Karen Allen

American actress
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Summary

Karen Allen was born on October 5, 1951[1], in Carrollton[2]. She has worked as a film actor[3], stage actor[4], television actor[5], film director[6], and actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,146 views/month, #3,608 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Employer: Bard College[10]
  • Educated at: Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute[11], Fashion Institute of Technology[12], DuVal High School[13], University of Maryland[14], George Washington University[15]
  • Award received: Theatre World Award[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Commons category: Karen Allen[18]
  • Residence: Massachusetts[19]
  • Family name: Allen[20]
  • Given name: Karen[21]
  • Official website: http://karenallen-actor-director.com/[22]
  • Birth name: Karen Jane Allen[23]
  • Name in native language: Karen Allen[24]
  • Number of children: 1[25]
  • Start of work period: 1978[26]

Why It Matters

Karen Allen has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Karen Allen born?

Karen Allen's place of birth was Carrollton[2].

What did Karen Allen do for work?

Karen Allen worked as a film actor[3], stage actor[4], television actor[5], film director[6], and actor[7].

Where did Karen Allen go to school?

Karen Allen was educated at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute[11], Fashion Institute of Technology[12], DuVal High School[13], and University of Maryland[14].

What awards did Karen Allen receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 40550
    Sitelink count → 46
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'eml', 'en',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 40550, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321990130|カレン・アレン (#321990130)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n"
  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → karen-allen
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: karen-allen, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 32042
    P14750 → EC1B-C0C7-A211-45FC-D3B3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 32042, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  4. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 14756
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42278|batch #42278]]"
  5. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 97936
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 97936, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118180504|Karen Allen (#118180504)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George Ea"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Carrollton
    Educated at → Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Fashion Institute of Technology, DuVal High School +2
    Work period start → —
    Aliases → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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