Karen Allen is an American theater and film actress. Fame brought her the role of Marion Ravenwood in the adventure series about Indiana Jones. He plays in the theater, television series and acts in films.
Despite the fact that the performer played many roles, the audience Karen Jane Allen was remembered for only one. In the image of Marion, the girlfriend of the brave archaeologist Indiana Jones, the actress appeared on screen in many films of the popular series.
Way to Vocation
The biography of the future star began in 1951. The child was born on October 5 in the town of Carrollton in the family of a teacher and agent of the FBI. Due to the peculiarities of her father's work, Karen with two sisters often changed her place of residence, traveling with her parents around the country. In one of the interviews, a celebrity who had already become an adult complained that due to constant relocations, she was not able to acquire a friend in her childhood.
After graduating from the DuVal Senior High School in Maryland, a graduate decided to continue her education at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York at the Department of Design and Art. She studied at the University of Maryland and traveled to America. In 1974, the girl joined the theater troupe.
For three years she performed with her. Then Karen returned to New York. Now she realized what kind of creativity she wants to do. Allen entered the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. A career in cinema opened with the film "Menagerie" in 1978.
The beginning of a film career
In the comedy, the aspiring actress got the role of Katie. In the story, the action takes place in college. Only students from influential families are accepted into the Omega Theta Pi student fraternity. Caught overboard, Larry and Kent were taken into the Delta Tau Hee fun society. There is no division into estates. But there are constantly jokes and practical jokes that complicate the lives of teachers.
Tired of student tricks, the dean concludes an agreement with Niedermeier that he will begin to report directly to his superiors about all the tricks. The result is even more noisy than before parties.
After a scandal, the dean still realizes his threat: the heroes are expelled from college. Friends, not wanting to leave students in trouble, turn the city parade into chaos. Despite everything, representatives of the Delta society “manage to achieve much more in life than the snobs from Omega.” On this note, the film story ends.
The singer’s new work was Nina Becket in The Wanderers, Nancy from The Searcher, and Abra In East Of Paradise. In the "Little Circle of Friends" in 1980, the artist got the image of a radically-minded student of the sixties. Karen played in the popular television series Quiet Pier, starring in small roles until 1981. Then, the finest hour came.
Steven Spielberg began filming a project about Indiana Jones. For the adventure-sci-fi movie “In Search of the Lost Ark”, he was looking for the performer of the role of the girlfriend of the protagonist. The resolute and charming Marion director saw in the face of Karen. The girl’s work was awarded the Saturn Award. Allen was named the best actress.
Glory
After recognition in 1982, the star received an invitation to the picture "split personality." Theatrical debut on Broadway took place in the same period. The actress played in the play "Monday after the miracle." In 1984, Allen was entrusted with the performance of one of the leading heroines of the sci-fi picture "Man from the Star." The brilliant transmission of the image of Jenny Hayden, who met an alien who took the form of her dead husband, brought the star a new Saturn nomination.
Until 1987, the actress played on the stage. In the film version of the play “The Glass Menagerie” based on the work of Tennessee Williams, she participated in the role of Laura Wingfield.
In the mid-nineties, the star took part in the work on the computer game "Ripper". One of the most expensive quests in the world. After working in the films "New Christmas Tale" and the comedy "Behavior of Animals", the actress starred in several projects at once. The audience saw her in several episodes of Law and Order, she starred in The Gangster in Love, The Ghost in the Car, and King of the Hill.
At the beginning of the two thousandth celebrity starred in the film-disaster "Perfect Storm." Her character became Melissa Brown. According to the scenario, in a small port town, residents are engaged only in fishing. Barely returning home, the fishermen are again forced to go to sea. However, to return with a catch, sailors must overcome the storm. At first, the crew did not consider him too dangerous. But then the situation changes.
Then there were the films “My Most Incredible Year”, “Kill Edgar”, “When They Love Me”. In the 2001 crime thriller “In the Bedroom, ” the star appeared as attorney Marla Keyes.
