In 1988, Allen returned to the big screen as Bill Murray's long-lost love, Claire, in the Christmas comedy "Scrooged". In 1990, she portrayed the doomed crew member Christa McAuliffe in the television movie "Challenger", based on the 1986 Space Shuttle "Challenger" disaster. Subsequently, she appeared in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992), in a small supporting role in "The Perfect Storm" (2000) and "In the Bedroom" (2001). She made guest appearances on "Law &amp; Order" (1996) and "" (2001). She also starred in the short-lived series "The Road Home" (1994) and portrayed Dr. Clare Burton in the video game "Ripper" (1996). In 2014 she played the role of Betty Lowe in "Unfinished Business" the 13th episode of the 4th season of the CBS police procedural drama "Blue Bloods".