Jennifer Carpenter (Role) : Debra Morgan
Birthday : December-7-1979
Birthplace : Louisville, Kentucky
Recent Role : Deb Morgan on Dexter
Gender : Female
Height : 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Jennifer Carpenter is also known as Jennifer Leann Carpenter. This American actress took birth in Louisville and joined Sacred Heart Academy, graduating from the same. She later joined Walden Theatre Conservatory and she next joined Julliard School in New York City. Before completing her graduation, she earned a role on the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’.
For her appearance on ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’, she received tons of critical attention. In 2006, she got MTV Movie Award for ‘Best Frightened Performance’ and she later got a Hollywood Life Breakthrough Award. Her appearance as Debra Morgan in the Showtime popular ‘Dexter’ made her a very famous actress and attracted not only the viewers but the critics as well.
In the beginning of 2007, rumors came into light that she has been dating her co-star Michael C. Hall. Among her other acting credits are ‘Quarantine’, ‘Battle in Seattle’, The Dog Problem’, ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’, ‘Lethal Eviction’, ‘Queen B’, ‘Last Days of America’, ‘White Chicks’, ‘DEBS’, and ‘People Are Dead’.
Role on ‘Dexter’
Jennifer Carpenter appears as Debra Morgan on ‘Dexter‘. She’s Dexter’s foster sister and relies on Dexter’s knack to solve difficult cases. In the third season of series, she became a Homicide detective.
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