Rita Bennet
| Rita Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Dexter character | |
Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
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| First appearance |
Novels: Darkly Dreaming Dexter Television: "Dexter" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance |
Television: Dexter's Final Cut |
| Portrayed by | Julie Benz |
| Information | |
| Occupation |
Hotel clerk Real estate agent |
| Family | Gail Brandon (mother) |
| Spouse(s) | John Ackerman Paul Bennett (ex-husband; deceased) Dexter Morgan (husband; her death) |
| Children |
Astor Bennett (son, with Dexter) Novels: Lily Anne Morgan (daughter, with Dexter) Television: Harrison Morgan (son, with Dexter) |
| Relatives |
Debra Morgan (sister-in-law) Brian Moser (brother-in-law) Cecilia (aunt) |
Television:
"My Bad (Dexter)"
(episode 5.01)
Astor Bennett
(daughter, with Paul)
Cody Bennett
(son, with Paul)
Rita Bennett (née Brandon; later Morgan) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series Dexter, based on Lindsay's books. She was the girlfriend and later wife of Dexter in both media. Portrayed by Julie Benz, Rita was a series regular in the first four seasons. The character made her last television appearance in 2010; she was a special guest star in Dexter's season five opener entitled "My Bad". The character appeared in seven of the eight Dexter novels.
In the novels, Dexter initially considers Rita little more than part of his disguise as a normal human being, and the perfect cover for his secret life as a serial killer. He later admits to growing quite fond of Rita, whom he married in the third book, Dexter in the Dark. In the television series, Rita is portrayed as a loving and caring mother who is emotionally damaged due to physical abuse by her former husband, Paul Bennett. Rita is the mother of Astor Bennett (Christina Robinson) and Cody Bennett (Preston Bailey), and later in the television series, gives birth to Dexter's son, Harrison. In the book series, she and Dexter have a daughter, Lily Anne.
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