Karen Allen Net Worth

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Karen Allen net worth is
$10 Million

Karen Allen Wiki Biography

Karen Jane Allen was born on the 5th October 1951, in Carrollton, Illinois USA, of British ancestry. She is an actress, who is probably best recognized for starring in the role of Marion Ravenwood in the films “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (1981), and “Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull” (2008). Her acting career has been active since the late 1970s.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Karen Allen is? Sources estimate that the total size of Karen’s net worth is over $10 million as of mid-2016, which has been accumulated through her successful career as an actress. Another source is coming from her owning a textile company. She is a teacher of acting as well, which has also contributed to her overall net worth.

Karen Allen Net Worth $10 Million

Karen Allen was born to Carroll Thompson Allen, who was an FBI agent, and Ruth Patricia, who worked as a teacher; she has two sisters; her father’s job meant that the family moved frequently. She attended DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland, and upon matriculation Karen relocated to New York City, where she enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology, from which she eventually received an honorary MA degree in 2009. She was also a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, but spent only three semesters there, after which Karen spent time traveling around the world. Afterwards, in 1974, she became a member of Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts, and after three years spent there, she returned to New York City and attended the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.

Karen’s career began in the late 1970s, when she earned the role of Katy in the film “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978), which was followed with roles in such films as “The Wanderers” (1979), and “A Small Circle Of Friends” in 1980. The following year her career took a turn for the better, when she appeared in the role of Marion Ravenwood in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster “Raiders Of The Lost Ark”, alongside Harrison Ford. After that appearance, her career has gone only upwards, and so has her net worth. During the 1980s, she appeared in such films as “Shoot The Moon” (1982) with Diane Keaton and Albert Finney, “Starman” (1984) with Jeff Bridges, “The Glass Menagerie” (1987) starring John Malkovich and Joanne Woodward, and “Scrooged” (1988) with Bill Murray, among other films, all of which increased her net worth.

The next decade didn’t change much, as she continued to line up successful roles; she appeared in the film “Malcolm X” in 1992 alongside Denzel Washington, and the following year had a part in the film “King Of The Hill”. In the first half of the 1990s she also appeared in “The Sandlot” (1993), and TV series “The Road Home” (1994). Three years later, she featured in the film “’Til There Was You”, and in 1998 she was selected to play the role of Resse Nicholson in the film “Falling Sky”. Before the 1990s ended she appeared in “The Basket” (1999) – her net worth was certainly rising.

Her first role in the new millennium was in the film “The Perfect Storm” (2000), and in 2001 she appeared in the film “In the Bedroom”. In the first half of the 2000s, Karen’s net worth increased thanks to her appearances in such productions as “World Traveler” (2001), “Poster Boy” (2004), and “When Will I Be Loved” (2004).

After that she focused on her family, but returned to acting in 2008, reprising her role as Marion Ravenwood in the film “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. Since then she has made several small roles in such films as “White Irish Drinkers” (2010), “The Tin Star” (2012), “Bad Hurt” (2015), and most recently she starred in the film “Year By The Sea” (2016), which only contributed a lot to the overall size of her net worth.

Thanks to her skills, Karen has received several nominations and awards, including the Saturn Award in category for Best Actress for her work on the film “Raiders Of The Lost Ark”, among other awards.

Apart from her successful career as an actress, Karen is also the owner of a textile company named Karen Allen Fiber Arts, which is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Regarding her personal life, Karen Allen was married to Kale Browne, an actor, from 1988 to 1999; they are the parents of a son. Previously, she was briefly married to singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. In free time, Karen enjoys teaching and practicing yoga. Her current residence is in Monterey, Massachusetts.


