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name: "Debbie Lee Carrington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/debbie-lee-carrington"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 December 1959"
died: "23 March 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:45.154672+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Debbie Lee Carrington

Actor. Born 14 December 1959 in San Jose, California, USA. Died 23 March 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 December 1959, San Jose, California, USA
- **Died:** 23 March 2018
- **Active:** 1983–1997
- **Also known as:** Deborah Lee Carrington, Debbi Lee Carrington, Debbie Carrington

## Biography

Debbie Lee Carrington (also credited as Deborah Lee Carrington and Debbi Lee Carrington) was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was born on 14 December 1959 in San Jose, California, and died on 23 March 2018 in Pleasanton, California.

Carrington began her career in 1981 after answering a casting call while studying at the University of California, Davis, where she later earned a degree in early childhood development. She appeared in costume roles such as an Ewok in *Return of the Jedi* (1983) and Thumbelina in *Total Recall* (1990), as well as in *Men in Black* (1997), *Batman Returns* (1992) and *The Polar Express* (2004). On television she played Tammy in the *Seinfeld* episode 'The Stand-In' (1994), alongside guest roles in *In Living Color*, *The Drew Carey Show*, *Dexter* and *Bones*.

She also worked as a stunt performer, often doubling for child actors or in costume-specific parts, and advocated for proper credit for dwarf actors.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Creature — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Men in Black* (1997), Fi1m 82, as Alien Father — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Dumb and Dumber* (1994), Fi1m 76, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-and-dumber.md)
- *Batman Returns* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Emperor Penguin — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-returns.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, as Tammy — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as Additional Ducks (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, as Romba an Ewok — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)

## Also known for

- *The Polar Express* (2004), Elf
- *Total Recall* (1990), Thumbelina
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Mini Tabitha (uncredited)
- *Bones* (2005), Gidget Jones
- *Bedtime Stories* (2008), Booing Goblin
- *She's All That* (1999), Felicity
- *Curse of Chucky* (2013), Chucky Double
- *Married... with Children* (1987), Alien

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