Karen Allen

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Karen Allen

Acting 74 October 5, 1951

Carrollton, 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 t…

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

7.9 1981 Movie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

6.0 2008 Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

6.5 2023 Movie
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

6.5 2000 Movie
Manhattan

Manhattan

7.7 1979 Movie
Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

7.8 2010 TV Show
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

7.6 1992 Movie
Scrooged

Scrooged

6.8 1988 Movie
Animal House

Animal House

7.0 1978 Movie
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2 2007 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    Other Mommy

    Movie Grandma Ruth

  3. 2024
    The Easy Kind

    Movie Kathy

  4. 2024
    Unsinkable

    Movie Nancy Smith

  5. 2024
    A Stage of Twilight

    Movie Cora

  6. 2024
    The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

    Movie Self

  7. 2023
    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

    Movie Self

  8. 2023
    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    Movie Marion

  9. 2022
    The Last Movie Stars

    TV show Frances Woodward (voice)

  10. 2022
    Going Home

    TV show Bonnie

  11. 2021
    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Movie Self - Actress (archive footage)

  12. 2021
    Things Heard & Seen

    Movie Mare Laughton

  13. 2020
    50 States of Fright

    TV show Sheriff Stallings

  14. 2020
    Josh Gates Tonight

    TV show Self

  15. 2019
    Colewell

    Movie Nora

  16. 2017
    A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.

    Movie director

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  1. 2016
    Year by the Sea

    Movie Joan

  2. 2016
    Bad Hurt

    Movie Elaine Kendall

  3. 2011
    November Christmas

    Movie Claire Sanford

  4. 2010
    Blue Bloods

    TV show Betty Lowe

  5. 2010
    White Irish Drinkers

    Movie Margaret

  6. 2009
    A Dog Year

    Movie Paula (voice)

  7. 2008
    Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend

    Movie Self

  8. 2008
    Animal House: The Inside Story

    Movie Self

  9. 2008
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Movie Marion Ravenwood

  10. 2007
    The Graham Norton Show

    TV show Self

  11. 2006
    Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

    Movie Self

  12. 2005
    Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

    Movie Katherine Farewell

  13. 2004
    When Will I Be Loved

    Movie Alexandra Barrie

  14. 2004
    Poster Boy

    Movie Eunice Kray

  15. 2003
    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    Movie self

  16. 2003
    Plain Dirty

    Movie Butcher Lee

  17. 2003
    Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

    Movie Katy Schoenstein

  18. 2002
    World Traveler

    Movie Delores

  19. 2001
    In the Bedroom

    Movie Marla Keyes

  20. 2001
    My Horrible Year!

    Movie Belinda Faulkner

  21. 2000
    The Perfect Storm

    Movie Melissa Brown

  22. 2000
    Wind River

    Movie Martha

  23. 2000
    The Basket

    Movie Bessie Emery

  24. 1999
    Falling Sky

    Movie Resse Nicholson