Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Nascimento : 1951-10-05, Carrollton, Illinois, USA

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American actress best known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Allen has also had roles in films including National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Wanderers (1979), Cruising (1980), Starman (1984), Scrooged (1988), The Sandlot (1993), and Poster Boy (2004).

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Filmes

Unsinkable
Nana Smith
The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.
Indiana Jones e A Relíquia do Destino
Marion Ravenwood
Encontrando-se em uma nova era, aproximando-se da aposentadoria, Indy luta para se encaixar em um mundo que parece tê-lo superado. Mas quando os tentáculos de um mal muito familiar retornam na forma de um antigo rival, Indy deve colocar seu chapéu e pegar seu chicote mais uma vez para garantir que um antigo e poderoso artefato não caia nas mãos erradas.
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as producer, the latter as director. The story of how the charismatic archaeologist Indiana Jones was born and how his first adventure, released in 1981, triumphed at box offices around the world.
Vozes e Vultos
Mare Laughton
Depois de trocar a cidade grande pelo interior, uma mulher descobre que seu marido e sua casa nova escondem segredos sinistros.
Colewell
Nora
In tiny Colewell, Pennsylvania, the residents gather at the post office for mail and gossip, while the days pass quiet and serene. That is until news comes that the office is to close, and beloved clerk Nora is left to fight for her job and reflect on the choices she has made that kept her in Colewell for so many years.
A Tree a Rock a Cloud
director
Set at a roadside café in the early morning in the Spring of 1947, a young boy and an older man meet by chance. The man relates a luminous tale of personal heartbreak and loss, and of his hard won understanding of the nature of love
A Tree a Rock a Cloud
Director
Set at a roadside café in the early morning in the Spring of 1947, a young boy and an older man meet by chance. The man relates a luminous tale of personal heartbreak and loss, and of his hard won understanding of the nature of love
Year by the Sea
Joan
Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free.
Bad Hurt
Elaine Kendall
Elaine and Ed Kendall have more than their share of grief and suffering. Once a young couple in love they now struggle for a sense of stability in their Staten Island home. Their eldest son is suffering from the physical and psychological effects of war; his younger brother takes it upon himself to bring him peace and relief. Meanwhile, their special needs daughter brings another kind of chaos to the family. Even though Ed and Elaine explore options for her care, they’re really just hanging on to hope that things improve somehow.
November Christmas
Claire Sanford
Uma comunidade em Rhode Island tem que criar uma festa de Natal antecipada para ajudar uma menina de oito anos a lutar contra uma doença grave. Sua batalha pela sobrevivência sensibiliza todos à sua volta.
White Irish Drinkers
Margaret
A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use his hidden talent as an artist as his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.
Um Ano do Cão
Paula (voice)
Jon Katz é um escritor que atravessa a crise existencial dos cinquenta anos e impulsivamente decide adotar um cachorro, um simpático Border Collie que mudará sua vida e acalmará sua ansiedade. É um filme baseado nas memórias publicadas em 2003 por Jon Katz.
Adventures in Post-Production
Self (archive footage)
A behind the scenes look at editing, sound design and music score recording during post production work on "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008).
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Documentary about the making of Animal House
Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal
Marion Ravenwood
Durante a Guerra Fria, Indiana Jones e o jovem Mutt buscam a Caveira de Cristal, um objeto místico de grande valor, mas logo percebem que não estão sozinhos. Soviéticos liderados pela cruel Irina Spalko também querem o objeto para tentar dominar o mundo através dele.
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Herself
A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
Katherine Farewell
The saga of legendary African warrior Shaka Zulu comes to the screen in this continuation of the timeless tale from original miniseries creator Joshua Sinclair. From the moment he was born, Shaka Zulu was bound for greatness. When his homeland of Africa begins to fall prey to England's rapidly expanding empire, Shaka Zulu leads a bloody struggle to keep his people free. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Nunca Fui Amada
Alexandra Barrie
Nova York. Vera Barrie (Neve Campbell) é uma bela e jovem mulher, que começa a explorar os limites da sua sexualidade e de seu intelecto. Ela aborda homens na rua e se "diverte" com a sua amante em seu espaçoso loft. O pai de Vera, Victor Barrie (Barry Primus), é rico, assim ela não precisa se preocupar com dinheiro. Já Ford Welles (Fred Weller), seu namorado, vive outra realidade e faz tudo para conseguir algum dinheiro, até mesmo "vender" Vera. Ela, sentindo-se desvalorizada, prepara uma vingança quando Ford quer ela tenha algo com o Conde Tommaso Lupo (Dominic Chianese), um magnata das comunicações.
