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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Blue Bloods
2010
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Knots Landing
1979
0Other Mommy
2026
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Fridays
1980
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney · 1999
Law & Order
as Judith Sandler · 1990
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe · 2010
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
Knots Landing
as Annie Fairgate · 1979
Other Mommy
as Grandma Ruth · 2026
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Marion Ravenwood · 1981
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jackie Foster · 1985
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Marion · 2023
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Marion Ravenwood · 2008
Fridays
as Self · 1980
50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings · 2020
The Perfect Storm
as Melissa Brown · 2000
East of Eden
as Abra · 1981
The Sandlot
as Mom · 1993
Animal House
as Katy · 1978
The Last Movie Stars
as Frances Woodward (voice) · 2022
The Last Movie Stars
as Self · 2022
The Last Movie Stars
as Self / Frances Woodward · 2022
Malcolm X
as Miss Dunne · 1992
Starman
as Jenny Hayden · 1984
Scrooged
as Claire Phillips · 1988
Things Heard & Seen
as Mare Laughton · 2021
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self · 2020
In the Bedroom
as Marla Keyes · 2001
Manhattan
as Television Actor #2 · 1979
Cruising
as Nancy Gates · 1980
Going Home
as Bonnie · 2022
The Wanderers
as Nina · 1979
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
as Elizabeth · 1978
King of the Hill
as Miss Mathey · 1993
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self · 2023
When Will I Be Loved
as Alexandra Barrie · 2004
Ghost in the Machine
as Terry Munroe · 1993
Split Image
as Rebecca / Amy · 1982
'Til There Was You
as Betty Dawkan · 1997
Poster Boy
as Eunice Kray · 2004
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actress (archive footage) · 2021
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
as self · 2003
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend
as Self · 2008
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice) · 1992
The Road Home
as Alison Matson · 1994
November Christmas
as Claire Sanford · 2010
A Dog Year
as Paula (voice) · 2009
Backfire
as Mara McAndrew · 1988
Year by the Sea
as Joan · 2016
A Stage of Twilight
as Cora · 2024
The Glass Menagerie
as Laura Wingfield · 1987
Shoot the Moon
as Sandy · 1982
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice) · 1992
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as Katherine Farewell · 2005
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self · 2008
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
as Margaret · 1996
Wind River
as Martha · 2000
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Katy Schoenstein · 2003
Until September
as Mo Alexander · 1984
Challenger
as Christa McAuliffe · 1990
A Small Circle of Friends
as Jessica Bloom · 1980
Falling Sky
as Resse Nicholson · 1999
Terminus
as Gus · 1987
My Horrible Year!
as Belinda Faulkner · 2001
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.
as director · 2017
Plain Dirty
as Butcher Lee · 2003
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Katy · 1998
White Irish Drinkers
as Margaret · 2011
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
as Self · 2008
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
as Self · 1981
The Turning
as Glory Lawson · 1992
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self · 2006
Bad Hurt
as Elaine Kendall · 2016
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
as Self · 2024
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Self (archive footage) · 1981
All the Winters that Have Been
as Hannah Raven · 1997
Unsinkable
as Nancy Smith · 2024
Secret Weapon
as Ruth · 1990
The Easy Kind
as Kathy · 2024
The Basket
as Bessie Emery · 2000
Sweet Talker
as Julie Maguire · 1991
World Traveler
as Delores · 2002
Voyage
as Catherine 'Kit' Norvell · 1993
Animal Behavior
as Alex Bristow · 1989
The Cutting Room Floor
Colewell
as Nora · 2019
Rapture
as Georgianne Corcoran · 1993