Jennifer Carpenter

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