Garoto-propaganda
Eunice Kray
Jack Kray é candidato à reeleição. Conservador e radical, conta com seu filho Henry para angariar votos entre os eleitores mais jovens, apesar da oposição de sua mulher, Eunice. O rapaz, porém, apaixona-se pelo ativista político Anthony e, durante um comício, declara-se homossexual. Nada mais catastrófico para seu pai, um político que calca sua campanha nos valores familiares.
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self
Vários documentários sobre a trilogia Indiana Jones.
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Katy Schoenstein
A hilarious John Landis-created 'mockumentary' that provides updates on what became of Faber College's most notorious alums. Features original cast members.
Plain Dirty
Butcher Lee
Inez Macbeth is a pretty young woman married to Edgar, a moody and unstable felon. When Inez becomes interested in the sensitive and wealthy lawyer Druden Hunt, Edgar derails their budding romance by keeping her captive in their home. With his scruffy buddy, Flowers, on hand to watch Inez, Edgar continues to hold her prisoner, but eventually she devises a way to escape that tests the loyalty of Flowers and leads to murder.
Cidadão do Mundo
Delores
After hitting the road a man encounters characters that make him realize the importance of family.
Entre Quatro Paredes
Marla Keyes
Após a perda do filho, um casal (Tom Wilkinson e Sissy Spacek) faz de tudo para se livrar do sofrimento, ou pelo menos achar algum conforto em meio à tanta dor. O que eles desconhecem é que a provação será quase insuportável.
O Pior Ano da Minha Vida
Belinda Faulkner
A teenage girl plots to keep her parents' marriage together, erroneously thinking they're considering divorce.
Mar em Fúria
Melissa Brown
Pessoas corajosas arriscam suas vidas colocando seus barcos de pesca e navios de resgate contra as forças da natureza. Seus piores temores se tornam realidade no Halloween de 1991, quando são confrontados pela maior tempestade da história.
Wind River
Martha
The 1854 Wyoming historical drama is based on Tom Shell's adaptation of the true life memoirs of Pony Express rider Nick Wilson.
The Basket
Bessie Emery
Peter Coyote (E.T., Erin Brokovich) and Karen Allen (The Perfect Storm) star in this touching family drama about the unifying power of basketball in a community torn apart by war. Both a riveting sports film and a tale of triumph over adversity, The Basket is "a hoop dream movie with a whole lot of heart" (Dallas Morning News)! In 1918, when the wheat-farming townspeople of Waterville, Washington, welcome home their first wounded son from WWI, they'restruck by the harsh reality of war. And just as bigotry and hatred toward two German orphans dividethe close-knit community, a new schoolteacher, Martin (Coyote), rolls into town with some strange ideas and an even stranger leather ball. Through the brand-new game called basketball, Martin strivesto bring harmony to the town...before it tears itself apart!
Falling Sky
Resse Nicholson
Pulling up stakes for a fresh start in Las Vegas, aspiring singer Reese (Karen Allen) and daughter Emily (Brittany Murphy) are looking forward to the future with optimism. But mom's problem drinking and her struggles to pay the bills threaten the pair's plans for a better life. Frequently cast in the role of mothering her own mother, teenage Emily must learn to hold on to hope in this poignant coming-of-age drama.
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Herself - 'Katy'
This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew behind the making of the film. There's even some archive footage of John Belushi, and many hilarious behind the scenes stories are told. Its evident that they had a great time creating this classic, and memorable comedic landmark of a film.
All the Winters that Have Been
Hannah Raven
Dane Corvin (Chamberlain) returns to Raven Island where 20 years before he and Helen Raven (Allen) had fallen in love. She vowed never to see him again because he had arrested her brother, who he had been investigating. Dane is now determined to win her back and slowly re-enters her daily life. But Helen has a secret, and unless Dane can forgive her and understand the powerful feelings that motivated her to keep it from him, their fragile relationship will not survive.
Til There Was You
Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)
Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
Margaret
A female is harassed and takes the case to court.
O Fantasma da Máquina
Terry Munroe
Karl (Ted Marcoux), um psicopata assassino morre num acidente. Mas, naquela noite, por causa de uma forte tempestade, seu espírito é lançado para dentro de um computador. Agora, Karl poderá continuar com seu reinado de terror utilizando circuitos elétricos para matar. As próximas vítimas de sua lista são Terry (Karen Allen) e seu filho adolescente Josh (Wil Horneff). A única chance de sobrevivência de Terry e Josh está nas mãos de Bram Walker (Chris Mulkey), um fanático e brilhante técnico em computação.
