Biography
Karen Allen is an American actress. She was born on 5 October 1951 in Carrollton, Illinois. She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, and began her career with roles in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and Manhattan (1979).
Allen is best known for playing Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Other film credits include Starman (1984), Scrooged (1988), Malcolm X (1992) and The Sandlot (1993). She has also worked extensively in theatre, including Broadway productions, and has directed stage and film work.
She appeared as Miss Mathey in the 1993 film King of the Hill.
