In Raiders of the Lost Ark, which actress played Marion Ravenwood?

In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Karen Allen played Marion Ravenwood.

Marion is introduced as the owner of a bar in Nepal and as someone with a past relationship with Indiana Jones. She becomes his partner in the search for the Ark of the Covenant, bringing practical skills, courage, and a strong personal connection to the archaeologist.

Karen Allen’s performance made Marion one of the most prominent adventure heroines of the early 1980s. Unlike a character who merely needs rescuing, Marion repeatedly acts decisively, including during the fight at her bar and the escape from the Cairo marketplace. Her relationship with Indiana is central to the film’s emotional story.

Allen returned as Marion in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The character is sometimes confused with Willie Scott, played by Kate Capshaw in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but the two women appear in different films and have different relationships with Indiana.