Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for 1923 season 2, episode 2.Jennifer Carpenter, who is best known for playing Debra Morgan inDexter, joined the cast of1923season 2, and her character is surprisingly based on a real person. Thecast of1923was already star-studded in season 1, as it featured Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, and more, but Jennifer Carpenter’s casting brought it to new heights. Carpenter’s1923character was also advertised as a mysterious figure who finds herself in the middle of the Dutton family’s story, so1923fans likely want to know who she’s playing in theYellowstoneprequel.
While she is best known forDexter, Jennifer Carpenter has also had a very accomplished career outside the serial killer drama. Carpenter has had some notable roles in movies likeWhite Chicks, where she played Lisa,The Exorcism of Emily Rose, where she played the titular Emily Rose, andQuarantine, where she played Angela. She’s also had a few more successes on the silver screen: Carpenter starred in both 2015’sLimitlessas Rebecca and inThe Enemy Withinas Erica. Now, Carpenter is joining the"Sheridanverse" ofYellowstonespinoffswith her character in1923season 2.
Who Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter Plays In 1923 Season 2
Carpenter Plays Mamie Fossett, A Real-Life Marshal, In 1923 Season 2
Jennifer Carpenter’s1923character actually has a very overt similarity to Debra Morgan: they’re both officers of the law.Carpenter plays U.S. Marshal Mamie Fossett, based out of Oklahoma, in1923season 2. Her character is based on the real Mamie Fossett, a woman who served as a U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma (viaNewspapers), though there’s very little information available about the historical figure. In1923season 2, episode 2, Fossett briefly met with Marshal Kent (Jamie McShane) and Father Renaud (Sebastian Roché) to discuss their search for Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves).
I’m Disappointed 1923 Season 2’s Premiere Didn’t Capitalize On Taylor Sheridan’s Secret Weapon
One of 1923’s cast members has become one of Taylor Sheridan’s regulars, and I’d love to see them have a more prominent role in season 2.
In preparing for her1923role, Jennifer Carpenter also did some research into the real Mamie Fossett. According to Carpenter, Fossett “had intended to homestead in the area and became one of the first female U.S. Marshals. Not to do clerical work behind a desk, but to go and work the [Oklahoma] territory,” (viaTV Insider).Her first appearance in1923season 2 confirmed Carpenter’s words: Fossett was seen putting Marshal Kent in his place, even going as far as to call him a bigot in the wrong century. Mamie Fossett seems to be quite a force, and she could have a huge impact on1923.
How Jennifer Carpenter Fits Into 1923 Season 2
Carpenter’s Mamie Fossett Will Have A Run-In With Spencer Dutton Sooner Or Later
Though she didn’t have a big role in episode 2, Jennifer Carpenter’s Mamie Fossett is certainly going to tie into1923season 2 more in future episodes.Fossett will likely have a run-in with Teonna Rainwater, given how Kent and Renaud came to her for help in finding the young woman. Additionally, whilespeaking withScreen Rant, Jennifer Carpentermentioned that Mamie Fossett is significantly different from other officers of the law in1923, such as Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) or Marshal Kent.
“She is committed to the work, tethered to it, in a really honest way. So, I don’t think that she is easily knocked off her course or easily influenced in one way or another, and also doesn’t have a side agenda where she could or would manipulate agendas.”
Fossett could also be seen in one of the trailers for1923holding a gun to Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar). Carpenter also mentioned that their paths will cross in1923season 2, but couldn’t go into any more detail than that. After1923season 2, episode 2, however, Spencer is right on his way towards Oklahoma and Fossett’s territory, and he’s also bootlegging a truckload of illegal whiskey. It seems that1923has already done quite a bit of the setup required for Fossett and Spencer’s paths to intertwine, though how that meeting turns out remains to be seen.
