Jennifer Carpenter

Acting · Born 1979-12-07 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• White Chicks as Lisa Anderson
• Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery as Chikara (voice)
• Brawl in Cell Block 99 as Lauren Thomas
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge as Sonya Blade (voice)
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms as Sonya Blade (voice)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Emily Rose
• Battle in Seattle as Sam
• Quarantine as Angela Vidal
• Seeking Justice as Trudy
• Gone as Sharon Ames

TV

• Dexter as Debra Morgan
• Dexter: New Blood as Debra Morgan
• 1923 as US Marshal Mamie Fossett
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
• The Good Wife as Pamela Raker
• Limitless as Rebecca Harris
• Pound Puppies as Pepper (voice)
• The Enemy Within as Erica Shepherd