Jennifer Carpenter

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Biography

Recent Role:
Debra Morgan on Dexter
Gender:
Female
Birthplace:
Louisville, Kentucky
Birth Name:
Jennifer Leann Carpenter

Jennifer Carpenter was born on December 7, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky. As a child, she went to St. Raphael Elementary School and then on to Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville.



Jennifer trained at the Walden Theater Conservatory and studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City. She was then cast in the Broadway revival of The Crucible in 2002, opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, with whom she later appeared in The Exorcism of Emily Rose.



She is perhaps best known for playing the title role in The Exorcism of







More Emily Rose and for her role as Debra Morgan on Dexter.



Jennifer married her Dexter co-star Michael C. Hall on New Year's Eve 2008. They separated in early 2010 and filed for divorce later that year.



The movies she has been in are Quarantine (2008), Battle in Seattle (2007), Beyond the Ashes (previously known as Ash Tuesday) (2003), D.E.B.S. (2004), White Chicks (2004), Grayson Arms (previously known as Lethal Eviction) (2005) and The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005).

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    1 Abysmal
    needs to be cut from score hide show

    this actress (barely and actress) needs to be cut, shes ruined about every episode of dexter.

    i have never liked her nor will anyone i think likes her over acting. cursing in every single scene. no one likes her

    a b c d e f g h i j k l m no o o o o o o o oo o o o o o o oo oo o o o o o o o oo oo o oo oo o o o oo ooo o o o o o o oo o o o o oo o oo o o o o

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    9 Superb
    Excellent Actress. hide show

    Jennifer Carpenter enjoys both a wonderfully funny and sad part on the series. Her character is part little girl and part woman. My boyfriend and I can't stop laughing at some of the lines she has, potty mouth and all. We just finished a marathon weekend of watching the entire first and second season (don't get Showtime on DISH) and are now on to the third. Riveting series overall. Totally addicting. Can't wait to see if Deb and Frank hook back up in Season 3. Hope the show doesn't send Jennifer's character away with Frank though - we love her.

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    1 Abysmal
    skinny and weak hide show

    i dont like her looks, shes too skinny with an overall muscular weakness that makes her unable to walk straight. her back aint straight and her shoulders bend to the front makin her look abit hunchbacked. i wouldnt hug her in fright of having my eyes poked out. its quite funny you see her work out all the time in season 2 in Dexter. the love hungry sister role she plays in dexter makes her seem so desperate, running after men twice her age blindfolded, makin me dislike her role even more. final advice, get rid of that hunchback missy

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    9.5 Superb
    Very versatile actress, if you are willing to get to know her body of work. hide show

    I'm tired of the negative attitude people seem to have towards her. She is a very talented actress and, in my opinion, she is very underrated. I think most people only know her as Deb Morgan on Dexter and they seem to confuse her character for her. They even attack her personally. If people would take the time to check out her other work, for example Beyond the Ashes, they will see that she is a very capable actress who is able to give a very profound performance. She has a great range. She can go from indieflicks to horror flicks to a very awesome TV series. I would also love to go to America and watch her do play someday.

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    10 Perfect
    Another bueatiful face. hide show

    A bueatiful person who did a good job in the Emily Rose movie. She is a good actress wit a good body. At first I thought that in Emily Rose is she did that she did all that contortinist stuff but she didnt. She did everything else. And atleast shes in something recent, "My Name Is Earl". And I dont watch that show.

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