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Karen Jane Allen is an American film, stage, and television actor, as well as a film director. Born on October 5, 1951, in Carrollton, Illinois, she began her work period in 1978. Allen resides in Massachusetts and has been employed by Bard College. She is married to Kale Browne and has one child.
Allen received her education at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, and George Washington University. Her professional recognition includes the Theatre World Award.
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Carrollton, Illinois, USA
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…
Known for
- Other Mommy2026
- Unsinkable — Nancy Smith2024
- A Stage of Twilight — Cora2024
- The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones — Self2024
- The Easy Kind — Kathy2024
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Marion2023
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford — Self2023
- The Last Movie Stars — Frances Woodward (voice)2022
- The Last Movie Stars — Self2022
- The Last Movie Stars — Self / Frances Woodward2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Karen Jane Allen , ( 1951-10-05 ) October 5, 1951 (age 74) , Carrollton, Illinois , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Fashion Institute of Technology , George Washington University , Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Known for
- Role of Marion Ravenwood in the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark , Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Dial of Destiny
- Spouse
- Kale Browne , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1998 )
- Website
- karenallen-actor-director .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karen
- Family name
- Allen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Carrollton
- Spouse
- Kale Browne
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- George Washington University
- Employer
- Bard College
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Official website
- karenallen-actor-director.com
- Image
- Karenallen17 cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Massachusetts
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- Karen Allen
- date of birth
- 1951-10-05
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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- Karen Allen
- birth name
- Karen Jane Allen
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Encyclopedic overview
Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American film, television and stage actress. She made her film debut in the comedy film Animal House (1978), which was soon followed by a small role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama Manhattan (1979) and a co-lead role in Philip Kaufman's coming-of-age film The Wanderers (1979), before co-starring opposite Al Pacino in William Friedkin's crime thriller Cruising (1980).
Allen's critical and commercial breakthrough came when she portrayed Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress. She later co-starred in Shoot the Moon (1982), Starman (1984), for which she was again nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and Scrooged (1988).
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