Charisma Carpenter

Date of Birth: July 23, 1970
Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Born July 23, 1970, in Las Vegas, Charisma Carpenter was named after an Avon perfume (a fact that did not sit well with her). She studied classical ballet from age five. Her family moved around often. As a youngster, she entered many local beauty contests. Charisma attended Gorman High School in Las Vegas.

At 15, the family moved to Rosarita City, Mexico, and then to Bonita (a suburb of San Diego) where she attended Bonita High. Charisma finally transferred to Chula Vista School of Creative and Performing Arts, where she graduated in 1988. In high school(s), she was a cheerleader, and did the typical teen things: sneaking out and having boys over when mom wasn't home. Charisma's nature tends to be pensive, which some classmates unfortunately misinterpreted as being snooty. After graduating, she traveled throughout Europe, then went on to college. She also worked as an aerobics instructor and in property management.

In 1991, Charisma was a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers.

In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles. She audited classes at Playhouse West and was cast in over 20 major commercials, including doing a long stint for Secret. Charisma was in a number of theater productions, such as "No, No, Nanette" and "Welcome Home, Soldier." This tall (5'7") beauty with the striking looks, brunette hair with chestnut highlights, and hazel eyes was a natural for TV; she started in an episode of "Baywatch"

(1989) in October, 1994. Because of that appearance, Aaron Spelling personally auditioned her for the role of Ashley in "Malibu Shores" (1996), which had a brief run from March to June of 1996. Despite the short run, TV Guide noticed her and said she was beguiling and had the most fleshed-out character on the show.

Charisma auditioned for the title role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) but wound up being cast as Cordelia, instead. She had doubts about this and did not want to play a bitchy character again, but her agent reminded her that she couldn't be typecast until people knew her. Originally intended as a temporary character, to be a thorn in Buffy's side, Charisma's role was popular enough that she became a regular in the second season. She is quick to point out she is nothing like her TV persona, noting, "People might think I'm this awful person, but I'm not--I'm a nice girl". Fans and producers liked the character enough that she was transferred to a bigger role on the spin-off series "Angel" (1999).

A long career in TV now seems assured for Charisma. Her hobbies include horseback riding, roller blading, hiking and rock climbing (for her 26th birthday, she had gone skydiving. When the folks at WB heard about this, they made her sign a clause that she would refrain from that for the length of her contract). She has prudently switched to writing poetry instead.

Her favorite color is yellow. For Charisma, life is good. And, as a former Las Vegas lounge performer, she comments that dancing is easy, acting is not. She also notes, "You can take the girl out of Vegas, but you can't take Vegas out of the girl".

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sidrandle02

i thought you were so funny in Angel. Nice job. Hope to see you in some other projects too. GOOD LUCK!

posted 22 days ago
grizzledoldman

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posted 45 days ago
8FantasyLover8

You are so pretty!!!
I loved you in Buffy and angel!

posted 309 days ago
marcoca133

she is so sexy and hot

posted 774 days ago
henryab2005

Hi Angel,
How you doing today, I hope all is well with you and your family out there ...
My name is henry
Am a gentle hearted man of 6" tall , I have a black hair and a black eyes,caring,loving,Godfearing,loyal,humble,Deligent,easy going guy with great sense of humor and Responsible man.
I love dancing , singing , swimming , listening to music ,spending time with God and my and i love outdoor activities...I love the beach , Sea and the ocean waves , Most of all i love to make the woman in my life happy .
Have been a single all my life and am seriously looking for my missing ribs.
Loves animals especially dogs, I have a german shephard and the finer things in life.(Not necessarily the most expensive.) Seeking woman with inner and outer beauty who wants to walk the road less travelled. I love God so much , i always put him in everything am doing in life.
I was browsing across profile , luckily i came across your profile and your beautiful pics really caught my eyes and also

posted 834 days ago
BellatrixLestrange

charisma you are the best in BTVS when you play bitchy cordelia.
you rock the cast of BTVS & Angel

posted 893 days ago
gretty

very beautiful. u cant hate charisma..

posted 987 days ago
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posted 1021 days ago
crazychick217

Hey guys would like to make sure every1 knows dat dis cant acctually be her account cos i wrote da bio! soz bout how its so long and all lol! And yer she does rok
xxxx

posted 1081 days ago
SetHLuvR

hey u r awsome on angel and buffy keep up the good work

posted 1091 days ago

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