Jennifer Carpenter
Biography
Jennifer Carpenter is an American actress, born in Louisville, Kentucky, who trained at the Walden Theatre Conservatory and later at Juilliard. Before finishing her studies, she was cast in a 2002 Broadway revival of The Crucible. Her early screen work included the comedy White Chicks (2004) and the horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), which made her known as a scream queen. She gained wider attention as Debra Morgan on the crime drama Dexter from 2006 to 2013, winning a Saturn Award among eight nominations and earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination plus four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations; she played Debra again in Dexter: New Blood in 2021 and 2022. Her other credits include Quarantine (2008), the television series Limitless and The Enemy Within, and voice work as Sonya Blade in two direct-to-video Mortal Kombat Legends movies, Scorpion's Revenge and Battle of the Realms, released in 2020 and 2021.
46years old
Turns 47 on December 7in 50 days
- Born Louisville
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Jennifer Leann Carpenter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 17 years2004 to 2021
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Early training
Carpenter was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible before she graduated from Juilliard, where she trained in the Drama Division.
Big break
Carpenter gained critical notice for her role in The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Laura Linney, her co-star, suggested casting her after they had worked together in a play.
A first
Carpenter voiced Juli Kidman in the survival horror game The Evil Within, her first video game appearance, and returned for two DLC chapters before the character was recast in the sequel.
Jennifer Carpenter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
S. Craig Zahler directed two of these films, Ethan Spaulding two. Grey Griffin appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Grey Griffin's page
Fred Tatasciore's page
Udo Kier's page
Vince Vaughn's page
Amanda Seyfried's page
Rade Serbedzija's page
All films by S. Craig Zahler
Ethan SpauldingDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2021
All films by Ethan Spaulding
Also two films together10 more actors
- Don JohnsonDragged Across Concrete (2019) and Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
- Robin Atkin DownesMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Joel McHaleMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Fred MelamedDragged Across Concrete (2019) and Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
- Matthew MercerMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)
- Dave B. MitchellMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Patrick SeitzMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Ike AmadiMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Jordan RodriguesMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
- Artt ButlerMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jennifer Carpenter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$333 million
8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$145M43.6% of the total
- 2$113M34.0% of the total
- 3$41M12.3% of the total
- 4$18M5.4% of the total
- 5$14M4.2% of the total
- 6$909K0.3% of the total
- 7$660K0.2% of the total
- 8$64K0.0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2006 | MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Won |
| Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.