Karen Allen was born to Ruth Patricia Howell and Carroll Thompson Allen on October 5, 1951, in Carrollton, Illinois, U.S.. Ruth Patricia Howell was a university professor.
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Karen Allen debuted in the comedy film Animal House and has starred in Manhattan (1979), The Wanderers (1979), and Cruising (1980). Allen graduated from DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland, and moved to New York City to study art and design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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Karen Allen attended George Washington University and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City. Allen reprised her role as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
Karen Allen also starred in the short-lived series The Road Home (1994) and portrayed Dr. Clare Burton in the video game Ripper (1996).
In 2014, Karen Allen played the role of Betty Lowe in “Unfinished Business”, the 13th episode of the 4th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.
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