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
Manhattan
(1979)
Television Actor #2
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Marion
Animal House
(1978)
Katy
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Marion Ravenwood
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)
Marion Ravenwood
Malcolm X
(1992)
Miss Dunne
Cruising
(1980)
Nancy Gates
The Wanderers
(1979)
Nina
The Sandlot
(1993)
Mom
The Perfect Storm
(2000)
Melissa Brown
Scrooged
(1988)
Claire Phillips
Things Heard & Seen
(2021)
Mare Laughton
Starman
(1984)
Jenny Hayden
In the Bedroom
(2001)
Marla Keyes
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
(2021)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
King of the Hill
(1993)
Miss Mathey
Full Filmography
Acting
Animal House
(1978)
Katy
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
(1978)
Elizabeth
The Wanderers
(1979)
Nina
Manhattan
(1979)
Television Actor #2
Cruising
(1980)
Nancy Gates
A Small Circle of Friends
(1980)
Jessica Bloom
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
(1981)
Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Marion Ravenwood
Shoot the Moon
(1982)
Sandy
Split Image
(1982)
Rebecca / Amy
Until September
(1984)
Mo Alexander
Starman
(1984)
Jenny Hayden
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Laura Wingfield
Terminus
(1987)
Gus
Scrooged
(1988)
Claire Phillips
Backfire
(1988)
Mara McAndrew
Animal Behaviour
(1989)
Alex Bristow
Animal Behavior
(1989)
Alex Bristow
Secret Weapon
(1990)
Ruth
Challenger
(1990)
Christa McAuliffe
Sweet Talker
(1991)
Julie Maguire
The Turning
(1992)
Glory Lawson
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
(1992)
(voice)
Malcolm X
(1992)
Miss Dunne
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
(1992)
(voice)
Voyage
(1993)
Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
King of the Hill
(1993)
Miss Mathey
The Sandlot
(1993)
Mom
Ghost in the Machine
(1993)
Terry Munroe
Rapture
(1993)
Georgianne Corcoran
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
(1996)
Margaret
All the Winters that Have Been
(1997)
Hannah Raven
Til There Was You
(1997)
Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
(1998)
Self - Katy
Falling Sky
(1999)
Resse Nicholson
The Basket
(2000)
Bessie Emery
The Perfect Storm
(2000)
Melissa Brown
Wind River
(2000)
Martha
My Horrible Year!
(2001)
Belinda Faulkner
In the Bedroom
(2001)
Marla Keyes
World Traveler
(2002)
Delores
Plain Dirty
(2003)
Butcher Lee
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
(2003)
Katy Schoenstein
When Will I Be Loved
(2004)
Alexandra Barrie
Poster Boy
(2004)
Eunice Kray
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
(2005)
Katherine Farewell
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
(2006)
Herself
Animal House: The Inside Story
(2008)
Self
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)
Marion Ravenwood
A Dog Year
(2009)
Paula (voice)
White Irish Drinkers
(2011)
Margaret
November Christmas
(2011)
Claire Sanford
Bad Hurt
(2016)
Elaine Kendall
Year by the Sea
(2016)
Joan
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.
(2017)
director
Colewell
(2019)
Nora
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
(2021)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Things Heard & Seen
(2021)
Mare Laughton
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Marion
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs
(2023)
Marion (voice)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
(2023)
Self
A Stage of Twilight
(2024)
Cora
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
(2024)
Self
Unsinkable: Titanic Untold
(2024)
Nancy Smith
Directing
Writing