Real Name : Charisma Lee Carpenter
Nick Name : Chrissy
Birth : 23 July 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Height : 5' 7 1/2"
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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)_ (qv) in October, 1994. Because of that appearance, 'Aaron Spelling' (qv) personally auditioned her for the role of Ashley in _"Malibu Shores" (1996)_ (qv), 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)_ (qv) 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. 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)_ (qv). 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.
Biography written by: kdhaisch@aol.com
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- 'Angel': Season 3 Overview (2004) (V) [Herself]
- 'Angel': Season One (2003) (V) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cordelia Chase]
- 'Buffy': Season 2 Overview (2002) (V) [Herself]
- 'Buffy': Season 3 Overview (2003) (V) [Herself]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) (VG) (voice) [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- Cheaters' Club (2006) (TV) [Linda Stern] <1>
- Darla: Deliver Us from Evil (2004) (V) [Herself]
- Flirting with Danger (2006) (TV) [Laura Clifford] <1>
- House of Bones (2010) (TV) [Heather] <1>
- Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 1, Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995) (V) [Beth Sullivan]
- Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 2, the Human Pets (1995) (V) [Beth Sullivan]
- Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 6, Last Battle for the Universe (1996) (V) [Beth Sullivan]
- Like Cats and Dogs (2004) (TV) [Sarah Hayes] <1>
- Malice in Wonderland: Wolfram & Hart (2004) (V) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cordelia Chase]
- MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- Psychosis (2009) [Susan] <1>
- Relative Chaos (2006) (TV) [Katherine] <4>
- See Jane Date (2003) (TV) [Jane Grant] <1>
- The Expendables (2010) [Lacy]
- The Groomsmen (2001) [Kim] <10>
- The Killer (2013) [Paige Hewitt]
- The Teen Choice Awards 1999 (1999) (TV) [Herself]
- Voodoo Moon (2005) (TV) [Heather] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {A New World (#3.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Apocalypse, Nowish (#4.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (#2.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Awakening (#4.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Belonging (#2.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Benediction (#3.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Billy (#3.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Birthday (#3.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Blind Date (#1.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Blood Money (#2.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Calvary (#4.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Carpe Noctem (#3.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {City of... (#1.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Couplet (#3.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Dad (#3.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Darla (#2.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Dead End (#2.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Dear Boy (#2.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Deep Down (#4.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Disharmony (#2.17)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Double or Nothing (#3.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Epiphany (#2.16)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Eternity (#1.17)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Expecting (#1.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {First Impressions (#2.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Five by Five (#1.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Forgiving (#3.17)} (credit only) [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Fredless (#3.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Ground State (#4.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Guise Will Be Guise (#2.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Habeas Corpses (#4.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Happy Anniversary (#2.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Heartthrob (#3.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Hero (#1.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Home (#4.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {I Fall to Pieces (#1.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {I Will Remember You (#1.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {I've Got You Under My Skin (#1.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {In the Dark (#1.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Inside Out (#4.17)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Judgment (#2.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Lonely Hearts (#1.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Long Day's Journey (#4.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Loyalty (#3.15)} (credit only) [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Lullaby (#3.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Offspring (#3.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Origin (#5.18)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cordelia Chase]
- "Angel" (1999) {Orpheus (#4.15)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Over the Rainbow (#2.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Parting Gifts (#1.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Peace Out (#4.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Players (#4.16)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Power Play (#5.21)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cordelia Chase]
- "Angel" (1999) {Provider (#3.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Quickening (#3.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Redefinition (#2.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Release (#4.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Reprise (#2.15)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Reunion (#2.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Rm w/a Vu (#1.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sacrifice (#4.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Salvage (#4.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sanctuary (#1.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sense and Sensitivity (#1.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {She (#1.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Shiny Happy People (#4.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sleep Tight (#3.16)} (credit only) [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Slouching Toward Bethlehem (#4.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Somnambulist (#1.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Soulless (#4.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Spin the Bottle (#4.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Supersymmetry (#4.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {That Old Gang of Mine (#3.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {That Vision Thing (#3.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Bachelor Party (#1.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The House Always Wins (#4.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Magic Bullet (#4.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Price (#3.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Prodigal (#1.15)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Ring (#1.16)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Shroud of Rahmon (#2.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Thin Dead Line (#2.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Trial (#2.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb (#2.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Through the Looking Glass (#2.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {To Shanshu in L.A. (#1.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Tomorrow (#3.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Unaired Pilot (#1.0)} (also archive footage) [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Untouched (#2.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {Waiting in the Wings (#3.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {War Zone (#1.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <2>
- "Angel" (1999) {You're Welcome (#5.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <7>
- "Back to You" (2007) {Gracie's Bully (#1.6)} [Brooke Schimmel] <8>
- "Baywatch" (1989) {Air Buchannon (#5.5)} [Wendie Sanders] <10>
- "Big Shots" (2007) {The Better Man (#1.9)} [Janelle Johns]
- "Big Shots" (2007) {Who's the Boss? (#1.11)} [Janelle Johns]
- "Boy Meets World" (1993) {Train of Fools (#3.10)} [Caterer] <15>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Amends (#3.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Angel (#1.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Anne (#3.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Bad Eggs (#2.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Bad Girls (#3.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Band Candy (#3.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Beauty and the Beasts (#3.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Becoming: Part 1 (#2.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Becoming: Part 2 (#2.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (#2.16)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Choices (#3.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Consequences (#3.15)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Dead Man's Party (#3.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Doppelgangland (#3.16)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Earshot (#3.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Enemies (#3.17)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Faith, Hope & Trick (#3.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Gingerbread (#3.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Go Fish (#2.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Graduation Day: Part 1 (#3.21)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Graduation Day: Part 2 (#3.22)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Halloween (#2.6)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Helpless (#3.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Him (#7.6)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cordelia Chase]
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Homecoming (#3.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {I Only Have Eyes for You (#2.19)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {I, Robot... You, Jane (#1.8)} (credit only) [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Inca Mummy Girl (#2.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Innocence (#2.14)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Killed by Death (#2.18)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Lie to Me (#2.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Lovers Walk (#3.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Never Kill a Boy on the First Date (#1.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Nightmares (#1.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Out of Mind, Out of Sight (#1.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Passion (#2.17)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Phases (#2.15)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Prophecy Girl (#1.12)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Reptile Boy (#2.5)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Revelations (#3.7)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {School Hard (#2.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Some Assembly Required (#2.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Surprise (#2.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Teacher's Pet (#1.4)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Ted (#2.11)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Dark Age (#2.8)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Harvest (#1.2)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Pack (#1.6)} (credit only) [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Prom (#3.20)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Puppet Show (#1.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Wish (#3.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {The Zeppo (#3.13)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Unaired Pilot (#1.0)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Welcome to the Hellmouth (#1.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {What's My Line?: Part 1 (#2.9)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {What's My Line?: Part 2 (#2.10)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {When She Was Bad (#2.1)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Witch (#1.3)} [Cordelia Chase] <4>
- "Celebrity Undercover" (2001) {Charisma Carpenter (#1.3)} [Herself]
- "Charmed" (1998) {Cheaper by the Coven (#7.3)} [The Seer] <10>
- "Charmed" (1998) {Styx Feet Under (#7.5)} [The Seer] <14>
- "Charmed" (1998) {Witchness Protection (#7.10)} [Kira/The Seer] <14>
- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) {The Descent of Man (#9.19)} [Mink]
- "Greek Uncovered" (2008) {Friend or Foe? (#1.9)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Tegan Walker]
- "Greek" (2007) {Black & White and Read All Over (#1.10)} [Tegan Walker] <12>
- "Greek" (2007) {Brothers & Sisters (#2.1)} [Tegan Walker] <12>
- "Greek" (2007) {See You Next Time, Sisters! (#2.6)} [Tegan Walker] <15>
- "Hey Arnold!" (1996) {Dinner for Four/Phoebe Skips (#4.5)} (voice) [Simone]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#1.126)} [Herself]
- "KTLA Morning News" (1991) {(2001-10-29)} [Herself]
- "KTLA Morning News" (1991) {(2003-08-11)} [Herself]
- "LAX" (2004) {Thanksgiving (#1.9)} [Julie Random]
- "Legend of the Seeker" (2008) {Marked (#2.1)} [Triana] <5>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {Against the Wall (#1.4)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {Cheating Hearts (#1.6)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {Hotline (#1.9)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {New Kids in Town (#1.3)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {Pilot: Part 1 (#1.1)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {Pilot: Part 2 (#1.2)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {The Competitive Edge (#1.7)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {The Fall (#1.10)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {The Lie (#1.5)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Malibu Shores" (1996) {The Road Not Taken (#1.8)} [Ashley Green] <7>
- "Miss Match" (2003) {Divorce Happens (#1.15)} [Serena Lockner] <9>
- "Miss Match" (2003) {Most Hopeless Romantics (#1.17)} [Serena Lockner] <8>
- "Miss Match" (2003) {Santa, Baby (#1.10)} [Serena Lockner] <8>
- "Miss Match" (2003) {Something Nervy (#1.3)} [Serena Lockner] <7>
- "Strange Frequency" (2001) {Don't Fear the Reaper (#1.12)} [Jules]
- "The Division" (2001) {Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (#4.14)} [Emma Campbell]
- "The Howard Stern Radio Show" (1998) {(1999-04-03)} [Herself]
- "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show" (1997) {(1997-10-31)} [Herself]
- "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show" (1997) {(1998-01-08)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) {(2001-10-15)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) {(2004-05-06)} [Herself]
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang (#2.3)} [Kendall Casablancas] <15>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Donut Run (#2.11)} [Kendall Casablancas] <18>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Driver Ed (#2.2)} [Kendall Casablancas] <17>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Look Who's Stalking (#2.20)} [Kendall Casablancas] <18>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {My Big Fat Greek Rush Week (#3.2)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Kendall Casablancas]
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {My Mother, the Fiend (#2.9)} [Kendall Casablancas] <17>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Nevermind the Buttocks (#2.19)} [Kendall Casablancas] <18>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner (#2.7)} [Kendall Casablancas] <19>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Normal Is the Watchword (#2.1)} [Kendall Casablancas] <15>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Not Pictured (#2.22)} [Kendall Casablancas] <20>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {The Quick and the Wed (#2.15)} [Kendall Casablancas] <19>
- "Veronica Mars" (2004) {Welcome Wagon (#3.1)} [Kendall Casablancas] <17>
- "Vibe" (1997) {(1998-04-17)} [Herself]
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- 'Damian Hardy' (5 October 2002 - 8 July 2008) (divorced); 1 child
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- _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) -> $35,000 per episode
- _"Angel" (1999/I)_ -> $50,000
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- "Men's Edge" (USA), April 2006, Vol. 2, Iss. 4, pg. 64-69, by: A.D. Amorosi, "Once A Bitch, Always A Bitch"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 14 November 2005, Vol. 53, Iss. 46, pg. 46-47, by: Shawna Malcom, "Wild Things"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA), February 2003, Vol. 5, Iss. 6, pg. 18-24, by: Rod Edgar, "Cosmic Girl"
- "DreamWatch" (UK), July 2002, Iss. 93, pg. 44-47, "No Angel"
- "Maxim" (UK), March 2002, Iss. 83, pg. 96, by: Graham Wray, "No Angel"
- "FHM" (UK), October 1999, Iss. 117, pg. 253-259, by: Mike Peake, "Femme Fatale"
- "Cult Times Special" (UK), September 1999, Iss. 11, pg. 14-17, by: Judy Sloane, "Chase To LA"
- "Fit" (USA), November/December 1998, by: Charlotte Burke, "she's got charisma"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 2 October 1998, Iss. 452, pg. 55, by: Bruce Fretts, "Natural Charisma"
- "Femme Fatales" (USA), October 1998, Vol. 7, Iss. 5, pg. 16-18, by: Mitch Persons, "Buffy Babes"
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- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 13, "Digitale TV-Tips"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 7 January 2008, Vol. 56, Iss. 1, pg. 67, by: Damian Holbrook, "Give This Person a Show!"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 7 November 2005, Vol. 53, Iss. 45, pg. 44, by: Michael Ausiello & Damian J. Holbrook, "Once More, With Feeling"
- "FHM" (USA), June 2003, Iss. 33, pg. 106-110, by: Sean McCusker, "10 Things You Didn't Know About Charsma Carpenter"
- "Yes" (Netherlands), 26 Januari 2003, Iss. 4, pg. 62+63, by: Femmigje Krijbolder, "What about...Charisma Carpenter?"
- "Femme Fatales" (USA), 30 June 2000, Vol. 9, Iss. 1, pg. 16-19, by: Mitch Persons, "Buffy Babes--Charisma Carpenter: Her Reflections on Cordelia's Evolution, the Transplantation to 'Angel, ' Favorite 'Buffy' Episodes & Film Roles."
- "Parade" (USA), 5 March 2000, pg. 21, by: James Brady, "In Step With Charisma Carpenter"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 1 January 2000, Vol. 48, Iss. 1, pg. 26-28, by: Jennifer Graham, "Charisma Personified"
- "People" (USA), 3 March 1999, pg. 79-80, by: Erik Meers, "Killer Charm"
- "Bikini" (USA), February 1999, Vol. -, Iss. 40, pg. 28-29, by: Jennifer Vineyard, "Charisma Carpenter: Beauty And The Bitch"
- "Maxim" (USA), January 1999, Iss. 15, pg. 82, by: staff, "Televixen: Charisma Carpenter"
- "Stuff" (USA), 1999, Vol. 1, Iss. 2, pg. 105+107, by: Stuart Matranga, "Charisma"
- "Teen People" (USA), September 1998, Vol. 1, Iss. 7, pg. 102-106
- "Jump" (USA), April 1998, Vol. 1, Iss. 5, pg. 54-56, by: Maria Neuman, "Celeb Sweat"
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- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 13, "Digitale TV-Tips"
- "Playboy" (USA), March 2007, Vol. 54, Iss. 3, pg. 112, by: staff, "Playboy's 25 Sexiest Celebrities"
- "Men's Edge" (USA), April 2006, Vol. 2, Iss. 4, pg. 64-69, by: John Russo, "We've Got Charisma"
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2004, Vol. 51, Iss. 6, pg. 138-147, by: Russell James, "Earth Angel"
- "Maxim" (UK), March 2002, Iss. 83, pg. 94-101, by: Richard McLaren, "No Angel"
- "Stuff" (USA), 1999, Vol. 1, Iss. 2, pg. 102-107, by: Isabel Snyder, "Charisma"
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- "Men's Edge" (USA), April 2006, Vol. 2, Iss. 4
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2004, Vol. 51, Iss. 6
- "Maxim" (UK), March 2002, Iss. 83
- "SFX" (UK), March 2001, Iss. 75
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 27 May 2000, Iss. 22
- "FHM" (UK), October 1999, Iss. 117
- "Seventeen" (USA), September, 1999
- "Fit" (USA), November/December 1998
- "Aspire" (USA), November 1998
- "YM Love Special" (USA), October 1998
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- TV commercial for Secret Anti-perspirant Deodorant
- TV Commercial for Spree Candy (1999)
- TV commercial for Long John Silver's Seafood restaurants (1993)
- TV commercial for Mervyns Department Stores
- Is the narrator for the audiobook, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Immortal" written by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder and available on two sound cassettes published by Simon & Schuster in 1999.
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- (October 2005) Montreal, filming the Lifetime movie "White Silhouette" (the title may be changed to _Flirting with Danger (2006) (TV)_ (qv)).
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- Birthmark on her jawline.
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- "I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego." [June 30, 2003]
- "Lots of doors have opened for me because of Buffy and Angel but, although I'm ambitious, I'm not going to just do anything simply because the money is good. If I can't love a project, then I'm not interested." [June 30, 2003]
- [about 'Sarah Michelle Gellar' (qv) winning the role of Buffy:] "Initially I was disappointed, but while I didn't see it at the time, I know now I'm better suited to Cordelia. ... Moving from Buffy to Angel was great for me. On Buffy I wasn't all that high on the totem pole as far as responsibility and screen time. That all changed when I joined David [Boreanaz] in Angel. The whole thing has been such a buzz." [2003]
- "I'm a mixed breed and hope to live longer because of it."
- "I don't really see myself being a sex symbol at all."
- "I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any one thing or an outcome or a result. I think it's kinda the process and I think that if you can find happiness in the process then maybe that's it. I just feel really in love with life and the life I've created with my family. So it works for me."
- "Well, I can tell you what my goals are. I have a son now, so I want the half-hour sitcom lifestyle, where you can have a family and work. And then, during summer hiatus, I'd like to do a Kill Bill or Wonder Woman or some movie like that."
- "You can take the girl out of Vegas, but you can't take the Vegas out of the girl."
- "I was a little turned off by the idea of doing another bitch. But my agent put it to me quite frankly, that you have to be known before you can be typecast." (On her role as Cordelia)
- "My mom owned a retail store, so I had these hot satin pants. I was like Satan at my all-Christian school."
- [On playing "Kendall Casablancas" on _"Veronica Mars" (2004)_ (qv)] "The name is really spectacular. My manager was like, "It's the best name in prime time." I just laughed at him".
- [On posing for Playboy] "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?"
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- Became good friends with 'Susan Ward (I)' (qv) after both were turned down for the role of Maggie Cory on the soap _"Another World" (1964)_ (qv).
- Was a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers' football team.
- Named by her mother after a brand of perfume
- Auditioned for the role of Buffy on the TV show _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv), but got the role of Cordelia after it was turned down by actress 'Bianca Lawson' (qv).
- Lost out to 'Kelly Rutherford' (qv) in _Scream 3 (2000)_ (qv).
- She has a tribal sun tattooed on her back.
- Gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Donovan Charles Hardy, at 9:50 PM on March 24th 2003 at Cedar Sinai hospital in Beverly Hills.
- (2003) After 7 years playing Cordelia Chase, 3 years on _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) and 4 years on _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv), Charisma was not invited back as a regular for Angel's fifth and final season. She agreed to return for the 100th episode although she wasn't asked until 'Sarah Michelle Gellar' (qv) turned down the chance to guest star in the episode.
- Will be reprising her role as Cordelia Chase in the 100th episode of _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv). The show is currently in its fifth season without her, considering the Cordelia Chase character is in a coma. [November 2003]
- She's Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, and Spanish on her mother's side and French and German on her father's side.
- Has a rosary tattoo on her left wrist.
- She held three state titles when she was thirteen years old and placed top five for a ballet routine at an international competition.
- She tries to sign only personalized autographs so her signature cannot be sold on EBay or elsewhere. She also refuses to sign her MAXIM, FHM, or other revealing photos.
- She is one of the only cast members from _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) and _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv) who refuses to charge for her autograph at fan conventions. She does it for free.
- Her guest spot on Lifetime's _"The Division" (2001)_ (qv) as a young woman attacked by an undercover police officer eerily resembles a real life incident nearly ten years ago in which Charisma and two of her friends were attacked by a former police officer in Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. Charisma escaped unharmed, although one of her friends was seriously injured. The police officer, who had been stalking Charisma for almost a year, was sentenced to fifty years in prison.
- The role of Delilah in _The Faculty (1998)_ (qv) was written specifically for her, but she turned it down because it was too similar to her _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) character, Cordelia.
- Appears on the June 2004 cover of Playboy with a 10 page layout inside.
- The scars her character Cordelia got after a fall in Buffy are actually real. As a young child, she fell into a swimming pool that was under construction at her home, and was run through by a piece of rebar.
- After starring in _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv), _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv), and guest-starring in episodes of _"Charmed" (1998)_ (qv), she has become the face of supernatural dramas on The WB.
- Her character, Cordelia Chase, whom she had played for years on _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) and _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv), was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv). It was her final appearance on the series, with the exception of archival footage.
- Her characters on both _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv) and _"Charmed" (1998)_ (qv) could see into the future.
- She is good friends with her _See Jane Date (2003) (TV)_ (qv) co-star 'Holly Marie Combs' (qv). In fact, it was their friendship that prompted her to play Kira on _"Charmed" (1998)_ (qv).
- She has two half brothers, Troy and Kenny.
- Was in an unaired pilot called "Like Cats & Dogs".
- She speaks Spanish; however, she states that she's not fluent, despite being of Mexican ancestry and spending time living in Mexico as a child.
- A fitness enthusiast, her outdoor interests include roller blading, rock climbing, hiking and sky diving.
- Currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her two Golden Retrievers.
- Has studied classical ballet since the age of 5, and pursued dancing as part of her high school curriculum, by commuting between Mexico and San Diego to take lessons at the School of Creative and Performing Arts.
- Was discovered by a commercial agent while working as a waitress in Los Angeles to save for her college education.
- Ranked #9 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008).
- Attended high school in Las Vegas with 'Kamar De Los Reyes' (qv). She was a freshman when he was a junior.
- Her favorite color is yellow.
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