
Karen Allen
Known For
Acting
Born
1951-10-05 in Carrollton, Illinois, USA
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).
Most Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney

Law & Order
as Judith Sandler

Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe

The Graham Norton Show
as Self

Knots Landing
as Annie Fairgate

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Marion Ravenwood

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jackie Foster

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Marion

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Marion Ravenwood

Fridays
as Self

Animal House
as Katy

The Last Movie Stars
as Self

The Last Movie Stars
as Self / Frances Woodward

The Last Movie Stars
as Frances Woodward (voice)

50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings

Manhattan
as Television Actor #2

Malcolm X
as Miss Dunne

The Sandlot
as Mom

Colewell
as Nora