Charisma Carpenter

 

 Charisma Carpenter was born July 23rd, 1970. She starred as Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural drama (1997-1999) in addition to the spin-off show Angel (1999-04). She also appeared on Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablancas (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell (2012-2013) and Lacy (2010-2012 strong>

 

 

  Carpenter was the daughter of Christine Carpenter who was a bird sanctuary worker, and Don Carpenter (a salesman) Born in Las Vegas. Carpenter is of Spanish (from her maternal grandfather), French, and German descent. Carpenter was a student at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. [6] She also performed in a dance and song group that was throughout the Las Vegas Valley when Carpenter was just nine years old.

 

 

  Carpenter, then 15, and her family moved with her family to Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico [2] and then to San Diego, California. She attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. [2][failed verify] After graduating, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. She returned to San Diego and worked in the video store as an aerobics instructor, as well as property management. In 1991 she played cheerleader with the San Diego Chargers. In 1992, she moved from San Diego to Los Angeles.

 

 

  In the water in San Diego in 1991, she and two male friends were slain by Henry Hubbard Jr., the former San Diego police officer and serial rapist, who attempted to subdue them with a gun. Both her friends and Hubbard were killed during the struggle. Hubbard fled the scene but both her companions survived. Hubbard was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 56 years in prison for a series of robberies and rapes. Carpenter used Hubbard's flashlight from the beach that he had left on the beach, and the flashlight ended up being a key piece of evidence used against him.

 

 

  Carpenter was ranked No. Carpenter was ranked No. 31 on the AskMen's Top 99 Desirable Women 2002[30[30. 44 on their list for 2005. Carpenter stated that she does not consider herself to be sexually attractive, even though she is. Carpenter was on the cover of the magazine and also in a 10-page naked pictorial in the issue in June of 2004 from Playboy magazine. When she was asked by People magazine in 2005 whether she'd ever appear on Playboy again, she replied, "I don't know. Playboy was something I chose to do for a very specific purpose. Playboy was more than just an excellent financial choice, but also a perfect match for my present circumstances. I'd just had a child and had gained about 50 pounds in pregnancy. I was determined to return to my old self. I wanted to look attractive and attractive. So , I thought, "What could I do if I went all out'