Charisma Carpenter

Charisma and husband of four years, Damian Hardy, separated in November, 2007. The couple married in 2002.

Charisma stared in the 2003 ABC Family TV movie See Jane Date.

Charisma is one of four actors to be a cast member on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Charisma was in a total of 140 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel combined. This is the fifth highest number of appearances in the Whedonverse.

Charisma tries to sign only personalized autographs so her signature can't be easily sold. She also refuses to sign any revealing photos.

Charisma did some theater work in her early career, and was in productions such as No, No, Nanette and Welcome Home, Soldier.

Before getting into acting in 1994, Charisma briefly worked as an aerobics instructor, and also in property management.

Charisma speaks Spanish, but is not fluent.

She has a distinctive birthmark on her jawline.

Charisma worked together with Greg Vaughan in Malibu Shores. They later had a reunion in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the episode Reptile Boy.

Charisma is one of the actress being considered for the big screen version of Wonder Woman.

Charisma shares the same initials as her character, Cordelia Chase, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, CC.

When she was five, Charisma was impaled by a cement construction bar after falling in a pool. She has a large scar on her stomach from this. Her Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel character, Cordelia Chase, also has a scar there due to an injury she got in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Lover's Walk.

Charisma did the voices for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer audio book Immortal.

Charisma has stated that her favorite movie is The Wings of the Dove.

Charisma currently has 3 action figures out of her character, Cordelia, on Angel. There are Slave Cordelia, Short Hair Cordelia, and Series 1 Cordelia.

Charisma currently has two action figures out of her character Cordelia from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They are, Cheerleader Cordelia and Series 3 Cordelia.

Charisma has stated that Holly Hunter is one of her favorite actresses.

Charisma has two pet Golden Retrievers, Hobie and Sydney.

Charisma has stated that her favorite actor is Jack Nicholson.

Charisma was the spokeswoman for "Secret" brand antiperspirant for two years.

Charisma has a tattoo on the inside of her right wrist. It is "D2" or rather, D squared. It represents the two loves of her life. Her husband, Damien, and her son, Donovan.

Charisma went skydiving on her 26th birthday, and this did not sit well with the executive at the WB. After hearing about what she did, she had to sign a special clause in her contract saying that she would no longer participate in skydiving while under contract with their network.

Charisma's character Cordelia from Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer was voted by fans as #4 in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel Magazine's rank of the Top 10 Sexiest Women of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Charisma has stated that her favorite color is yellow.

Charisma tried out for the role of Buffy for the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After she did not get the role she originally auditioned for, she got offered the part of Cordelia.

Charisma's Nickname is Chrissy.

Charisma filmed a Pilot episode for a series called Like Cats & Dogs for UPN, but later UPN decided not to go through with it.

The role of Delilah in the movie The Faculty was written for Charisma, but she turned it down. Charisma felt is it was too close to her character, Cordelia, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Charisma lost out to Kelly Rutherford for a part in the movie Scream 3.

Charisma's guest spot on Lifetime's The Division as a young woman attacked by an undercover police officer eerily resembles a real life incident nearly ten years ago in which Charisma and two of her friends were attacked by a former police officer in Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. Charisma escaped unharmed, although one of her friends was seriously injured. The police officer, who had been stalking Charisma for almost a year, was sentenced to fifty years in prison.

Charisma made $35,000 per episode on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Also, she made $50,000 per episode for her work in the first four seasons of Angel.

Charisma is one of the only cast members from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel who refuses to charge for her autograph at fan conventions. She does it for free, and usually personalizes them too.

Charisma held three state titles when she was thirteen years old and placed top five for a ballet routine at an international competition.

Charisma has a rosary tattoo on her left wrist.

Charisma has a tribal sun tattooed on her back.

Charisma is half Mexican and half Cherokee.

Charisma's issue of Playboy is the June 2004 issue.

Charisma married Damian Hardy, October 5, 2002 and they now have a son, Donovan, together.

Charisma is 5'7" tall.

Charisma was named by her mother after an Avon perfume.