King of the Hill
Miss Mathey
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
Uma Viagem ao Inferno
Catherine 'Kit' Norvell
Morgan and Catherine Norvell have their future plans ready. In Monte Carlo, their sailboat is stocked. From there they are going to sail to Malta and live on the boat for a year. They have bought some real estate with an old ruin of a hotel on it, which they are going to rebuild. A few days before they are about to start, they meet Gil and Ronnie Freeland. They would give anything to join them for a couple of days on the sea, and no sooner said than done, all four of them are enjoying the sweet life on the boat. The Norvells soon discover that it was a big mistake to invite them on board...
Se Brincar o Bicho Morde
Mom
Durante um verão de amizade e aventura, um garoto entra para um grupo: nove garotos formam uma equipe e seu líder vira uma estrela enfrentando um mistério assustador fora de campo.
Rapture
Georgianne Corcoran
A computer software designer becomes obsessed with his now-married high-school crush of 20 years before.
Malcolm X
Miss Dunne
Uma homenagem ao controverso ativista negro e líder da luta pela liberação negra. Ele chegou ao fundo do poço durante seu encarceramento nos anos 50, tornou-se um muçulmano negro e, mais tarde, líder da Nação do Islã. Seu assassinato em 1965 deixou um legado de autodeterminação e orgulho racial.
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
(voice)
This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
(voice)
This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.
The Turning
Glory Lawson
Gillian Anderson in her first ever screen role. Anderson's psycho boyfriend, Cliff, returns to his home town seething with pent-up frustration and rage. Four years earlier his family was on the verge of breaking up. Now he's returned to put things right, fired by a psychopathic determination he is intent on destroying his father's new relationship...whatever it takes.
Meu Querido Golpista
Golpista sai da prisão e vai para cidade costeira com novo plano em mente: recolher fundos para expedição em busca de tesouro perdido e fugir com o dinheiro. Mas tudo se complica quando sua expedição vira notícia, seu ex-companheiro de cela aparece e, ele se apaixona por uma mulher.
Secret Weapon
Ruth
Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.
Challenger
Christa McAuliffe
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
Uma Pesquisa Romântica
Alex Bristow
Biologist Alex Brisco develops a new method to communicate with chimpanzees. Instead of using machines, she teaches the chimps simple sign language. Her research is overlooked by ignorant colleagues, but one man, Mark, a cellist, helps Alex with her research.
Os Fantasmas Contra-Atacam
Claire Phillips
Frank Cross (Bill Murray) é um diretor de uma rede de televisão que é frio e só pensa na audiência. Ele se encontra com Lew Hayward (John Forsythe), um falecido amigo, que o avisa sobre três fantasmas (o do Natal Passado, o do Presente e do Futuro) que irão visitá-lo e diz para ele estar atento a tudo que eles mostrarem, pois esta é a única oportunidade de Frank se salvar.
Backfire
Mara McAndrew
Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.
À Margem da Vida
Laura Wingfield
Tom analisa seu relacionamento com a mãe e a irmã. Todos foram abandonados pelo pai há 16 anos. Tom tem um emprego sem perspectivas, a mãe quer a estabilidade do passado e se preocupa com o futuro da filha, que tem uma deficiência física.
Terminus
Gus
In a post-apocalyptic future, an international sport has been established where a driver of a computerized truck must drive across country to an established terminus and not be stopped by other vehicles. The lead truck, called "Monster" has been created by a boy genius and is to be driven by a woman through the course. The only problem is the computer guidance system fails and she ends up in uncharted territories. There she encounters leather-clad hoods who torture her and eventually kill her. Before dying she tells a fellow prisoner about the truck and he uses it to escape.
Starman - O Homem das Estrelas
Jenny Hayden
Tendo colidido na Terra após sua nave espacial ser atingida por caças americanos, um viajante extraterrestre tem que assumir uma identidade humana para que não seja preso pelas autoridades. O alienígena escolhe ter a aparência de Scott, o marido de Jenny Hayden, que faleceu recentemente. Após o choque inicial, Jenny se amedronta diante de seu "convidado", mas gradualmente ele ganha sua confiança. O "homem das estrelas" veio para a Terra com uma mensagem de paz, em resposta à mensagem mandada pela sonda espacial Voyager One, em 1977. Ele pede que Jenny o ajude, levando-o até o deserto de Nevada, onde encontrará seus amigos que o levarão de volta ao seu planeta. Eles se unem contra o Conselho de Segurança Nacional, comandado por George Fox, que pretende deter e, se possível, exterminar "Scott". Paralelamente ele aprende a ser mais humano e assume cada vez mais as qualidades do marido de Jenny, enquanto ela se apaixona pelo alienígena, pois vê nele Scott.
