Karen Allen

AKA:
Karen Jane Allen
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
10/05/1951
Birthplace:
Carrollton, Illinois
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biography
Blessed with a husky voice, an earthy manner and a generous smile, Karen Allen was a popular actress in the late 1970s and early 1980s with roles in such blockbuster hits as “Animal House” (1978), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) and “Starman” (1984). Allen seemed to prefer stage acting to movie stardom, and after the birth of her son in 1990, stepped away from acting to concentrate on running her own yoga center and knitwear company, as well as teaching acting and directing at a college in Massachusetts. That all changed once buzz began surrounding a possible Indiana Jones film years after Continued
Credits
Nancy
2007
Eunice Kray
2006
Alexandra
2004
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Paula Varney
2001
Marla Keyes
2001
Melissa Brown
2000
Bessie Emery
2000
Miss Mathey
1997
Terry Munroe
1993
Claire Phillips
1988
Jenny Hayden
1984
Marion Ravenwood
1981
Delores
Actor
Laura Wingfield
Rebecca
Actor
Julie
Gus
Alex Bristow
Maura
Resse
Mo Alexander
Glory
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Tennessee and Pennsylvania
1962 
Family settled in the Washington, DC area
 
Moved to NYC to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology
 
Dropped out and moved to Jamiaca for five months
 
Traveled throughout Central and South America
Continued