Directed credits
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Karen Allen
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 650
IMDb ID: nm0000261
Known for: Acting
Born: October 5, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: Carrollton, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q229137
Also known as
Karen Jane Allen • کارن آلن
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Karen Allen.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Karen Allen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Karen Allen.
as Marion Ravenwood
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 • Movie
as Television Actor #2
Manhattan
1979 • Movie
as Mom
The Sandlot
1993 • Movie
as Miss Dunne
Malcolm X
1992 • Movie
as Katy
Animal House
1978 • Movie
as Marla Keyes
In the Bedroom
2001 • Movie
as Nina
The Wanderers
1979 • Movie
as Jenny Hayden
Starman
1984 • Movie
as Miss Mathey
King of the Hill
1993 • Movie
as Claire Phillips
Scrooged
1988 • Movie
as Nancy Gates
Cruising
1980 • Movie
as Marion
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Karen Allen.
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
50 States of Fright
2020 • Series
2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Karen Allen.
as Marion Ravenwood
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 • Movie
as Marion Ravenwood
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 • Movie
as Marion
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 • Movie
as Melissa Brown
The Perfect Storm
2000 • Movie
as Mom
The Sandlot
1993 • Movie
as Katy
Animal House
1978 • Movie
Oct 8
Other Mommy
2026 • Movie
as Miss Dunne
Malcolm X
1992 • Movie
as Marla Keyes
In the Bedroom
2001 • Movie
as Nina
The Wanderers
1979 • Movie
as Mare Laughton
Things Heard & Seen
2021 • Movie
as Nancy Gates
Cruising
1980 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Karen Allen.
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Annie Fairgate • 1 eps
Knots Landing
1979 • Series
2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Jackie Foster • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Fridays
1980 • Series
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
50 States of Fright
2020 • Series
as Frances Woodward (voice) • 1 eps
The Last Movie Stars
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Josh Gates Tonight
2020 • Series
as Abra • 3 eps
East of Eden
1981 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Karen Allen.
Oct 8
Other Mommy
2026 • Movie
as Kathy
The Easy Kind
2024 • Movie
as Nancy Smith
Unsinkable
2024 • Movie
as Cora
A Stage of Twilight
2024 • Movie
as Self
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024 • Movie
as Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023 • Movie
as Marion
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 • Movie
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Mare Laughton
Things Heard & Seen
2021 • Movie
as Nora
Colewell
2019 • Movie
as director
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.
2017 • Movie
as Joan
Year by the Sea
2016 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Karen Allen.
as Frances Woodward (voice) • 1 eps
The Last Movie Stars
2022 • Series
as Bonnie • 1 eps
Going Home
2022 • Series
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
50 States of Fright
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Josh Gates Tonight
2020 • Series
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Jackie Foster • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 • Series
as Abra • 3 eps
East of Eden
1981 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Fridays
1980 • Series