Charisma Carpenter

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Date of Birth:	23 July 1970
Birthplace:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Age:	39
First Name:	Charisma
Middle Name:	Lee
Last Name:	Carpenter
Build:	Athletic
Height:	5' 7?" (171 cm)
Eye Color:	Brown - Dark
Hair Color:	Brown - Dark
Star Sign:	Cancer
Claim to Fame:	Cordelia on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
Occupation:	Actress
Occupation Category:	Actress
Nationality:	American
Alternative Names:	Chrissy
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Charisma Lee Carpenter (born Jul. 23, 1970 (42 years ago)) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character Cordelia Chase in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Her most recent work was a guest role in the TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that aired in Apr. 2009 (3 years ago).

Early life

Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,Born to a Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, and Spanish Mother and French and German father Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. When she was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico and then to San Diego where she attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Once she returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk, an aerobics instructor, and in property management. In 1991 (21 years ago), she was a San Diego Charger cheerleader, before beginning her Hollywood career. In 1992 (20 years ago), she moved to Los Angeles.

Career

Carpenter was discovered by a commercial agent while waiting tables in Los Angeles to save money for her college education. This led to her role on theatrical productions and more than twenty commercials. She made her first TV role in 1994 (18 years ago) by appearing in an episode of Baywatch. Shortly after that, she landed a starring role on Aaron Spelling's short-lived soap opera Malibu Shores.

In 1997 (15 years ago), Carpenter auditioned for the title role in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer but instead was cast as Cordelia Chase, a snobby and popular high school student. After three seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carpenter was offered an even larger role as the same character on the spin-off series Angel along with David Boreanaz. She played Cordelia Chase for four seasons on Angel. Although her character leaves the series during Angel's fourth season, Carpenter returned for the 100th episode in the fifth and final season because she felt that Cordelia's fans deserved closure after the controversy of her unexplained removal from the show.

In 2004 (8 years ago), Carpenter had a three episode guest appearance on the TV show Charmed as a psychic demon called The Seer and played a recurring role on NBC's Miss Match, appearing in four episodes. She also had a recurring role as Kendall Casablancas in the TV series Veronica Mars for the 2005-2006 season, appearing in 11 episodes. Carpenter guest-starred in the first season finale of ABC Family's TV show Greek and reprised her role in two episodes of Season 2. According to TV Guide in sep. 2007 (5 years ago), she was set to join the cast of The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition, but instead chose to do a guest appearance on the show Back to You as well as a recurring role on the short-lived series Big Shots.. Carpenter also had a guest appearance in an Apr. 2009 (3 years ago) episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

On Mar. 20, 2008 (4 years ago), Paley Fest hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside Buffy creator Joss Whedon, producer Marti Noxon, and other Buffy alumni including Sarah Michelle Gellar (29 walls), Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Seth Green, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

Carpenter has starred in an assortment of made-for-tv and direct-to-video movies including the sex comedy What Boys Like, the horror movie Voodoo Moon, and the romantic comedies See Jane Date and Relative Chaos on ABC Family (the latter of which co-starred Nicholas Brendon who was also one of her co-stars from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). She also appeared in the mysteries Flirting with Danger and Cheaters' Club on Lifetime TV and is starring in the Sci Fi Channel movie House of Bones, scheduled for broadcast in 2009 (3 years ago). Also in 2009 (3 years ago), Carpenter stars in production company Red Sparrow's first film, Vivid, and was added to the cast of the upcoming movie The Expendables, a Sylvester Stallone written/directed film, set for a 2010 (2 years ago) release.

Playboy

In the Jun. 2004 (8 years ago) issue of Playboy magazine, Carpenter appeared in a ten-page semi-nude layout and on the cover. When asked by People magazine in 2005 (7 years ago) about her semi-nude pictorial and whether or not she would ever pose for Playboy again, she replied "I don't know. I did Playboy for a very specific reason. Not only was it a good financial move, but it was about the place I was at in my life. I had just had my son [Donovan] and I'd gained 50 lbs. during pregnancy. I wanted to get back to my old self. I wanted to feel desirable and sexy. So I thought, 'What if I went full throttle?'"

Personal life

Carpenter married Damian Hardy on Oct. 5, 2002 (10 years ago). On Mar. 24, 2003 (9 years ago), Carpenter gave birth to a son named Donavan Charles Hardy. In late 2007 (5 years ago), the couple separated and their divorce was made final in Jul. 2008 (4 years ago).

As a fitness enthusiast, her outdoor hobbies are biking, rollerblading, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, and sky-diving. Carpenter lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Films
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior!
What Boys Like
See Jane Date
Voodoo Moon
Flirting with Danger
Cheaters' Club
Relative Chaos
House of Bones
Vivid
The Expendables

TV series
Series
Baywatch
Boy Meets World
Malibu Shores
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hey Arnold!
Angel
Strange Frequency
Miss Match
Like Cats and Dogs
The Division
Charmed
LAX
Veronica Mars
Back to You
Big Shots
Greek
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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