Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter (born July 23 1970) is an American actress from the United States. Cordelia Chase was a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural drama series (1997-1999) and the spin-off series Angel (1999-04). She was also a star in Charmed (2004) The Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablanca's (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell (2012-2013) and Lacy (2010-2012) Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[disputed - discuss] daughter of Christine the bird sanctuary worker as well as Don Carpenter, a salesman. Carpenter is of Spanish (from her maternal grandfather), French, and German descent. Carpenter was a student at Bishop Gorman High School located in Las Vegas. She was also part of a song and dance troupe that was a part of the Las Vegas Valley. Carpenter relocated with her family to Rosario Beach in Baja California, Mexico, at age 15 years old. She was a student at Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. After 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. In 1991, she worked as an cheerleader for San Diego Chargers football team. In 1992 she moved to Los Angeles. She was swimming in San Diego with two male acquaintances at the time that Henry Hubbard Jr., an ex-police officer from San Diego and serial rapist was threatening the group. In the course of the fight that ensued, her companions and Hubbard were killed, forcing him to flee the scene. Both friends survived the attack. Hubbard was arrested, convicted, sentenced to 56 years in prison for numerous murders. Carpenter took Hubbard's police-issue flashlight to the beach, that he had left at the scene and the flashlight ended up being the most important evidence against Hubbard.