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