Marion Ravenwood-Jones (previously Williams), 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 — 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 absenc...
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Marion Ravenwood-Jones (previously Williams), 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 — 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 (21 years in the films' internal chronology), the character returns in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and is once again played by Allen.
As a fictional character, Marion's father, Dr. Abner Ravenwood was a professor of archeology who was obsessed with finding the Ark of the Covenant (referred to in the Bible), he was also a mentor to the young Henry "Indiana" Jones (Junior) who eventually accompanied them on several digs.
Marion entered into a relationship with Indiana Jones during this time. Jones abruptly left the...
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