Charisma Carpenter

 Charisma Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress from the United States. She starred as Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural series (1997-1999) and the spin-off show Angel (1999-04). She was also in Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablancas and Veronica Mars (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell and Lacy in The Lying Game (2012–2013 strong>).

 

 

  Carpenter was born in Las Vegas (Nevada) as the daughter of Christine Carpenter who is who worked in a bird sanctuary, as well as Don Carpenter, an entrepreneur. Carpenter is of Spanish (from her maternal grandfather), French, and German descent. Carpenter was a student at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas;[6] she was also part of a group of dancers and singers that performed in the Las Vegas Valley when she was just nine years old.

 

 

  Carpenter aged 15 when she She and her family relocated to Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico [2] and later to San Diego, California. She went to Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. 2] [failed verification] Following her graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Carpenter returned to San Diego in 1991 and worked as an aerobics teacher and videostore clerk as well as a property manager. In 1991, she was a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers. In 1992, she relocated from San Diego to Los Angeles.

 

 

  Henry Hubbard Jr. was a former San Diego officer and serial rapist who tried to subdue her as well as two of her male buddies while they were swimming in San Diego in 1991. During the fight that ensued, her two friends and Hubbard were killed, forcing Hubbard to flee the scene; both friends survived the attack. Hubbard was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 56 years of prison for a string of robberies and rapes. Carpenter was able to bring Hubbard his flashlight from the police station on the beach. This flashlight proved crucial evidence in the case against Hubbard.

 

 

  Carpenter was ranked No. Carpenter was No. 31 on AskMen’s Top 99 Desirable Women 2002[3030. 44 on their list for 2005. In spite of this, Carpenter has stated she does not consider herself an sex icon. Carpenter was included on the cover of the magazine as well as in a 10 page nude pictorial in the June issue of 2004. People magazine asked her 2005 whether she'd pose for Playboy. I did Playboy because of a specific reason. It was a good financial choice. It also seemed like it was the best choice for me. My son was just born and I had gained 50 pounds in the course of my pregnancy. I wanted to return the person I was before. I wanted to appear at ease and attractive. I was thinking: "What if you went completely sexy?"