| Charisma Carpenter |
at the 2005 Comic-Con. |
| Born |
Charisma Lee Carpenter
July 23, 1970 (1970-07-23) (age 38)
Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Spouse(s) |
Damian Hardy (October 5, 2002 - July 3, 2008) (divorced) |
Charisma Lee Carpenter (born July 23, 197012) 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 Angel3. Her most recent work was a guest role in the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that aired in April 2009.
Early life
Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada14, the youngest child of Christine, a property manager, and Don Carpenter, a salesman.citation needed She is of Cherokee, Spanish, and Irish ancestry.5 Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. When she was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico4 and then to San Diego where she attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts4. After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe.6 Once she returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk4, an aerobics instructor, and in property management. In 1991, she was a San Diego Charger cheerleader, before beginning her Hollywood career.7 In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles.6
Career
Carpenter was discovered by a commercial agent while waiting tables in Los Angeles4 to save money for her college education. This led to her role on theatrical productions and more than twenty commercials8. She made her first television role in 1994 by appearing in an episode of Baywatch8. Shortly after that, she landed a starring role on Aaron Spelling's short-lived soap opera Malibu Shores.7
Carpenter at a 2007 convention
In 1997, Carpenter auditioned for the title role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer but instead was cast as Cordelia Chase9, 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 along with David Boreanaz. She played Cordelia Chase for four seasons on Angel. Although her character leaves the series during Angel's fourth season, Carpenter returned for the 100th episode in the fifth and final season because she felt that Cordelia's fans deserved closure after the controversy of her unexplained removal from the show.
In 2004, Carpenter had a three episode guest appearance on the TV show Charmed as a psychic demon10 called The Seer 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 TV series Veronica Mars10 for the 2005-2006 season, appearing in 11 episodes. Carpenter guest-starred in the first season finale of ABC Family's television show Greek and reprised her role in two episodes of Season 2. According to TV Guide in September 2007, she was set to join the cast of The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition,11 but instead chose to do a guest appearance on the show Back to You as well as a recurring role on the short-lived series Big Shots.12. Carpenter also had a guest appearance in an April 2009 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
On March 20, 2008, Paley Fest hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside Buffy creator Joss Whedon, producer Marti Noxon, and other Buffy alumni including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Seth Green, and Michelle Trachtenberg.13
Carpenter has starred in an assortment of made-for-tv and direct-to-video movies 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 Nicholas Brendon who was also one of her co-stars from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). She also appeared in the mysteries Flirting with Danger and Cheaters' Club on Lifetime Television and is starring in the Sci Fi Channel movie House of Bones, scheduled for broadcast in 2009. Also in 2009, Carpenter stars in production company Red Sparrow's first film, Vivid, and was added to the cast of the upcoming movie The Expendables, a Sylvester Stallone written/directed film, set for a 2010 release.14
Playboy
In the June 2004 issue of Playboy magazine3, Carpenter appeared in a ten-page semi-nude layout and on the cover9. When asked by People magazine in 2005 about her semi-nude pictorial and whether or not 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 [Donovan] and I'd gained 50 lbs. 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?'"15
Personal life
Carpenter married Damian Hardy on October 5, 2002.citation needed Less than six months later, on March 24, 2003, Carpenter gave birth to a son named Donavan Charles Hardy.16 In late 2007, the couple separated and their divorce was made final in July 2008.17
As a fitness enthusiast, her outdoor hobbies are biking, rollerblading, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, and sky-diving8. Carpenter lives in Los Angeles8.
Filmography
TV series
| Year |
Series |
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 56 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 Season 5 |
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 |
Kyra / The Seer |
Guest Star |
Season 7, Episodes 3,5 & 10 |
| 2004 |
LAX |
Julie Random |
Special Guest Star |
Season 1, Episode 9 |
| 2005-2006 |
Veronica Mars |
Kendall Casablancas |
Guest Star |
Appeared in 11 episodes |
| 2007 |
Back to You |
Brooke Schimmel |
Guest Star |
1.06 - Gracie's Bully |
| 2007 |
Big Shots |
Heather/Janelle Johns |
Guest Star/Recurring Character |
1.09 - The Better Man
1.10 - Sex Be Not Proud
1.11 - Who's the Boss?
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| 2007-2008 |
Greek |
Tegan Walker |
Guest Star/ Recurring Character |
1.10 - Black & White and Read All Over
2.01 - Brothers and Sisters
2.06 - See You Next Time, Sisters! |
| 2009 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
Mink |
Guest Star |
- The Descent of Man |
Films
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Other notes |
| 1995-1996 |
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! |
Beth Sullivan |
3 Movie Series, Direct to Video |
| 2001 |
What Boys Like |
Kim |
Released 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 |
| 2009 |
House of Bones |
Heather |
Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie |
| 2009 |
Vivid |
Susan Carter |
Red Sparrow's first film |
| 2010 |
The Expendables |
Lacy |
Lionsgate Films |
Other Titles
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Other notes |
| 2002 |
Change Up |
Voice Over - Narrator |
References
- ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/
- ^ http://www.celebrity-link.com/birthday_day-23_month-7.html
- ^ a b http://people.famouswhy.com/charisma_carpenter/
- ^ a b c d e http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/charisma-carpenter/?silentchk=1&
- ^ "Charisma Carpenter Biography". Charismacarpenter.info. http://www.charismacarpenter.info/bio.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b "Charisma Carpenter - Biography". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/bio. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b "Charisma Carpenter Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com". Netglimse.com. http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/charisma_carpenter/index.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b c d http://www.tnt.tv/stories/story/?oid=4950
- ^ a b "http://www.superiorpics.com/charisma_carpenter/
- ^ a b http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Charisma_Carpenter/188325#fullBio
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (2007-09-12). "Exclusive: Buffy's Charisma Stakes Apprentice Spot". TV Guide. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Exclusive-Buffy-S/800022075. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (2007-09-21). "For Charisma, Trump's Out, Other Big Shots Are In". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/news/Charisma-Trumps-Big-11981.aspx. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ PaleyFest. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reunion". Paley Center. http://www.paleycenter.org/press-release-2008-paleyfest08-line-up/. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Stacy Dodd (2009-03-11). "Austin, Carpenter join 'Expendables'". Variety (magazine). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001115.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.
- ^ Carrie Bell (2005-11-04). "Celebrity Q&A: Veronica Mars' Charisma Carpenter". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1125177,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-27.
- ^ Louise A. Barile (2003-03-27). "Passages: Charisma Carpenter a Mommy". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625904,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ Natalie Finn (2008-07-08). "Charisma Carpenter Hammers Home Divorce". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2813_charisma_carpenter_hammers_home_divorce.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
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| NAME |
Carpenter, Charisma |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
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| DATE OF BIRTH |
July 23, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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