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).

Known For

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Marion Ravenwood

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

as Marion Ravenwood

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Paula Varney

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Marion

Manhattan

as Television Actor #2

The Perfect Storm

as Melissa Brown

Malcolm X

as Miss Dunne

Scrooged

as Claire Phillips

Animal House

as Katy

The Sandlot

as Mom