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ACTOR

Karen Allen

Known for
Starman (1984), Cruising (1980), In the Bedroom (2001), Things Heard & Seen (2021)

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Karen Allen is an actor best known for Starman, Cruising and In the Bedroom.

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  1. #001

    Karen Allen designs clothing for her own fashion label, Image.

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    A devoted and accomplished knitter, Allen runs her own knitwear design studio, Karen Allen Fiber Arts.

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    In 1983, readers of Harper's Bazaar selected her as one of the most beautiful women in the world.

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    Her parents are Carroll Thompson Allen (an FBI agent) and Patricia A. Howell (a teacher).

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    She holds a degree in design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

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    In 2004, she opened her own knitwear design studio, Karen Allen Fiber Arts, in Massachusetts.

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    She is part of a notable group of Lee Strasberg alumni that includes Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper and Matt Zemlin, among others.

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    In 1995, she founded Berkshire Mountain Yoga in Massachusetts.

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    She was considered for the role of Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), and later appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), produced by George Lucas.

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    She is of Irish, Scottish, English and Welsh descent.

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    Her son, Nicholas Browne, was born on 14 September 1990.

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    She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

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    She is a former student of New York acting teacher David Gideon, from her time studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute.

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    She was considered for the role of Dorothy Valance in Blue Velvet (1986).

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    She graduated from DuVal High School in Glenndale, Maryland, in 1969.

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    She had a relationship with musician Stephen Bishop.

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    She studied at the Washington Theatre Laboratory.

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    She auditioned for the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983).

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    She is a skilled harmonica player and was shown playing the harmonica in the 1984 film "Until September".

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