1. Rita Bennett appeared in the television series Dexter, based on Lindsay's books.
40 Facts About Rita Bennett
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Rita Bennett was the girlfriend and later wife of Dexter in both media.
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Rita Bennett later admits to growing quite fond of Rita, whom he married in the third book, Dexter in the Dark.
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Benz received positive reviews for her portrayal of Rita Bennett, winning a Satellite Award and Saturn Award, and receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
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Rita Bennett's character was killed by a serial killer in the final episode of season four.
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Dexter executive producer Clyde Phillips claimed the staff did not know how Rita Bennett would leave until late in the fourth season, but that it began to feel inevitable as the story evolved.
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Rita Bennett was a character in the Dexter series of novels written by author Jeff Lindsay.
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Rita Bennett first appears in the original novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
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Rita Bennett is a physical fitness buff; she and Dexter regularly go for 5-kilometre runs, long bike rides, and weightlifting sessions together.
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Rita Bennett is kept in the dark about the true nature of their relationship.
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Rita Bennett appears in the premiere episode of Dexter, entitled "Dexter" and is introduced as Dexter Morgan's girlfriend.
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Rita Bennett, who is ignorant of Dexter's secret life as a serial killer, appears regularly throughout the first season as his main source of support.
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Rita Bennett plays a much larger role in the episode "Return to Sender", in which Paul is released from prison and demands to be at Astor's birthday party.
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In "Circle of Friends", Rita Bennett tells Paul he can see his children only through supervised visits for six months before she will consider letting him have unsupervised visitation rights.
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Rita Bennett tells him that there is no shoe, despite having found it more than a month previously.
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Rita Bennett later admits that she found the shoe, but refuses to acknowledge that Dexter is involved.
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In "Waiting to Exhale", after Paul's funeral, Rita Bennett confronts Dexter about his involvement in Paul's death, and he is forced to admit to having a heroin addiction in order to cover up his real secret.
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Rita Bennett starts attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings, where a mysterious woman named Lila Tournay volunteers to be his sponsor.
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In "See-Through" Rita Bennett's visiting mother, Gail, suspects that Dexter is hiding something from the family.
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In "That Night, a Forest Grew," Rita Bennett stands up to her mother and insists that she move out of the house.
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Rita Bennett tells Dexter that he is no longer welcome to visit her house or her children.
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Rita Bennett apologizes, admitting that his affair with Lila was a mistake, but she is still hesitant to forgive him.
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Rita Bennett goes to Rita's house and drugs the babysitter in order to abduct the children.
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Rita Bennett starts a fire and locks the three of them inside.
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Rita Bennett calls Debra for help and Debra decides to skip her flight to Oregon, with her boyfriend Frank Lundy.
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In "Turning Biminese," Rita Bennett is hospitalized after a medical emergency and Dexter cannot be found.
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Dexter is hesitant when Rita Bennett suggests that they buy a house and move in together.
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Rita Bennett becomes angry at Dexter's refusal to help organize their wedding.
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Rita Bennett later admits that she felt hurt that he did not seem to care about her indiscretion.
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Dexter then punches Elliot and warns him to stay away from Rita Bennett, which reassures her that Dexter loves her.
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The character of Rita Bennett was originally invented by Jeff Lindsay for his series of novels about Dexter Morgan, and she is featured in all but the final book in the series.
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Rita Bennett is presented in the series as a loving and caring mother.
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Rita Bennett was killed by Arthur Mitchell in the season four finale "The Getaway".
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Rita Bennett's death was alluded to by Dexter producers, who told media outlets "The Getaway" included a series-changing twist, leading to widespread speculation about it.
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Clyde Phillips claimed the Dexter staff did not know how the finale would conclude until late in the season, but he said Rita Bennett's death began to feel inevitable as the story evolved.
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The character of Rita Bennett has been well received by critics, who praised Benz's portrayal.
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Zap2it created a poll entitled "Best Mom" as part of their "Greatest TV Characters" series of polls; Rita Bennett was voted 12th on a list of 14 characters.
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Rita Bennett praised what he expected to be a "re-set" of the series after Rita's death.
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Julie Benz has been well received for her portrayal of Rita Bennett, winning and being nominated for a multitude of awards.
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Rita Bennett was nominated for a Scream Award for Best Horror Actress and was jointly nominated, in 2009 and 2010, for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.