Marion Ravenwood is a fictional character from 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 — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her father, archaeologist Professor Abner Ravenwood (Indy's mentor), in order to locate the Ark of the Covenant. After 27 years of absence, the character will return in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and will once again be played by Allen.