Charisma Carpenter

Rising Star: Charisma Carpenter

* Plays Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series.
* Born July 23. 1970 in Las Vegas
* Nickname Chrissy. Got her first name after her mothers favorite parfum but refused to use it as a child.
* Married 2002 and is a mother to the one year old Donovan.
* Her hobbies in schooldays were cheerleading and balet.
* Is part Mexican and part Cherokee
* Has done famous ad campaigns, the Secret Deodorant among others.
* Before becoming an actor she worked as a aerobics instructor, real estate agent and a waitress.
* Charisma has a sun tattooed on her back and a rosery in her left wrist.
* Besides Buffy and Angel, she has done just couple of short tv-series and a movie. Quit playing Cordelia 2003 after seven years.
* Owns a motorcycle she prefers instead a car.
* When the producers of Angel demanded Charisma to cut her hair short and dye it blond, she organized a voting on the net and was able to keep the long dark hair, admired by fans.
* Is crazy about rock climbing and riding horses.
* Complaind that is offered only bimbo roles or renewals of Cordelia.