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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Turns 40: Karen Allen Revisits Her Iconic Character With New In-Depth Tales About Making the Classic Adventure Film Ryan Parker
The journey for Karen Allen to become the iconic Marion Ravenwood in
Raiders of the Lost Ark all started with a 3×5 card calling for college-aged actors to appear in an upcoming comedy later titled
Animal House.
Twenty-six years old at the time, the actress had just moved from Washington, D.C., where she attended George Washington University, back to New York City to study her acting craft at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. And, “by a fluke,” as she says, Allen landed a role in what would go on to become the 1978 National Lampoon’s comedy classic.