Jennifer Carpenter

Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born December 7, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Debra Morgan, the adoptive sister of the title characterof the Showtime series Dexter. Her performance on the show earned her a Saturn Award in 2009.
== Early life ==
Was born on December 7, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Catherine (née Mitchell) and Robert Carpenter.[1] She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. She trained at the Walden Theatre Conservatory program,[2] and later at New York City's Juilliard School (Drama Division Group 31: 1998–2002).[3]
Before graduation, she was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.[4]
== Career ==
Carpenter first attracted critical attention for her performance in The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She took home the 2006 MTV Movie Award for 'Best Frightened Performance', and also received a 'Hollywood Life Breakthrough Award'. She was also named 'Breakout Performer' at the 2006 Scream Awards.
In 2008, she also starred in Quarantine, an American remake of the 2007 Spanish horror film [REC], about a deadly zombie virus outbreak in an apartment complex.
Carpenter played the role of Debra Morgan in the Showtime crime drama television series Dexter, which premiered October 1, 2006. Her portrayal of the title character's adoptive sister has impressed some critics, with Australian journalist Jack Marx describing her portrayal of "cool and clumsy" Debra as "so perfect that many viewers appear to have mistaken the character's flaws for the actor's."[5]
In 2011, she starred in the off-Broadway play Gruesome Playground Injuries at Second Stage Theatre[6] and had a guest appearance on the CBS drama The Good Wife.[7]
In January 2014, it was announced that Carpenter would star in a new ABC drama Sea of Fire, playing FBI Agent Leah Pierce.[8] However, the show was not picked up as a series. In August 2014, it was announced that she would provide the voice of Juli Kidman in the survival horror video game The Evil Within,[9]marking her first video game appearance. The game was released in October 2014.
In early 2015, Carpenter was cast in the CBS drama series Limitless in which she co-starred with Jake McDorman.[10][11]
== Personal life ==
In 2007, she began dating her Dexter co-star Michael C. Hall.[12] They eloped on New Year's Eve, 2008 in California and publicly appeared together for the first time as a married couple at the 66th Golden Globe Awards in January 2009.[12]In December 2010, Hall and Carpenter released a statement announcing that they had filed for divorce after having been separated "for some time".[13] The divorce was finalized in December 2011[14] for irreconcilable differences; however, the two remain very close friends.[15][16]
Carpenter started dating folk musician Seth Avett in 2013.[17] On February 10, 2015, it was announced that the couple were engaged and expecting their first child. In August 2015, it was revealed that Carpenter gave birth in May to a son, Isaac, and admitted that she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when shooting the pilot episode of Limitless.[18][17] Carpenter and Avett married in May 2016.
In 2010, she ran the New York City Marathon, completing it in 3:34:28.[19]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999	Nice Guys Sleep Alone 	Uncredited 	
2001	People Are Dead 	Angela's friend #2 	
2003	Ash Tuesday 	Samantha 	
2004	D.E.B.S. 	Hysterical Student 	
2004	White Chicks 	Lisa 	
2005	Last Days of America 	Friend in New York #2 	
2005	Lethal Eviction 	Sarah / Tessa / Beth 	also known as Grayson Arms
2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose 	Emily Rose 	MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance
Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006	The Dog Problem 	Redheaded waitress 	
2007	Battle in Seattle 	Sam 	
2008	Quarantine 	Angela Vidal 	
2010	Faster 	Nan Porterman 	
2011	Seeking Justice 	Trudy 	
2012	Gone 	Sharon Ames 	
2012	The Factory 	Kelsey Walker 	
2012	Ex-Girlfriends 	Kate 	Executive producer
2014	Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher	Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow	Voice (English version)[20]
2014	The Devil's Hand 	Rebekah 	
2017	Brawl in Cell Block 99 	Lauren Thomas 	
2018	Batman: Gotham by Gaslight 	Selina Kyle(voice) 	Direct-to-video
2018	Dragged Across Concrete 	Kelly Summer 	Filming
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005 	Queen B 	Kristen 	Television movie
2006–2013	Dexter 	Debra Morgan 	Main role, 96 episodes
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television
Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated—Prism Award for Female Performance in a Drama Series
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television (2007–09, 2011–13)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009–12)
2009 	Dexter: Early Cuts	Debra Morgan 	2 episodes
2011 	The Good Wife 	Pamela Raker 	Episode: "Parenting Made Easy"
2011–2013	Pound Puppies 	Pepper 	5 episodes
2014 	Robot Chicken 	Voice 	Episode: "Victoria's Secret of NIMH"
2015–2016	Limitless 	Rebecca Harris	Main role, 22 episodes
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