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).

Known For

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Marion Ravenwood

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Marion

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Marion Ravenwood

The Easy Kind

Kathy

'Til There Was You

Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)

The Cutting Room Floor

Animal House

Katy

The Turning

Glory Lawson