Jennifer Carpenter

Known for ActingBorn 1979-12-07 (age 46)Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Jennifer Carpenter (born December 7, 1979) is an American actress. She garnered wide attention for her role as the titular character in the supernatural horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), which established her as a scream queen. She rose to prominence for playing Debra Morgan in the crime drama series Dexter (2006–2013), which she reprised in the miniseries Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022). Her accolades include a MTV Movie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Television Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Carpenter's television roles beyond Dexter include Rebecca Harris in the comedy drama series Limitless (2015–2016) and Erica Shephard in the drama series The Enemy Within (2019). Her film roles include Angela Vidal in the found footage horror film Quarantine (2008) and Sonya Blade in the direct-to-video Mortal Kombat films Scorpion's Revenge (2020) and Battle of the Realms (2021). Carpenter was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Catherine (née 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 (Drama Division Group 31: 1998–2002). Before graduation, she was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.Read more

Movies & web series

1923

Dexter

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

Dexter: New Blood

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms

The Good Wife

Limitless

Conan

The Enemy Within

Brawl in Cell Block 99

White Chicks

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Dragged Across Concrete

A Mouthful of Air

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

D.E.B.S.

Faster

Battle in Seattle

Gone

Ash Tuesday

The Break-Up Tour

The Dog Problem

Seeking Justice

Quarantine

The Factory

The Devil's Hand

Pound Puppies

Ballistic

Lethal Eviction

Ex-Girlfriends

People Are Dead

She's Still Here

Eleven Days

Remember the monsters?