1978
National Lampoon's Animal House
Allen's feature-film debut.
FLM.REDKAREN
ALLEN
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From the stage to adventures on screen
An actor and director whose work ranges from Marion Ravenwood to intimate stage and film stories.
A career across film and theatre
Karen Allen is an actor and director whose work has moved between film and theatre. Audiences know her as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark, one part of a career that also includes intimate dramas and stage productions.
After working in theatre and studying acting in New York, Allen made her film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House. She went on to appear in The Wanderers before playing Marion opposite Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Her later films include Starman with Jeff Bridges, Scrooged with Bill Murray and The Glass Menagerie. For Colewell, she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best actress.
Allen also directs for the theatre and made the short film A Tree, adapted from a Carson McCullers story. These projects show another side of her work beyond the performances audiences see on screen.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not her complete filmography.
Selected work
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
She played Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford.
1984
Starman
She starred opposite Jeff Bridges.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.