Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress from the United States. She was Cordelia Chase in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). She was also in Charmed (2004) as well as Kendall Casablanca's character in Veronica Mars (2006). Rebecca Sewell was in The Lying Game (2012)-2013. Lacy was in The Expendables film franchise (2010)-2012. Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[disputed - discuss] the daughter of Christine Carpenter, a bird sanctuary worker as well as Don Carpenter, a salesman. Carpenter is of Spanish (from her maternal grandfather), French, and German descent. Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School located in Las Vegas. She was also a part of a singing and dance group that performed in the Las Vegas Valley. Carpenter moved with her family Rosario Beach in Baja California, Mexico, at age fifteen. She went to Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. Carpenter traveled all over Europe following her graduation. Carpenter returned to San Diego in 1991 and was employed as an aerobics instructor as well as a videostore clerk as well as a property manager. She was a cheerleader with San Diego Chargers football in 1991. Her move to Los Angeles in 1992. In 1991, Henry Hubbard Jr. was a tyrant who attacked her and two of her male buddies when they were swimming in San Diego. He was a former San Diego cop and serial rapist who attempted to subdue them using a gun. In the midst of the struggle she and her two friends along with Hubbard were shotand forced Hubbard to flee the scene. Both of them were able to escape the assault. Hubbard was taken into custody and convicted, and sentenced to 56 years of prison time for a number of rapes. Carpenter took Hubbard his police-issue flashlight to the beach. He left it on the beach. The flashlight was an important evidence piece against Hubbard.