Tara Carpenter

Tara Carpenter is one of the deuteragonist of Scream V and the one of four protagonists (along with Sam, Maureen, and Luna) in the sequel film (2023).. While home alone, the "elevated horror" fan becomes the first target of the 2021 Woodsboro Legacy Killings. Despite this, she survives, an inverse to the tradition of the previous four film openings.
Her survival is intentional, however. She is lured as live bait for her estranged, elder sister Sam Carpenter. Sam returns and reveals she is actually her half-sister (maternally), as Sam is original Ghostface, Billy's daughter (making her the killer’s step-daughter). The revelation caused Tara's biological father to abandon them both (when Tara was around 8). The estranged sisters put the past behind them to survive the 25th anniversary killings, where Tara's Woodsboro High friendship group are suspects.
Tara's life is also saved by original legacy survivor, Dewey Riley, who sacrifices his life to save her. Her Asthma condition and required inhaler become a key element to the film's climax. Her best friend, Amber Freeman, Sam's boyfriend, and Luna's cousin worked together to plan the honorary requel murders. Based on the date of birth shown on her hospital wristband, her age in the fifth film is 18 turning 19. She most likely repeated one grade of high school, and her sister Sam, who allegedly abandoned her on her 18th birthday, actually left Woodsboro closer to 19 than 18.
She is portrayed by Jenna Ortega.
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