Jennifer Carpenter is an American film actor who attended New York City's prestigious Julliard School. She was born on December 7, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/bio Carpenter eloped with Dexter co-star Michael C. Hall on New Year’s Eve in 2008. The couple had been dating for over a year.http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b78384_michael_c_hall_jennifer_carpenter_are.html The couple later filed for divorce in December of 2010. Their representatives said they had been separated for “some time” and the separation was amicable.http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40650385/ns/today-entertainment/
Jennifer Carpenter has played in a number of motion pictures and the TV series Dexter. In addition to those, she starred as Mary Warren in the Broadway production of The Crucible alongside Liam Neeson, Brian Murray, Kristen Bell and Laura Linney.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/main details Carpenter has been nominated for numerous awards and has won both a Saturn Award and a MTV Award.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/awards
Career
Jennifer Carpenter had her first role in the movie People are Dead in 2002. She played a number of small roles until 2005. After appearing in the Broadway production of The Crucible, Carpenter starred as the demon-possessed title character in 2005's The Exorcism of Emily Rose.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/main details
In 2007, Carpenter landed the role of Debra Morgan in the Showtime drama Dexter. Carpenter plays the unsuspecting adopted sister of the serial killer protagonist, Dexter (played by Michael C. Hall), who is trying to prove herself as a detective in the Miami Police Department.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/main details She has also starred in major motion pictures.
Career Timeline
- 2002: People Are Dead
- 2003: Ash Tuesday
- 2004: D.E.B.S.
- 2004: White Chicks
- 2005: Queen B
- 2005: Lethal Eviction
- 2005: The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- 2006: The Dog Problem
- 2007: Battle in Seattle
- 2008: Quarantine
- 2009: Dexter: Early Cuts
- 2010: Faster
- 2006-2010: Dexter
- 2010: The Hungry Rabbit Jumps
- 2011: The Factoryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358539/maindetails
Quotes
"Dex's cop sister, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), recovering from her near-fatal relationship with the Ice Truck Killer, is the standout. Territorial, tough, and truly unnerved, she now thinks she's a freak. The irony is that she's the most normal human being in Dexter's world."— Speaking of the TV show Dexter.http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20156392,00.html
"When I first got to L.A., I was stretching $20 a week, waiting tables, and I did that for about six months. I didn’t mind it at all, I was really happy for that experience, but it made me really get aggressive about what I want. I’ve been doing this since I was eight, and never considered doing anything else, so I really had to kick it into gear." — On living in L.A. on TV.com.
"I would rather put a campfire out with my face." — As Debra Morgan in Dexter
Jennifer Carpenter Interview
Jennifer Carpenter talks about what it's like to work with Michael C. Hall. She plays Debra Morgan on the TV show Dexter. They play brother and sister on the show. Michael Hall is also the producer. Carpenter says it is easy to work with people you trust and respect. According to Carpenter, at the end of the day, an actor wants to be a "normal person" and sit on the couch.