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Picture of Jennifer Carpenter (Debra Morgan) of Showtime’s TV Series DexterI really like Jennifer Carpenter in this role. It’ll be interesting to see how her character develops in Dexter Season 2 given what happened at the end of last season.

If you haven’t seen it yet, another Jennifer Carpenter movie; D.E.B.S. is hilarious.

Bio
Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born December 7, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American film actress.

Carpenter was trained in high school at the prestigious Walden Theatre Company in Louisville. After graduating from high school, she attended The Juilliard School in New York City. Prior to graduation she was cast in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.

She is currently playing Debra Morgan in the Showtime television series, Dexter. The series premiere aired on October 1, 2006.

Filmography
Ash Tuesday (2003)
D.E.B.S. (2004)
White Chicks (2004)
Lethal Eviction (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Dexter (2006)

Trivia

  • While growing up in Kentucky, she frequently went shooting with her father.
  • She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

Awards and nominations

  • MTV Movie Awards 2006 - Breakthrough Performance (in The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Nominated
  • MTV Movie Awards 2006 - Best Frightened Performance (in The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Won

 

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