Full NameKaren Allen
Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 5, 1951
Place Of BirthCarrollton, Illinois, U.S.
Height1.7 m
ProfessionActress
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, DuVal High School, Fashion Institute of Technology, George Washington University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKale Browne (m. 1988–1998)
ChildrenNicholas Browne
ParentsCarroll Thompson Allen, Patricia Howell Allen
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000261/
AwardsSaturn Award
NominationsIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
MoviesRaiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Starman, Animal House, Scrooged, The Wanderers, Until September, The Perfect Storm, The Sandlot, Bad Hurt, In the Bedroom, A Small Circle of Friends, White Irish Drinkers, Shoot the Moon, King of the Hill, The Glass Menager...
TV ShowsThe Road Home, East of Eden
#Quote
1I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent. Where what I was doing in my life was so interesting I could literally put my whole acting life on the back burner because I was so fascinated by what was right in front of me. And that was the only thing that felt healthy to me. Short of that, I felt like somebody who was waiting for the phone to ring.
2I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore.
3(On ageing) I was in that kind of real weird transitional period there. I was in my late 40s, early 50s, and it's a strange little place that you can fall into. These days all somebody has to do is Google you and they know how old you are. I would show up for roles that were written for somebody in their early 50s, and people would say, 'You can't do that, you look too young,' but if I showed up for a role for somebody in their early 40s then the people would say, 'Well, but she's 50.'
4(Asked if she had any disagreements with Richard Donner on Scrooged (1988)) Only a few. Every single minute of the day. That could have been a really, really great movie. The script was so good. There's maybe one take in the final cut movie that is mine. We made it so fast, it was like doing a movie live. He kept telling me to do things louder, louder, louder. I think he was deaf.
5(On working with Steven Spielberg on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)) We're both older, and I've done other films like this. So I kind of come into it just so much more relaxed and open-minded. I already know what kind of film we're making.
6(On John Carpenter) John is a really nice guy. The people working with him have a really nice thing going. They've developed this strong support system. He has chosen a good group of people. They stay with him film after film. They can bounce things off of each other in order to get the film made. I had a good time making Starman (1984).
7(How she got Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)) I was working on a television miniseries of East of Eden, and we were up somewhere in Napa. And he sent a courier to my hotel room, who had to sit in my room the whole time I read the script, and then took the script away.
8I get recognized for Animal House (1978) a lot. That film is huge, too. That film has aged very well. People are still watching that film. I saw it not that long ago. It's just one of those films that seems as much fun now as when we made it. There's a whole huge Starman (1984) contingent as well. Believe it or not, there are people who have a little obsession with Starman (1984).
9(On Steven Spielberg) He thought, 'She's such a nice person, I have to toughen her up." And I think he often, from my perspective, was not very nice to me, and I think there was a method in his madness.
10(On Steven Spielberg') I didn't quite get all the time what he was going for in certain ways, and he didn't quite get me, how I worked. I was kind of a much more internally oriented actor, and at times he wanted me to be much more external than I was being.
11(On The Wanderers (1979)) I love that picture. It's not my book, and I don't care. The spirit is right, and the way Phil Kaufman directed it showed me another way of looking at my own book.
12(On her diagnosis with EKC) I didn't know whether I was going to get my eyesight back, and I was pretty frightened.
13(On Animal House (1978)) I think I auditioned five times for that role. And nobody but John Landis and the casting directors wanted me. Well, I think Harold Ramis liked me, too. But nobody at Universal wanted me because they wanted someone with more experience, someone who had more credits. Someone they could point to as more of a star.
14(On whether she was considered for Princess Leia in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)) I think that's not true. I don't know where that ever came from. Because when Star Wars was being made I had never done a film in my life. I was either still living in Washington, D.C., working in the theater or had just moved to New York and working in theater there, too. I had heard that rumour but I just can't imagine anybody knew who I was.
15(On Donald Sutherland and her nude scene in Animal House (1978)) I thought he was so sweet to do that, so I sort of let go of my objections and said, 'Okay, if Donald Sutherland is going to bare his bottom, by golly, I'll bare mine too!'
16When one film is enormously successful, you get so identified with that film until you're in another film that is equally successful or more successful. Well, it's pretty difficult to make a film that's going to be more successful than Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
17I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.
18[on the difference between Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)] Crystal Skull was more low tech than you might think, although we did do some green screen on it, but not that much. I guess that is the difference, there wasn't that type of special effects in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). CGI [Computer Generated Imagery] didn't exist.
19As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.
20It's a very instinctual relationship, a reaction to something in the script. I read a script and ask myself, "Is this a story I want to tell?" An actor is really a storyteller and sometimes the story being told is as important as the character in the story. Sometimes, I look at a character and say, "I don't know the first thing about this person, who she is and where she's coming from." That fascinates me. I know in order to get there I have to do my work, to think through in psychological terms who this person is and examine her whole thinking process. Sometimes you recognize certain elements of yourself that you didn't know were there. I also write biographies of my characters ever since Animal House (1978). I even do some research into the background if it's important. I create the character's history, who's her family and other things. It really does help.
21I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
#Fact
1She was considered for the role of Dorothy Valance in Blue Velvet (1986).
2She auditioned for the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983).
3She teaches yoga.
4An accomplished hand knitting fanatic, Karen runs her own knitwear design studio, "Karen Allen Fibre Arts". [November 2004]
5Member of a notable Lee Strasberg alumni: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Matt Zemlin and others.
6She inaugurated her own knitwear design studio in 2004 in Massachussets: Karen Allen - Fiber Arts.
7She designs clothes for her own clothing label Image.
8In 1995 she founded the Berkshire Mountain Yoga in Massachussets.
9Has a major in Design by New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.
10Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
11Studied in the Washington Theater Laboratory.
12Graduated in 1969 from the DuVal High School in Glenndale Maryland.
13Has two sisters.
14Parents: Carroll Thompson Allen (F.B.I. Agent) and Patricia A. Howell (school teacher).
15Considered for the role of Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), later cast in the George Lucas-produced Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
16Voted one of the most beautiful women in the world by the readers of Harpers Bazaar Magazine in 1983.
17Overcame temporary blindness caused by Kerato Conjunctivitis in 1978. She later won major theatre awards for playing a blind woman in "Monday Before the Miracle" and "Miracle Worker, The".
18Lived with musician Stephen Bishop.
19Son, Nicholas, born on September 14th 1990.
20Graduated from DuVal High School in Glenndale Maryland in 1969.

