Born in
Kansas City, Missouri, Carpenter started her film career at the age of three. Her film debut came in
Daddy Long Legs. At age four, she traveled around the United States appearing in theaters on a promotional tour of her films. Her fame grew in the early-1920s as she made a series of successful appearances in films such as, ''
Helen's Babies with Baby Peggy, and The Sign of the Rose''. Maturity led to a change of roles for Carpenter. Becoming a young woman, she moved into character roles. She had occasional adult roles through 1940s, then she retired from film business. ==Personal life==