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Karen Allen

Biography

Karen Allen

Actor Director Writer

Born
October 5, 1951
Age
75 years old
Place of birth
Carrollton, Illinois, USA
Years active
1978 – present
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70

Credits

58

Movies

11

TV series

49

Years active

6.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Karen Allen

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Career timeline

  1. 1951 · Born

    Born in Carrollton, Illinois, USA

  2. 1978 · Screen debut

    Animal House (Movie)

  3. 1981 · Breakthrough

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie)

  4. 2017 · Directing debut

    A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (Movie)

  5. 2017 · Writing debut

    A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. (Movie)

  6. 2026 · Latest release

    Other Mommy (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama50
  • Comedy12
  • Romance12
  • Thriller10
  • Tv Movie9
  • Crime6
Highest-rated title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Karen Allen in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — The Cutting Room Floor Upcoming Movie
  2. 2026 Other Mommy as Grandma Ruth Movie
  3. 2024 The Easy Kind as Kathy Movie
  4. 2024 Unsinkable as Nancy Smith Movie
  5. 2024 A Stage of Twilight as Cora Movie
  6. 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Marion Movie
  7. 2022 The Last Movie Stars as Frances Woodward (voice) TV
  8. 2022 Going Home as Bonnie TV
  9. 2021 Things Heard & Seen as Mare Laughton Movie
  10. 2020 50 States of Fright as Sheriff Stallings TV
  11. 2019 Colewell as Nora Movie
  12. 2016 Year by the Sea as Joan Movie
  13. 2016 Bad Hurt as Elaine Kendall Movie
  14. 2011 White Irish Drinkers as Margaret Movie
  15. 2010 November Christmas as Claire Sanford Movie
  16. 2010 Blue Bloods as Betty Lowe TV
  17. 2009 A Dog Year as Paula (voice) Movie
  18. 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Marion Ravenwood Movie
  19. 2005 Shaka Zulu: The Citadel as Katherine Farewell Movie
  20. 2004 When Will I Be Loved as Alexandra Barrie Movie
  21. 2004 Poster Boy as Eunice Kray Movie
  22. 2003 Plain Dirty as Butcher Lee Movie
  23. 2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Katy Schoenstein Movie
  24. 2002 World Traveler as Delores Movie
  25. 2001 In the Bedroom as Marla Keyes Movie
  26. 2001 My Horrible Year! as Belinda Faulkner Movie
  27. 2000 The Perfect Storm as Melissa Brown Movie
  28. 2000 Wind River as Martha Movie
  29. 2000 The Basket as Bessie Emery Movie
  30. 1999 Falling Sky as Resse Nicholson Movie
  31. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Paula Varney TV
  32. 1997 All the Winters that Have Been as Hannah Raven Movie
  33. 1997 'Til There Was You as Betty Dawkan Movie
  34. 1996 Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story as Margaret Movie
  35. 1994 The Road Home as Alison Matson TV
  36. 1993 Ghost in the Machine as Terry Munroe Movie
  37. 1993 King of the Hill as Miss Mathey Movie
  38. 1993 Voyage as Catherine 'Kit' Norvell Movie
  39. 1993 The Sandlot as Mom Movie
  40. 1993 Rapture as Georgianne Corcoran Movie
  41. 1992 Malcolm X as Miss Dunne Movie
  42. 1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems as (voice) Movie
  43. 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV
  44. 1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes as (voice) Movie
  45. 1992 The Turning as Glory Lawson Movie
  46. 1991 Sweet Talker as Julie Maguire Movie
  47. 1990 Law & Order as Judith Sandler TV
  48. 1990 Secret Weapon as Ruth Movie
  49. 1990 Challenger as Christa McAuliffe Movie
  50. 1989 Animal Behavior as Alex Bristow Movie
  51. 1988 Scrooged as Claire Phillips Movie
  52. 1988 Backfire as Mara McAndrew Movie
  53. 1987 The Glass Menagerie as Laura Wingfield Movie
  54. 1987 Terminus as Gus Movie
  55. 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Jackie Foster TV
  56. 1984 Starman as Jenny Hayden Movie
  57. 1984 Until September as Mo Alexander Movie
  58. 1982 Split Image as Rebecca / Amy Movie
  59. 1982 Shoot the Moon as Sandy Movie
  60. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark as Marion Ravenwood Movie
  61. 1981 East of Eden as Abra TV
  62. 1980 A Small Circle of Friends as Jessica Bloom Movie
  63. 1980 Cruising as Nancy Gates Movie
  64. 1979 Knots Landing as Annie Fairgate TV
  65. 1979 The Wanderers as Nina Movie
  66. 1979 Manhattan as Television Actor #2 Movie
  67. 1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II as Elizabeth Movie
  68. 1978 Animal House as Katy Movie
  1. 2017 A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. Movie
  1. 2017 A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Karen Allen?

Karen Allen is 75 years old, born on October 5, 1951.

Where was Karen Allen born?

Karen Allen was born in Carrollton, Illinois, USA.

What was Karen Allen’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Karen Allen is Animal House (1978).

How many movies and series has Karen Allen made?

Our catalogue lists 69 titles for Karen Allen: 58 movies and 11 TV series.

What is Karen Allen’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has the highest audience rating, with 8.0/10 on TMDB.

Also born on October 5

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