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Indiana Jones character
Marion Ravenwood
Date of birth	Unknown
Place of birth	Unknown
Gender	Female
Occupation	Bar-owner
Family	Abner Ravenwood (father)
Portrayed by	Karen Allen
First appearance	Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Marion Ravenwood is a fictional character from the 1981 film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Played by Karen Allen, she enters the story when Indiana Jones visits her in Nepal, needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her father, archeologist Abner Ravenwood, in order to locate the Ark of the Covenant.

Contents 1 Fictional character biography 1.1 Indiana Jones 4 1.2 Trivia 2 References 3 External links

Marion Ravenwood is a tough, self-reliant woman, who is unintimidated by men, and quite able to take care of herself when the situation demands it. Her father, Abner Ravenwood, was a professor of archeology and mentor to the young Indiana Jones (who accompanied them on several digs). Jones and Marion entered into a relationship during this time, which created difficulties between the adventurer and his mentor. Though the exact details are unclear, their friendship came to an end over Jones's relationship with Marion, and Jones abruptly left the Ravenwoods around the year 1926. Since Marion's date of birth has never been ascertained it is not known how old she was during their relationship; however, during Raiders of the Lost Ark Marion chastises Jones, stating

“

I was a child! I was in love! It was wrong and you knew it!

”

implying that she was a teenager at the time. After Jones broke off contact with them both, he returned to the United States to focus on his career as an archeology professor, and Marion and her father settled in Nepal and started running a local tavern.

Main article: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

After Abner's death, Marion found herself back in contact with Jones in 1936, when he asked her for the artifact originally located by her father. Reluctant at first, she was forced to cooperate when the Nazi Toht arrived to demand the piece himself, and he and his henchman ended up destroying the tavern. Marion collaborates with Jones in the recovery of the Ark of the Covenant from the Nazis; in the process the couple rekindle their romance, and (at the end of these events) resumed their relationship. However, this did not last; Jones continue to pursue archeological artifacts, whilst Marion first tried her hand at journalism before opening a bar in New York City named The Raven's Nest.^[1]

Rumors have circulated that Marion Ravenwood will appear in Indiana Jones 4. In July 2006, Karen Allen replied that she too had only heard rumors.^[2]

• In an interview featured on the Bonus Materials disc, released with the Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones DVD set, Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark, says he named the character after his wife's grandmother (Marion), and a street in California (Ravenwood Lane).
• The Bonus Materials disc also contains footage of Sean Young's screentest for the role.

1. ^ Indiana Jones: Marshall College: Ravenwood, Marion. IndianaJones.com.
2. ^ Weinberg, Scott (2006-07-10). Marion Ravenwood to Return in Indiana Jones 4?. RottenTomatoes.com.

• Karen Allen: An ACME Page

v • d • e The Indiana Jones series
Films	Raiders of the Lost Ark • The Temple of Doom • The Last Crusade • Indiana Jones 4
Television	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Characters	Indiana Jones • Willie Scott • Marion Ravenwood • Elsa Schneider Marcus Brody • Sallah • Short Round • Henry Jones, Sr. • Walter Donovan • Rene Belloq • Colonel Dietrich • Arnold Toht • Colonel Vogel • Mola Ram • Club Obi-Wan Triad
Cast	Harrison Ford • Sean Connery • Corey Carrier • Sean Patrick Flanery George Hall • River Phoenix • John Rhys-Davies • Denholm Elliott • Julian Glover • Wolf Kahler • Ronald Lacey • Paul Freeman • Amrish Puri • Michael Byrne
Crew	George Lucas • Steven Spielberg • Frank Marshall • John Williams