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Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter at the 2005 Comic-Con.
Birth name Charisma Lee Carpenter
Born July 23, 1970 (1970-07-23) (age 37)
Flag of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
Other name(s) Chrissy
Spouse(s) Damien Hardy (2002 to present)

Charisma Lee Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (691x615, 287 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Charisma Carpenter ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nevada. ... Vegas redirects here. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cordelia Chase (born December 1980[1], in Sunnydale, California, died in 2004 in Los Angeles) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

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Personal life

Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she attended Bishop Gorman High School. At 15, the family moved to Rosarito B.C., Mexico, and then to Chula Vista (a suburb of San Diego) where she attended Chula Vista High and Bonita Vista High. After graduation, she was a San Diego Chargers cheerleader in 1991 before beginning her Hollywood career. She had also dabbled in sky-diving.[1] She married her French fiancé Damien Hardy on October 5, 2002 and she gave birth to son Donavan Charles Hardy on March 24, 2003. Vegas redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... Bishop Gorman High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school serving the Las Vegas, Nevada area. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... “Chargers” redirects here. ... For many NFL teams, their franchise also includes a cheerleading squad. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Carpenter has a large scar on her belly from a childhood accident. While five years old, and playing around a swimming pool that was still under construction, she fell onto a piece of rebar. The scar was incorporated into Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the episode "Lovers Walk", when her character fell onto an exposed piece of rebar.[1]
  • Carpenter has four tattoos; a tribal sun on her lower back that represents life, a rosary on her left wrist as a reminder to stay centered, D² on the inside of her right wrist to represent the names of her husband and son, and the infinity symbol on her left ring finger beneath her wedding ring.

A tied rebar beam cage. ... Lovers Walk is episode 8 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Our Lady of Lourdes - Mary appearing at Lourdes with Rosary beads. ... The infinity symbol ∞ in several typefaces. ...

Career

Carpenter was discovered by a commercial agent while working as a waitress. This led to several roles on TV advertisements. She made guest appearances in Baywatch and Miss Match, and she has had a role in Malibu Shores. Her best known role was that of Cordelia on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... Miss Match was a 2003 American television series produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. ... Malibu Shores was a primetime soap opera that aired from March 1996 to June 1996 for approximately ten episodes on NBC. Created by Aaron Spelling and costarring the beautiful Charisma Carpenter, Keri Russell and Katie Wright, the program followed the melodramatic exploits of pretentious Southern California teens. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...


After 7 years playing Cordelia Chase, 3 years on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 4 years on Angel, Charisma returned for Angel's 100th episode in the fifth and final season as she thought Cordelia fans deserved closure after the controversy of her unexplained removal from the show.


Carpenter became good friends with Holly Marie Combs during the filming of See Jane Date and this friendship led to her three episode guest stint on Charmed as a psychic demon called The Seer. Holly Marie Combs (born December 3, 1973 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American actress who has worked in movies and television series. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the... The Seers are two fictional characters on the WB television series Charmed. ...


Carpenter appeared on the cover and posed for a nude pictorial in the June 2004 issue of Playboy magazine. She made the decision to pose as a way to motivate herself to lose her pregnancy weight.[2] The photos were taken ten months after she gave birth to her son. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: June 2004 in sports Deaths in June • 28 Anthony Buckeridge • 26 Naomi Shemer • 26 Yash Johar • 22 Bob Bemer • 22 Thomas Gold • 22 Francisco Ortiz Franco • 16 Thanom Kittikachorn • 10 Ray Charles • 5 Ronald Reagan... Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...


Carpenter has played three characters with the ability to tell the future. In Angel, her character, Cordelia, received visions from The Powers That Be. On Charmed, she played Kira, the Seer, who counted premonitions among her powers. In Voodoo Moon, she could tell the future through her drawings. The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni wears a late Roman military outfit in this 17th century depiction An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the...


Carpenter had a recurring role as Kendall Casablancas in the TV series Veronica Mars for the 2005-2006 season, appearing in 11 episodes. Kendall Casablancas is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Charisma recently starred in Voodoo Moon by writer/director Kevin VanHook, as well as an assortment of made-for-television movies. One such recent movie was called Relative Chaos on ABC Family, co-starring with Nicholas Brendon, one of her co-stars from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Kevin VanHook is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a comic book artist and writer. ... ABC Family is an American cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. ... Nicholas Brendon (born April 12, 1971 as Nicholas Brendon Schultz in Los Angeles, California), is an actor best known for his character Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). ...


It was recently announced that Charisma will guest star in the upcoming season finale of ABC Family's television show Greek.


Filmography

|===TV series===

Year TV Show Role Status Notes
1994 Baywatch Wendie Sanders Guest Star Season 5, Episode 5
1995 Boy Meets World Caterer Guest Star Season 3, Episode 10
1996 Malibu Shores Ashley Green Regular Show lasted 10 episodes
1997-1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cordelia Chase Regular (Seasons 1-3) Appeared in 55 episodes
1999 Hey Arnold! Simone, a 6th grader Guest Star (Voice) Season 4, Episode 5 ("Phoebe Skips")
1999-2004 Angel Cordelia Chase Regular (Seasons 1-4), Special Guest Star* Appeared in 86 episodes
2001 Strange Frequency Jules Guest Star Season 1, Episode 12
2003 Miss Match Serena Lockner Special Guest Star Appeared in 4 episodes
2004 Like Cats and Dogs Sarah Regular Rejected UPN sitcom pilot
2004 The Division Emma Campbell Guest Star Season 4, Episode 14
2004 Charmed Kira / The Seer Guest Star Appeared in 3 episodes
2004 LAX Julie Random Special Guest Star Season 1, Episode 9
2005-2006 Veronica Mars Kendall Casablancas Guest Star Appeared in 11 episodes
2007 Greek Unknown Guest Star Season 1, Episode 10

List of Angel episodes Youre Welcome is episode 12 of season 5 in the television show Angel. ...

Movies

Year Film Role Notes
1995-1996 Josh Kirby...Time Warrior Beth Sullivan 3 Movie Series, Direct to Video
2001 What Boys Like Kim Release in Europe as The Groomsmen
2003 See Jane Date Jane Grant ABC Family Original Movie
2005 Voodoo Moon Heather IDT Entertainment
2006 Flirting with Danger Laura Clifford Lifetime Movie
2006 Cheaters' Club Linda Stern Lifetime Movie
2006 Relative Chaos Katherine ABC Family Original Movie

See also

For many NFL teams, their franchise also includes a cheerleading squad. ...

References

  1. ^ Christopher Golden; Nancy Holder (1998). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide. ISBN 0-671-02433-7. 
  2. ^ Carrie Bell (2005-11-04). Celebrity Q&A: Veronica Mars' Charisma Carpenter. People. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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