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Manhattan1979Television Actor #2
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II1978TV MovieElizabeth
Animal House1978Katy
Year by the Sea2016Joan
Bad Hurt2015Elaine Kendall
Blue Bloods2014TV SeriesBetty Lowe
The Tin Star2012TV MovieEliza Flynn
November Christmas2010TV MovieClaire Sanford
White Irish Drinkers2010Margaret
A Dog Year2009Paula (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008Marion Ravenwood
When Will I Be Loved2004Alexandra Barrie
Poster Boy2004Eunice Kray
The Root2003/I
Briar Patch2003Butcher Lee
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update2003Video shortKaty Schoenstein
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel2001TV MovieKatherine Farewell
World Traveler2001Delores
My Horrible Year!2001TV MovieBelinda Faulkner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2001TV SeriesPaula Varney
In the Bedroom2001Marla Keyes
The Perfect Storm2000Melissa Brown
Wind River2000Martha (Wilson)
The Basket1999Bessie Emery
Falling Sky1998Resse Nicholson
All the Winters That Have Been1997TV MovieHannah Raven
'Til There Was You1997Betty Dawkan
Ripper1996Video GameDr. Clare Burton
Law & Order1996TV SeriesJudith Sandler
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story1996TV MovieMargaret
The Road Home1994TV SeriesAlison Matson
Ghost in the Machine1993Terry Munroe
Voyage1993TV MovieCatherine 'Kit' Norvell
King of the Hill1993Miss Mathey
The Sandlot1993Mom
Rapture1993TV MovieGeorgianne Corcoran
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems1992Video
Malcolm X1992Miss Dunne
The Turning1992Glory Lawson
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes1992Video
Sweet Talker1991Julie Maguire
Secret Weapon1990TV MovieRuth
Challenger1990TV MovieChrista McAuliffe
Animal Behavior1989Alex Bristow
Scrooged1988Claire Phillips
Backfire1988Mara McAndrew
The Glass Menagerie1987Laura Wingfield
Terminus1987Gus
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1986TV SeriesJackie Foster
Starman1984Jenny Hayden
Until September1984Mo Alexander
Split Image1982Rebecca / Amy
Shoot the Moon1982Sandy
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981Marion Ravenwood
East of Eden1981TV Mini-SeriesAbra
A Small Circle of Friends1980Jessica Bloom
Cruising1980Nancy
Knots Landing1979TV SeriesAnnie
The Wanderers1979Nina

