Karen Allen

Also Credited As:

Karen Jane Allen
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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 …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Karen Jane Allen on October 5, 1951 in Carrollton, Illinois, USA

LATEST CREDITS

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