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
Indiana Jones 4 (2008) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Marion Ravenwood
When Will I Be Loved (2004) .... Alexandra Barrie
Poster Boy (2004) .... Eunice Kray
Briar Patch (2003) .... Butcher Lee
... aka Plain Dirty (USA: DVD title)
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (V) .... Katy Schoenstein
The Root (2003/I)
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001) (TV) .... Katherine Farewell
World Traveler (2001) .... Delores
... aka Globe-trotter, Le (Canada: French title)
My Horrible Year! (2001) (TV) .... Belinda Faulkner
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
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Scourge (2001) TV Episode .... Paula Varney
In the Bedroom (2001) .... Marla Keyes
The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Melissa Brown
... aka Sturm, Der (Germany)
The Basket (1999) .... Bessie Emery
Wind River (1998) .... Martha (Wilson)
Falling Sky (1998) .... Resse Nicholson
All the Winters That Have Been (1997) (TV) .... Hannah Raven
'Til There Was You (1997) .... Betty Dawkan
"Law & Order"
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
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Survivor (1996) TV Episode .... Judith Sandler
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996) (TV) .... Margaret
Ripper (1996) (VG) .... Dr. Clare Burton
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye (1995) .... Marion Ravenwood
"The Road Home" (1994) TV Series .... Allison Matson
Ghost in the Machine (1993) .... Terry Monroe
... aka Deadly Terror
King of the Hill (1993) .... Miss Mathey, Aaron's Teacher
Voyage (1993) (TV) .... Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
... aka Cruise of Fear
The Sandlot (1993) .... Mom
... aka The Sandlot Kids
Rapture (1993) (TV) .... Georgianne Corcoran
Malcolm X (1992) .... Miss Dunne
... aka X (USA: poster title)
The Turning (1992) .... Glory Lawson
... aka Pocahontas, Virginia
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992) (V)
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992) (V)
Sweet Talker (1991) .... Julie Maguire
... aka Confidence
Secret Weapon (1990) (TV) .... Ruth
Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Christa McAuliffe
Animal Behavior (1989) .... Alex Bristow
Scrooged (1988) .... Claire Phillips
The Glass Menagerie (1987) .... Laura Wingfield
Terminus (1987) .... Gus
Backfire (1987) .... Mara McAndrew
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
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The Creeper (1986) TV Episode .... Jackie Foster
Starman (1984) .... Jenny Hayden
... aka John Carpenter's Starman (USA: complete title)
Until September (1984) .... Mo Alexander
Split Image (1982) .... Rebecca/Amy
... aka Captured (Canada: English title)
... aka Envoûtement, L' (Canada: French title)
Shoot the Moon (1982) .... Sandy, George's Girlfriend
"Fridays"
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Episode #3.4 (1981) TV Episode .... Guest Host
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) .... Marion Ravenwood
... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (USA: video title)