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 footage horror film Quarantine (2008) and Sonya Blade in the direct-to-video Mortal Kombat films Scorpion's Revenge (2020) and Battle of the Realms (2021).
Carpenter was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Catherine (née Mitchell) and Robert Carpenter. She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. She trained at the Walden Theatre Conservatory program, and later at New York City's Juilliard School (Drama Division Group 31: 1998–2002).
Before graduation, she was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. 제니퍼 카펜터(1979년생, Louisville, Kentucky, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 엑소시즘 오브 에밀리 로즈, 드래그, 창살 속의 혈투가 있으며, 그 외에도 덱스터, 굿 와이프, 코난, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 1923, 화이트 칙스, Pound Puppies, 덱스터: 뉴 블러드, 리미트리스, 에너미 위딘, 복수자, 모탈 컴뱃 레전드: 스콜피온의 복수 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Eleven Days에 출연했다. 2025년 Ballistic에 출연했다. 2022년 1923에서 US Marshal Mamie Fossett 역을 맡았다.