Charisma Carpenter

 

 Charisma Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She portrayed Cordelia Chase in the series of supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). She also starred 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 the daughter of Christine Carpenter, who was a bird sanctuary worker and Don Carpenter, a salesman. Carpenter is of Spanish, French, and German origin (from her maternal grandfather). Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman high school in Las Vegas.[6] She was also a member of a song-and dance troupe that was active in Las Vegas Valley at nine years old.

 

 

  Carpenter At the age of 15, she moved with her family to Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico [2] and later moved to San Diego, California. She attended 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 as well as a videostore clerk and property manager. She was a cheerleader for San Diego Chargers football in 1991. In 1992, she relocated to Los Angeles.

 

 

  When she was swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male acquaintances were slain by Henry Hubbard Jr., an ex- San Diego police officer and serial rapist, who attempted to subdue them at gunpoint. During the struggle that ensued, her two friends and Hubbard were killed, forcing him to flee from the scene The two friends escaped the attack. Hubbard was arrested and was convicted, then sentenced to 56 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults. Carpenter took Hubbard his flashlight from the police station on the beach. This flashlight proved to be crucial evidence against Hubbard.

 

 

  Carpenter was ranked No. Carpenter was No. 31 on the AskMen's Top 99 desirable women 2002[3030. 44 on their list of 2005. Carpenter claimed that she did not consider herself a sex icon despite this. Carpenter was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine's June 2004 issue. She was also featured in a ten-page nude photo. People magazine asked her 2005 whether she would pose again for Playboy. Playboy was something that I did to serve a particular purpose. It wasn't just an investment in my financial future and a good choice for me, but it was also about my current situation in my life. After having my son, I had gained 50 pounds in the course of pregnancy. I was determined to return to my previous self. I wanted to appear attractive and sexy. So I wondered, "What could I do if I went all out'