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Birth Name:
Karen Jane Allen
Birth Place:
Carrollton, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
10/05/1951, Libra
Profession:
Actor; singer
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Karen Allen Fast Facts:
Cocreator and codirector of the Washington Project for the Arts' theater program.
Although she was considered for the role of Princess Leia in 1977's
Star Wars
,
she came to fame as the female lead in the 1981 blockbuster
Raiders of the Lost Ark
.
In 1978, she was stricken with temporary blindness from Keratoconjunctivitis. Four years later, she made her Broadway debut playing the deaf, dumb and blind Helen Keller in
Monday Before the Miracle
.
First major film role was in 1978's
National Lampoon's Animal House
.
An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician, Allen once played in a band with Kathleen Turner and recorded a duet with Jeff Bridges for the
Starman
(1985)
soundtrack.
She and her ex-husband, Kale Browne, played spouses in 1990 TV-movie
Challenger
and 1997's '
Til There Was You
.
Designs and knits sweaters, hats and scarves for Imagine, her own clothing label.
Karen Allen Relationships:
Carroll Thompson Allen - Father
Kale Browne - Ex-husband
Nicholas - Son
Patricia A. Howell - Mother
Stephen Bishop - Ex-significant Other
Terence Winch - Ex-significant Other
College:
Attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY; attended University of Maryland, College Park, MD; attended Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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