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American actress

Charisma Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She played Cordelia Chase in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–1999) and its spin off series Angel (1999–2004). She also starred as Kyra in Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablancas in Veronica Mars (2005–2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012–2013), and Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010–2012).

Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a part of a song and dance troupe which performed in the Las Vegas Valley when she was nine years old. When Carpenter was 15, her family moved to Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles. While swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male friends were attacked by Henry Hubbard Jr., a former San Diego police officer and serial rapist, who attempted to subdue them at gunpoint. During the struggle, both her friends and Hubbard were shot, forcing him to flee the scene; both friends survived the attack. Hubbard was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to 56 years in prison for a series of rapes and robberies. Carpenter brought Hubbard's police issue flashlight from the beach, which he had left at the scene, and the flashlight became a key piece of evidence used against him.

Carpenter was discovered by a commercial agent while waiting tables in Los Angeles to save money for her college education. She made her first television role in 1994 by appearing in an episode of Baywatch. In 1996, Carpenter auditioned for the title role in The WB supernatural drama 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 alongside David Boreanaz. She played Cordelia Chase for four seasons on Angel. Although her character leaves the series during Angels fourth season, Carpenter returned for the 100th episode in the fifth and final season. In 2004, Carpenter had a guest appearance in The WB fantasy drama series Charmed as a psychic demon named Kyra for three episodes 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 UPN mystery drama series Veronica Mars but instead she chose to do a guest appearance in the Fox comedy series Back to You as well as a two episode role on the short lived series Big Shots. Carpenter also had a guest appearance in an April 2009 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled "The Descent of Man". On March 20, 2008, Paley Fest hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside Buffy creator Joss Whedon, producers Marti Noxon and David Greenwalt, and other Buffy alumni including Sarah Michelle Gellar, 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 films including the sex comedy What Boys Like, the horror film Voodoo Moon, and the romantic comedies See Jane Date and Relative Chaos on ABC Family (the latter of which co starred fellow Buffy alum Nicholas Brendon). She also appeared in the original films Flirting with Danger and Cheaters' Club (both 2006) both on Lifetime and the Syfy original film House of Bones broadcast in 2010, around the same time as her guest spot in Legend of the Seeker. In 2009, Carpenter starred in production company Red Sparrow's first film, Psychosis, which was released on January 11, 2011. In August 2010, she had a supporting role in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables. After the success of The Expendables, Carpenter was cast in Human Factor and in the indie thriller Crash Site. She appeared in an episode of the seventh season of Supernatural alongside Buffy co star James Marsters. In 2012, Carpenter landed a recurring role as Rebecca Sewell in the first season of ABC Family drama series The Lying Game. She was upgraded to a series regular for the second season. Later in the same year, she reprised her role as Lacy in The Expendables 2. On August 28, 2013, Surviving Evil (original working title: I Survived Evil) She starred in the 2015 erotic film Bound, alongside Morgan Obenreder, which received a lukewarm reception. She later led the television film Mommy's Secret.

Carpenter was named No. 31 on AskMen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2002 and No. 44 on their 2005 list. Despite this, Carpenter has stated she does not view herself as a sex symbol. Carpenter appeared on the cover and in a ten page nude pictorial of the June 2004 issue of Playboy magazine. When she was asked by People magazine in 2005 whether 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 and I'd gained 50 pounds 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'?"

Carpenter married Damian Hardy on October 5, 2002, in her hometown of Las Vegas. In March 2003, Carpenter gave birth to a son, Donovan Charles Hardy. In late 2007, the couple separated Carpenter is Catholic. In February 2021, Carpenter spoke out against director Joss Whedon in support of Ray Fisher who also claimed to have experienced a toxic environment at the hands of the director. She accused him of dismissing her from Angel because of her pregnancy.

+ List of performances by Charisma Carpenter in film Year Title Role Notes1995Josh Kirby Time Warrior! : Chapter 1, Planet of the Dino KnightsBeth SullivanDirect to video1995Josh Kirby Time Warrior! : Chapter 2, the Human PetsBeth SullivanDirect to video1996Josh Kirby Time Warrior! : Chapter 6, Last Battle for the UniverseBeth SullivanDirect to video2003What Boys LikeKim 2010PsychosisSusan GoldenThe Expendables Lacy 2012The Expendables 2Heaven's DoorJulie2015BoundMichelle Mulan2015Street LevelSydney2016Girl in WoodsMomma2018Mail Order MonsterSydney Hart2018The Griddle HouseMae Bee2019Pegasus: Pony with a Broken WingMelanie Killian

+ List of performances by Charisma Carpenter in television Year Title Role Notes1994BaywatchWendie SandersEpisode: "Air Buchannon"1995Boy Meets WorldCatererEpisode: "Train of Fools"1996Malibu ShoresAshley GreenMain role1997–1999Buffy the Vampire SlayerCordelia ChaseMain role (seasons 1–3)1999–2004AngelCordelia ChaseMain role (seasons 1–4); guest role (season 5)1999Hey Arnold!SimoneVoice role; episode: "Phoebe Skips"2001Strange FrequencyJulesEpisode: "Don't Fear the Reaper"2003See Jane DateJane GrantTelevision film2003Miss MatchSerena Lockner4 episodes2004The DivisionEmma CampbellEpisode: "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"2004Like Cats and DogsSarah HayesTelevision film2004LAXJulie RandomEpisode: "Thanksgiving"2004CharmedKyra3 episodes (season 7)2005–2006Veronica MarsKendall CasablancasRecurring role (seasons 2–3); 11 episodes2006Flirting with DangerLaura CliffordTelevision film2006Voodoo MoonHeatherTelevision film2006Cheaters' ClubLinda SternTelevision film2006Relative ChaosKatherineTelevision film2007Back to YouBrooke SchimmelEpisode: "Gracie's Bully"2007–2009, 2011GreekTegan Walker4 episodes2008Big ShotsJanelle JohnsEpisodes: "The Better Man" and "Who's the Boss? "2009CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMinkEpisode: "The Descent of Man"2009Legend of the SeekerTrianaEpisode: "Marked"2010House of BonesHeather BurtonTelevision film2011Crash Site: A Family in DangerRita SaundersTelevision film2011Deadly Sibling RivalryJanna / CallieTelevision film2011Burn NoticeNicki SkylerEpisode: "Better Halves"2011A Trusted ManSonia PastonTelevision film2011SupernaturalMaggie StarkEpisode: "Shut Up, Dr. Phil"2012Haunted HighPersia the LibrarianTelevision film2012–2013The Lying GameRebecca SewellMain role2013–2016Surviving EvilHerselfSeries host; also episode: "Terror Beach"2013Blue BloodsMaryanneEpisode: "Growing Boys"2014Sons of AnarchyCarolEpisode: "Red Rose"2015A Horse TailSamantha HarrisonTelevision film; also known as A Christmas Promise and A Horse Tale2015Scream QueensMrs. HerfmannEpisode: "Chainsaw"2016Chicago P. D. Brianna LoganEpisodes: "A Night Owl" and "Forty Caliber Bread Crumb"2016LuciferJamie Lee AdrienneEpisode: "Weaponizer"2016Mommy's SecretAnne HardingTelevision film2017Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersMiss GatesEpisode: "Abominable"20199 1 1MaudeEpisode: "This Life We Choose"2019No Good NickJacqueline2019PandoraEveEpisode: "Simple Twist of Fate"2021 The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill StoryMichele MacNeillTelevision film2022DynastyHeatherEpisode: "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown"