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Jennifer Carpenter

Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born 7 December 1979) is an American actress and producer.

She played Debra Morgan, a law enforcement officer and Dexter Morgan's adoptive sister, in the Showtime drama series DEXTER.

For her role, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2009.

She played Deb in Dexter: New Blood, a ten-episode special event series, which premiered 7 November 2021.

Appearances[]

Dexter (show) 2006 -2013

  • She appeared in all 96 episodes.

Dexter: New Blood

  1. Cold Snap” (2021)
  2. Storm of Fuck” (2021)
  3. Smoke Signals” (2021)
  4. H Is for Hero” (2021)
  5. Runaway” (2021)
  6. Too Many Tuna Sandwiches” (2021)
  7. "“Skin of Her Teeth” (2021)
  8. Unfair Game (2021)
  9. The Family Business” (2022)
  10. Sins of the Father” (2022)

Career[]

Carpenter first attracted critical attention for her performance in The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She took home the 2006 MTV Movie Award for 'Best Frightened Performance,' and also received a 'Hollywood Life Breakthrough Award'. She was also named 'Breakout Performer' at the 2006 Scream Awards.

In 2004, she starred in the comedy film White Chicks as Lisa. In 2008, she also starred in Quarantine a horror film about a deadly virus outbreak.

In 2011, she starred in the off-Broadway play Gruesome Playground Injuries at Second Stage Theatre and had a guest appearance on the CBS drama The Good Wife.

In January 2014, it was announced that Carpenter would star in a new ABC drama Sea of Fire, playing FBI Agent Leah Pierce. However, the show was not picked up as a series.

In August 2014, it was announced that she would provide the voice of Juli Kidman in the survival horror video game The Evil Within, marking her first video game appearance. The game was released in October 2014.

In early 2015, Carpenter was cast as Rebecca Harris in the CBS drama series, Limitless, in which she co-starred with Jake McDorman until its 2016 cancellation.

In 2019, she plays the main character, Erica Shepherd, in The Enemy Within.

Film

Her film credits include roles in A Mouthful of Air (2021); Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021, voice); Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020, voice); Dragged Across Concrete (2018); Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018, voice); Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017); Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015, voice); The Devil's Hand (2014); Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014, voice); Ex-Girlfriends (2012); The Factory (2012); Gone (2012); Seeking Justice (2011); Faster (2010); Quarantine (2008); Battle in Seattle (2007); The Dog Problem (2006); The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005); Lethal Eviction (2005); White Chicks (2004); D.E.B.S. (2004); Ash Tuesday (2003); and People Are Dead (2002).

TV Movies

Her TV movie credits include roles in Stanistan (2015); Sea of Fire (2014); and Queen B (2005)  

Shorts

Her shorts include Robot Chicken (2014, voice);The Break-Up Tour (2012); and Dexter: Early Cuts (2009-2010 webseries)

Television

Her TV credits include roles in Ballistic; The Enemy Within; Limitless; Pound Puppies (voice); and The Good Wife.

Video Games

  • 2014: The Evil Within (voice)

Theatre

(2002) Starred as "Mary Warren" in the Broadway production (2002) of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."

(December 30, 1993 to January 29, 1994) She played Little Wiggins in Dennis Rosa's adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, "Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Sign of Four," at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky;

(March 15 to 26, 1994) She played Lisa Johnson in Wendy Hammond's play, "Julie Johnson," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.

(March 19 to April 8, 1995) She played Beth in Marsha Norman's play, "Trudy Blues," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky

(May 11 to June 11, 1995) She played Lucy and a Chid in the Band in David Edgar's play, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," at the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Mainstage) in Louisville, Kentucky

Personal Life[]

Carpenter was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Catherine (Mitchell) and Robert Carpenter. She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. She trained at the Walden Theatre Conservatory program, and later at New York City's Juilliard School (1998–2002). Before graduation, she was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Angela Bettis.

In 2007, she began dating her Dexter co-star Michael C. Hall. They eloped on New Year's Eve, 2008 in Big Sur, California and publicly appeared together for the first time as a married couple at the 66th Golden Globe Awards in January 2009. In December 2010, Hall and Carpenter released a statement announcing that they had filed for divorce after having been separated "for some time." The divorce was finalized in December 2011 for irreconcilable differences, however the two remain very close friends.

In 2013, Carpenter started dating folk musician Seth Avett. On 10 February 2015, it was announced that the couple were engaged and expecting their first child, a son. Carpenter and Avett married in May 2016.

Trivia[]

  • In 2010, she ran the New York City Marathon, completing it in 3:34:28.
  • Jennifer started running at the age of eight, when she joined the cross country team.
  • Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Gallery[]

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