An American actress born in Carrollton, Illinois, forever linked to one of adventure cinema's great heroines. She played the spirited, hard-drinking Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981), and reprised the role decades later in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (2008). A vivid presence in early-1980s films such as 'Animal House' and 'Starman', Allen later focused on theatre and independent work. She remains best loved as Marion, a tough, charismatic leading lady who more than held her own beside cinema's most famous archaeologist. Read more