Charisma Carpenter

Overall rating Secondary networks like UPN and the WB might not get the best prime-time ratings in the country, but at least they can always be relied on to introduce cult series. By the same token, they often discover fresh faces that end up becoming stars.

Charisma Carpenter could be the poster girl for this scenario. Insanely beautiful with legs that go on forever, she showed the world that she could kick vampire butt as well as anyone. Her killer smile, cheesy lines and cool kung fu moves only added to the experience. We can’t wait to see what her next role will be.

Personality & talent

Shooting Buffy was difficult at times because there was reportedly a lot of tension between Charisma and Sarah Michelle Gellar, the star of the show. Charisma is absolutely not a snooty airhead like her Cordelia Chase character; she is bubbly and thoughtful, and she was loved by the cast and crew of Buffy.

Since she has yet to star in an A-list production, there’s not a lot on which we can judge her talent. But in all her years playing Cordelia, she has managed to transform the character from an irritating space cadet into a fascinating individual.

Sexiness

One of Charisma’s biggest qualities is that she doesn’t look her age. She can easily pass for a decade younger and therefore appeals to a wide age range. She has that seductress look about her that makes us want to better ourselves just to stand a chance with her.

Charisma Carpenter doesn’t by any means see herself as a sex symbol, but we need two hands to count the number of magazines that rank her among the sexiest women on the planet. She even graced the cover of Play..boy magazine in June 2004.

Accomplishments & fame

Charisma Carpenter’s life in the limelight began in 1991, when she became a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers. She then moved to Los Angeles and started appearing in TV commercials, including Long John Silver’s, Secret antiperspirant, and later Spree Candy.

While attending drama school, she started doing theater with plays like No, No, Nanette and Welcome Home, Soldier. This led to guest appearances on shows like Baywatch and Boy Meets World in the mid-’90s. She has also been in three chapters of the Josh Kirby... Time Warrior children’s series.

In 1996, Charisma got a plum role on Aaron Spelling’s Malibu Shores, with Keri Russell and Susan Ward, but the series was soon canceled. A year later, she joined the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she stayed until 1999.

After two years with the successful show, she joined fellow Buffy co-star David Boreanaz for the spin-off, Angel. She remained there until 2003, when her character fell into a coma. Carpenter has also appeared in The Groomsmen (2001), the made-for-TV movie See Jane Date (2003) on ABC Family, and in a few episodes of Miss Match and Charmed.

Natural beauty

Charisma Carpenter fits the prototype of the beautiful cheerleader, which she once was for the San Diego Chargers. Needless to say that this sport also did wonders for her body.

But it’s her face and chiseled features that give her a heavenly allure. The only thing she admits not liking about her body is her feet, which have been mangled following two decades of ballet. It’s okay; we’ll make do with the rest of her body.

Personal style

Some celebrities care about how they look when they are in the spotlight, but disregard style the moment nobody is looking at them. This isn’t the case with Charisma, as her wardrobe is always sharp. She got her fashion sense from her mother during her beauty pageant days.

Contrary to most other participants, Charisma’s mother didn’t rely on big hair and big dresses for her daughter. As a result, Charisma is more into simplicity. Which is good for us... that means fewer clothes to remove in our minds.