Karen Allen

Born 1951 · American actress

Karen Jane Allen is an American film, television and stage actress. She made her film debut in the comedy film Animal House (1978), which was soon followed by a small role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama Manhattan (1979) and a co-lead role in Philip Kaufman's coming-of-age film The Wanderers (1979), before co-starring opposite Al Pacino in William Friedkin's crime thriller Cruising (1980).

Karen Allen, in order

1. 1978 Animal House: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 88%, audiences 89% · streaming on Philo, AMC+, MGM+
2. 1979 Manhattan: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 93%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
3. 1979 The Wanderers: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman
4. 1980 A Small Circle of Friends: acted · directed by Rob Cohen
5. 1980 Cruising: acted · directed by William Friedkin
6. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 94%, audiences 96% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
7. 1982 Shoot the Moon: acted · directed by Alan Parker
8. 1982 Split Image: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff · audiences 74% · streaming on Tubi
9. 1984 Starman: acted · directed by John Carpenter · critics 82%, audiences 70% · streaming on Hulu, Roku Channel, Tubi
10. 1984 Until September: acted · directed by Richard Marquand
11. 1987 Terminus: acted · directed by Pierre-William Glenn
12. 1987 The Glass Menagerie: acted · directed by Paul Newman · critics 73%, audiences 61% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla
13. 1988 Backfire: acted · directed by Gilbert Cates
14. 1988 Scrooged: acted · directed by Richard Donner
15. 1989 Animal Behavior: acted · directed by Jenny Bowen
16. 1990 Challenger (TV movie): acted · directed by Glenn Jordan
17. 1991 Sweet Talker: acted · directed by Michael Jenkins
18. 1992 Malcolm X: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 89%, audiences 91% · streaming on Starz
19. 1992 The Turning: acted · directed by L.A. Puopolo
20. 1993 Ghost in the Machine: acted · directed by Rachel Talalay
21. 1993 King of the Hill: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh
22. 1993 The Sandlot: acted · directed by David M. Evans · critics 66%, audiences 89% · streaming on Disney+, Paramount+
23. 1993 Voyage (TV movie): acted · directed by John Mackenzie
24. 1996 Hostile Advances (TV movie): acted · directed by Allan Kroeker
25. 1997 'Til There Was You: acted · directed by Scott Winant
26. 1998 Falling Sky: acted · directed by Brian J. De Palma and Russ Brandt
27. 2000 The Perfect Storm: acted · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · critics 47%, audiences 64%
28. 2000 Wind River: acted · directed by Tom Shell
29. 2001 In the Bedroom: acted · directed by Todd Field
30. 2001 My Horrible Year! (TV movie): acted · directed by Eric Stoltz
31. 2001 World Traveler: acted · directed by Bart Freundlich
32. 2003 Briar Patch: acted · directed by Zev Berman
33. 2004 Poster Boy: acted · directed by Zak Tucker
34. 2004 When Will I Be Loved: acted · directed by James Toback
35. 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 77%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
36. 2010 November Christmas (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Harmon
37. 2010 White Irish Drinkers: acted · directed by John Gray
38. 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 71%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
39. 2026 Other Mommy: acted · directed by Rob Savage