Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Karen Allen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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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: 6.47
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.
7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Marion Ravenwood
1981 Movie
7.7
Manhattan
as Television Actor #2
1979 Movie
7.5
The Sandlot
as Mom
1993 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
as Miss Dunne
1992 Movie
7.0
Animal House
as Katy
1978 Movie
6.9
The Wanderers
as Nina
1979 Movie
6.9
In the Bedroom
as Marla Keyes
2001 Movie
6.9
Starman
as Jenny Hayden
1984 Movie
6.8
King of the Hill
as Miss Mathey
1993 Movie
6.8
Scrooged
as Claire Phillips
1988 Movie
6.6
Cruising
as Nancy Gates
1980 Movie
6.5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Marion
2023 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Karen Allen.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.2
50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
2020 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Karen Allen.
7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Marion Ravenwood
1981 Movie
6.5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Marion
2023 Movie
6.0
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Marion Ravenwood
2008 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
as Miss Dunne
1992 Movie
7.0
Animal House
as Katy
1978 Movie
7.5
The Sandlot
as Mom
1993 Movie
6.6
Cruising
as Nancy Gates
1980 Movie
6.8
Scrooged
as Claire Phillips
1988 Movie
5.5
Colewell
as Nora
2019 Movie
7.7
Manhattan
as Television Actor #2
1979 Movie
6.5
The Perfect Storm
as Melissa Brown
2000 Movie
6.9
Starman
as Jenny Hayden
1984 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Karen Allen.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.8
Knots Landing
as Annie Fairgate • 1 eps
1979 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jackie Foster • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.4
Fridays
as Self • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.9
The Last Movie Stars
as Frances Woodward (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
2020 Series
7.3
East of Eden
as Abra • 3 eps
1981 Series
7.8
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Karen Allen.
Oct 9
Other Mommy
2026 Movie
The Easy Kind
as Kathy
2024 Movie
5.7
Unsinkable
as Nancy Smith
2024 Movie
4.5
A Stage of Twilight
as Cora
2024 Movie
6.0
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
as Self
2024 Movie
7.7
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self
2023 Movie
6.5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Marion
2023 Movie
7.9
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.7
Things Heard & Seen
as Mare Laughton
2021 Movie
5.5
Colewell
as Nora
2019 Movie
9.0
A Tree a Rock a Cloud
as director
2017 Movie
8.0
Year by the Sea
as Joan
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Karen Allen.
6.9
The Last Movie Stars
as Frances Woodward (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Going Home
as Bonnie • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
50 States of Fright
as Sheriff Stallings • 3 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Betty Lowe • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paula Varney • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Judith Sandler • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jackie Foster • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.3
East of Eden
as Abra • 3 eps
1981 Series
East of Eden
as Abra • 3 eps
1981 Series