terminusas GusMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Jackie FosterTV
Starman
1984Starmanas Jenny HaydenMovie
Until September
1984Until Septemberas Mo AlexanderMovie
Split Image
1982Split Imageas Rebecca / AmyMovie
Shoot the Moon
1982Shoot the Moonas SandyMovie
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'as SelfMovie
G
1981Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Arkas Self (archive footage)Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981Raiders of the Lost Arkas Marion RavenwoodMovie
East of Eden
1981East of Edenas AbraTV
East of Eden
1981East of Edenas AbraTV
Fridays
1980Fridaysas SelfTV
A Small Circle of Friends
1980A Small Circle of Friendsas Jessica BloomMovie
Cruising
1980Cruisingas Nancy GatesMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Annie FairgateTV
The Wanderers
1979The Wanderersas NinaMovie
Manhattan
1979Manhattanas Television Actor #2Movie
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIas ElizabethMovie
Animal House
1978Animal Houseas KatyMovie
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—The Cutting Room FloorMovie