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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Marion Ravenwood
1981
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Marion Ravenwood
2008
The Wanderers
as Nina
1979
The Perfect Storm
as Melissa Brown
2000
Malcolm X
as Miss Dunne
1992
In the Bedroom
as Marla Keyes
2001
The Sandlot
as Mom
1993
The Turning
as Glory Lawson
1992
Animal House
as Katy
1978
King of the Hill
as Miss Mathey
1993
'Til There Was You
as Betty Dawkan
1997
Scrooged
as Claire Phillips
1988
Starman
as Jenny Hayden
1984
Cruising
as Nancy Gates
1980
Ghost in the Machine
as Terry Munroe
1993
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self
2006
Plain Dirty
as Butcher Lee
2003
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as Katherine Farewell
2005
November Christmas
as Claire Sanford
2011
The Basket
as Bessie Emery
2000
TV Appearances
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney
1999
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Knots Landing
as Annie Fairgate
1979
The Road Home
as Alison Matson
1994
East of Eden
as Abra
1981
50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings
2020
Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe
2010
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
2020
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Law & Order
as Judith Sandler
1990
The Last Movie Stars
as Frances Woodward (voice)
2022
The Last Movie Stars
as Self
2022