| First Name | Mary |
| Middle Name | Chapin |
| Last Name | Carpenter |
| Full Name at Birth | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| Age | 53 |
| Date of Birth | February 21, 1958 |
| Birthplace | Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| University | Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Occupation Category | Country Musician |
| Music Genre | Country |
| Music Style | Country-Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Country |
| Music Mood | Confident, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Earnest, Street-Smart, Reflective, Literate, Intimate, Poignant, Gentle, Rollicking, Romantic, Cathartic, Springlike |
| Instrument | Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals |
| Father | Chapin Carpenter Jr. |
| Mother | Mary Bowie Robertson |
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts.
Selected Mary Chapin Carpenter film and TV show credits: