Born July 23, 1970, in Las Vegas, Charisma Carpenter was named after an Avon perfume . She has prudently switched to writing poetry instead.
Became good friends with Susan Ward after both were turned down for the role of Maggie Cory on the soap "Another World" .
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" , but got the role of Cordelia after it was turned down by actress Bianca Lawson.
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.
After 7 years playing Cordelia Chase, 3 years on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and 4 years on "Angel" , Charisma was not invited back as a regular for Angels fifth and final season. She agreed to return for the 100th episode although she wasnt asked until Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down the chance to guest star in the episode.
Will be reprising her role as Cordelia Chase in the 100th episode of "Angel" . The show is currently in its fifth season without her, considering the Cordelia Chase character is in a coma. [November 2003]
Shes Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, and Spanish on her mothers side and French and German on her fathers 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.
Her guest spot on Lifetimes "The Division" as a young woman attacked by an undercover police officer eerily resembles a real life incident on August 15, 1991 in which Charisma, then 22, and two of her friends were attacked by an off-duty San Diego police officer and serial rapist in Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. Charisma escaped unharmed, although two of her friends were shot and seriously injured when they fought back. The police officer, Henry Hubbard Jr. was also shot in the attack, which led to his being identified and arrested. He was sentenced to 56-years in prison for several other rapes.
The role of Delilah in The Faculty was written specifically for her, but she turned it down because it was too similar to her "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" 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" , "Angel" , and guest-starring in episodes of "Charmed" , 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" and "Angel" , was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of "Angel" . It was her final appearance on the series, with the exception of archival footage.
Her characters on both "Angel" and "Charmed" could see into the future.
She is good friends with her See Jane Date co-star Holly Marie Combs. In fact, it was their friendship that prompted her to play Kira on "Charmed" .
She has two half brothers, Troy and Kenny.
Was in an unaired pilot called "Like Cats & Dogs".
She speaks Spanish; however, she states that shes 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 magazines "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008).
Attended high school in Las Vegas with Kamar de los Reyes. She was a freshman when he was a junior.
(October 2005) Montreal, filming the Lifetime movie "White Silhouette" (the title may be changed to Flirting with Danger ).
She used to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.
Friends with David Boreanaz , Nicholas Brendon and James Marsters.
[on her role as Cordelia in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) ] 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.
My mom owned a retail store, so I had these hot satin pants. I was like,Satan at my all-Christian school.
