Karen Allen is the quintessential bohemian chick next door. Known for her big blue eyes and fresh-faced freckles, as a girl, she landed in New York City to study art and fashion design.
But the call of Shakespeare and counterculture theater changed her career trajectory for good. She made her big screen debut in Animal House as Boone’s adorable girlfriend who is caught post-coitus with her bare-assed professor.
Allen’s most memorable role, however, was that of the feisty Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark. She nearly stole the show as Indy’s hard-drinking damsel in a ripped satin dress.