Until September
Mo Alexander
American tour guide Mo Alexander misses her tour group, and then her flight out of Paris. Stuck in the city of romance, Mo runs into the very suave -- and very married -- Xavier, who attempts to seduce Mo while his family is out of town. His charms prove hard to resist, and Mo succumbs, though her conscience weighs heavy. Soon their bickering romance of convenience takes a serious turn, and, in spite of himself, Xavier finds he's falling in love.
Split Image
Rebecca / Amy
An impressionable young man finds himself literally enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.
A Chama Que Não Se Apaga
Sandy
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Self
One of the first 'Making of...' movies to become a hit in its own right.
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Self (archive footage)
A documentary hosted by Harrison Ford about the stunts of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'
Indiana Jones e os Caçadores da Arca Perdida
Marion Ravenwood
Em 1936, o arqueólogo Indiana Jones é contratado para encontrar a Arca da Aliança, que segundo as escrituras bíblicas conteria "Os Dez Mandamentos" que Deus revelou a Moisés no Monte Horeb. Mas como a lenda diz que o exército que a possuir será invencível, Indiana Jones terá um adversário de peso na busca pela arca perdida: o próprio Adolf Hitler.
A Small Circle of Friends
Jessica Bloom
In the late 1960s, three Harvard students Jessica, Leo and Nick grow close as they undergo personal changes, but their friendship is jeopardized by romantic feelings both men develop for Jessica.
Parceiros da Noite
Nancy Gates
Al Pacino é o policial que se infiltra na comunidade gay de Nova York para tentar desvendar a identidade de um assassino que está aterrorizando o grupo. A experiência se revela muito mais brutal do que ele poderia imaginar. Para encontrar o maníaco, precisa mergulhar na atmosfera dos clubes de sadomasoquismo e outros redutos gays da cidade. A investigação acaba comprometendo o relacionamento com sua namorada, Nancy (Karen Allen), e o coloca frente a frente com seus dilemas pessoais. Drama policial baseado no livro de Gerald Walker.
A Gangue da Pesada
Nina
Sexo, álcool e brigas são tudo na vida dos membros de algumas gangues, o filme mostra toda a rotina violenta e, às vezes, até romântica por trás das gangues que assolavam as ruas de New York na década de 60.
Manhattan
Television Actor #2
Um roteirista de televisão de meia-idade e divorciado (Woody Allen) está numa situação constrangedora. Sua ex-mulher o largou para ficar com outra mulher e ele está prestes a publicar um livro no qual revela assuntos muito particulares de seu casamento. Atualmente ele está apaixonado por uma jovem de 17 anos (Mariel Hemingway), mas, para complicar um pouco mais, também se sente atraído pela amante de seu melhor amigo.
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Elizabeth
A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable" by public school authorities, psychiatrists, and medical doctors. Even the child's own mother, who is very loving, does not have the tools to reach her "hopeless" child. This is the further story of a teacher who understood what it was like to be eight years old and hurt and angry and confused; a teacher who saw these children for who they were, rather than who they seemed to be.
Clube dos Cafajestes
Katy
1962. Larry Kroger (Tom Hulce) e Kent Dorfman (Stephen Furst) são calouros na faculdade e sonham em entrar para uma fraternidade. Após não conseguirem entrar para a Omega eles resolvem tentar a Delta, que tem a fama de ser a pior fraternidade do campus. Lá eles conhecem Eric (Tim Matheson), Boone (Peter Reigert) e sua namorada Katy (Karen Allen), Hoover (James Widdoes) e Bluto (John Belushi). Larry e Kent logo são aceitos na fraternidade e passam a viver uma vida regada a viagens, piadas e festas de pijama. Só que Dean Wormer (John Vernon) está decidido a expulsar a Delta do campus da faculdade, contando com a ajuda dos integrantes da Omega.
A Stage Of Twilight
Cora
Cora and Barry are a retired couple enjoying life in their seventies. One day, Barry has a severe coughing fit and is rushed to the hospital where he is diagnosed with a terminal heart disease. No longer able to hide his illness, or the unpleasant side effects, Barry makes the decision to rent a trailer home in the middle of the woods where he can die alone. His hope for a dignified death proves to be a dispiriting struggle for Cora, especially when Joey, a 17- year-old neighbor who acts as a surrogate son to the childless couple, enters the picture. As the days wind down to Barry's departure, she is driven to make a critical decision for them both.