Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter, who was born July 23rd 1970 is an American actress. She played Cordelia Chase in the series of supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). She also appeared as Kyra in Charmed (2004) as well as Kendall Casablanca's role in Veronica Mars (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012-2013), and Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010-2012). Carpenter was born in Las Vegas (Nevada), the daughter of Christine Carpenter as the bird sanctuary's worker, as well as Don Carpenter, an entrepreneur. Carpenter is of Spanish, French, and German descent (from her maternal grandfather). Carpenter was a student at the Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a member of a dance and song group that performed in the Las Vegas Valley when she was 9 years old. old.When Carpenter was 15, her family relocated to Rosario Beach, Baja California, Mexico and then to San Diego, California. She attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. Carpenter has traveled throughout Europe after graduating. She returned to San Diego and worked in the video store as an aerobics instructor, property management as well as a clerk. In 1991, she was employed as cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers football team. In 1992, she relocated to Los Angeles.While swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male buddies were attacked by Henry Hubbard Jr., a former San Diego police officer and serial rapist, who attempted to subdue them with a gun. Both her friends and Hubbard were shot in the struggle. Hubbard fled the scene as her fellow comrades were saved. Hubbard was found guilty and sentenced to 56 year prison for a string of rapes, thefts. Carpenter Hubbard was arrested and convicted. Carpenter Hubbard his police-issue flashlight to the beach. He had left it at the beach. The flashlight was an important evidence piece against Hubbard.