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
A Tree a Rock a Cloud2016Short

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Starman1984performer: "All I Have to Do Is Dream" 1958

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production2008Video short special thanks
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend2008Video short special thanks
HBO First Look2000TV Series documentary short special thanks - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What People Think of You2014Documentary short completed
Wanderers Forever2017Video documentary shortHerself
The Making of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2012Video shortHerself
John Belushi: Dancing on the Edge2010Herself
The Graham Norton Show2008TV SeriesHerself
Loose Women2008TV SeriesHerself
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend2008Video shortHerself
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'2008Video documentaryHerself
Animal House: The Inside Story2008TV MovieHerself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2008TV SeriesHerself
The View2008TV SeriesHerself
Gomorron2008TV SeriesHerself - Om Indiana Jones
Entertainment Tonight2003-2008TV SeriesHerself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2008TV SeriesHerself
Good Morning America2008TV SeriesHerself
Fantástico2008TV Series documentaryHerself
Indiana Jones and the Creepy Crawlies2008Video shortHerself
Indy's Women: The American Film Institute Tribute2008Video shortHerself
Travel with Indiana Jones: Locations2008Video shortHerself
The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills2006Video documentaryHerself
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy2003Video documentaryHerself
Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House2003TV Movie documentaryHerself - Interviewee
VH-1 Behind the Movie2002TV Series documentaryHerself
HBO First Look2000TV Series documentary shortHerself - 'Melissa Brown'
The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion1998Video documentaryHerself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg1996TV Special documentaryHerself
The Making of the 'Leopard Son'1996TV Movie documentaryNarrator
The Making of Disneyland's 'Indiana Jones Adventure'1995TV Movie documentaryHostess
Biography1994TV Series documentaryHerself - Narrator
Later with Bob Costas1991TV SeriesHerself
De película1989TV SeriesHerself
Late Night with David Letterman1984TV SeriesHerself
The 54th Annual Academy Awards1982TV Special documentaryHerself - Presenter: Best Art Direction
The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards1982TV SpecialHerself - Accepting Award for Favourite Motion Picture
Fridays1981TV SeriesHerself - Guest Host
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark1981TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'1981TV Movie documentaryHerself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Best EnsembleBest Actors Film FestivalFeature DramedyYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Festival PrizeHamilton Film Festival, CABest ActressYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Jury ChoiceHamilton Film Festival, CABest ActressYear by the Sea (2016)
2016NIFFNaperville Independent Film FestivalBest ActressYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Renaissance AwardPort Townsend Film FestivalBest ActorYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Vision AwardRhode Island International Film FestivalBest ActorYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Women in Film AwardSt. Louis International Film FestivalYear by the Sea (2016)
2016Vanguard AwardVail Film FestivalBest ActorYear by the Sea (2016)
1982Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActressRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2009Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Grownup Love StoryIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
1990Sant JordiSant Jordi AwardsBest Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)The Glass Menagerie (1987)
1988Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Supporting FemaleThe Glass Menagerie (1987)
1985Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActressStarman (1984)

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