Marion Ravenwood

Marion Ravenwood
Indiana Jones character
Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
First appearance	Raiders of the Lost Ark
Last appearance	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Portrayed by	Karen Allen
Information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Bartender Nightclub owner Journalist Public relations agent
Family	Professor Abner Ravenwood (father; deceased)
Spouse(s)	Colin Williams (deceased) Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (1957–present)
Children	Henry "Mutt" Jones III
Nationality	American

Marion Ravenwood is a fictional character that first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Played by Karen Allen, she enters the story when Indiana Jones visits her in Nepal, needing her help to locate the Ark of the Covenant with a possession originally obtained by her father, Dr. Abner Ravenwood. After 27 years of absence (21 years in the films' internal chronology), the character returned in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and was once again played by Allen.

Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan named the character after his wife's grandmother, and took the character's surname from Ravenwood Lane in California. Spielberg originally intended the role for his girlfriend Amy Irving.Sean Young auditioned for the role,Barbara Hershey was considered, while Debra Winger turned it down.Steven Spielberg cast Karen Allen, on the strength of her performance in National Lampoon's Animal House. Allen screen tested opposite Tim Matheson and John Shea, before Harrison Ford was cast as Indiana.

Kasdan's depiction of Marion was more complex, and she was genuinely interested in René Belloq in earlier script drafts. She and Paul Freeman added more comedy in the tent seduction scene. Allen came up with her own backstory for the character, such as what happened to her mother, her romance with Indiana at age 15 or 16, and her time in Nepal; Spielberg described it as "an entirely different movie".