Karen Allen

 

Born in rural southern Illinois, Karen spent her first 10 years traveling around the country with her mother, her FBI agent father, and two sisters. At 17, after graduating from high school, Karen moved to New York to study art and design. She later attended the University of Maryland and spent time traveling through South and Central America. In 1974 Karen joined a theater group and 3 years later moved back to New York and studied with the Lee Strasberg Institute. In 1978, she made her major film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and Hollywood took notice. Her next big break came in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) where she created the role of Marion Ravenwood. Karen also debuted on Broadway in 1982 in 'The Monday After the Miracle'. After a few small films, including the underrated Until September (1984), directed by Richard Marquand and other stage appearances, she made the successful science fiction movie Starman (1984). After that her movie career waned as she preferred to work on the stage. She married Kale Browne in 1988 and had Nicholas, her first child in 1990. Since the birth of Nicholas, Karen has done smaller film roles and TV movies to concentrate on raising Nicholas.

Movies with Karen Allen

  1. Indiana Jones 4 (2008) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Marion Ravenwood

  2. When Will I Be Loved (2004) .... Alexandra Barrie

  3. Poster Boy (2004) .... Eunice Kray

  4. Briar Patch (2003) .... Butcher Lee
    ... aka Plain Dirty (USA: DVD title)

  5. Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (V) .... Katy Schoenstein

  6. The Root (2003/I)

  7. Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001) (TV) .... Katherine Farewell

  8. World Traveler (2001) .... Delores
    ... aka Globe-trotter, Le (Canada: French title)

  9. My Horrible Year! (2001) (TV) .... Belinda Faulkner

  10. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
    ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
        - Scourge (2001) TV Episode .... Paula Varney

  11. In the Bedroom (2001) .... Marla Keyes

  12. The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Melissa Brown
    ... aka Sturm, Der (Germany)

  13. The Basket (1999) .... Bessie Emery

  14. Wind River (1998) .... Martha (Wilson)

  15. Falling Sky (1998) .... Resse Nicholson

  16. All the Winters That Have Been (1997) (TV) .... Hannah Raven

  17. 'Til There Was You (1997) .... Betty Dawkan

  18. "Law & Order"
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Survivor (1996) TV Episode .... Judith Sandler

  19. Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996) (TV) .... Margaret

  20. Ripper (1996) (VG) .... Dr. Clare Burton

  21. Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye (1995) .... Marion Ravenwood

  22. "The Road Home" (1994) TV Series .... Allison Matson

  23. Ghost in the Machine (1993) .... Terry Monroe
    ... aka Deadly Terror

  24. King of the Hill (1993) .... Miss Mathey, Aaron's Teacher

  25. Voyage (1993) (TV) .... Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
    ... aka Cruise of Fear

  26. The Sandlot (1993) .... Mom
    ... aka The Sandlot Kids

  27. Rapture (1993) (TV) .... Georgianne Corcoran

  28. Malcolm X (1992) .... Miss Dunne
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)

  29. The Turning (1992) .... Glory Lawson
    ... aka Pocahontas, Virginia

  30. Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992) (V)

  31. Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992) (V)

  32. Sweet Talker (1991) .... Julie Maguire
    ... aka Confidence

  33. Secret Weapon (1990) (TV) .... Ruth

  34. Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Christa McAuliffe

  35. Animal Behavior (1989) .... Alex Bristow

  36. Scrooged (1988) .... Claire Phillips

  37. The Glass Menagerie (1987) .... Laura Wingfield

  38. Terminus (1987) .... Gus

  39. Backfire (1987) .... Mara McAndrew

  40. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
        - The Creeper (1986) TV Episode .... Jackie Foster

  41. Starman (1984) .... Jenny Hayden
    ... aka John Carpenter's Starman (USA: complete title)

  42. Until September (1984) .... Mo Alexander

  43. Split Image (1982) .... Rebecca/Amy
    ... aka Captured (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Envoûtement, L' (Canada: French title)

  44. Shoot the Moon (1982) .... Sandy, George's Girlfriend

  45. "Fridays"
        - Episode #3.4 (1981) TV Episode .... Guest Host

  46. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) .... Marion Ravenwood
    ... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (USA: video title)