Born in Los Vegas, Charisma Carpenter was a real cheerleader – with the San Diego Chargers. Named after an Avon perfume, she went by the name ‘Chrissy’ for several years until she realised ‘Charisma’ was actually pretty cool.
Following over a dozen commercials and appearances in the TV shows Baywatch and Malibu Shores, Charisma landed the part of Cordelia after originally auditioning for the role of Buffy.
Charisma loves adventurous sports. After skydiving on her 26th Birthday, network executives forbade her from doing it again for the duration of her contract. She has prudently switched to writing poetry instead.
Charisma has recently given birth to a bouncing baby boy, named Donavan Charles Hardy.
WRITTEN BY: Marti Noxon | DIRECTED BY: David Greenwalt
MONSTER TYPE: Hell God
FIRST APPEARANCE: S5.E5 – No Place Like Home
LAST APPEARANCE: S5.E22 – The Gift
GOAL: To Find The Key And Return To Her Dimension
ABILITIES: Immortal, Invulnerable, Super Speed, Feeds On Human Brain Energy
WEAKNESSES: Can Be Killed In Her Mortal State
CAUSE OF DEATH: Suffocated (as Ben)
KILLED BY: Rupert Giles
CREATED BY: Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
CAST: James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield Ford, Anthony Head, Danny Strong, James C. Leary, Juliet Landau and Laya DeLeon Hayes
CREATED BY: Joss Whedon
SERIES WRITER: Monica Owusu-Breen
PRODUCED BY: 20th Century Fox
SYNOPSIS: A reboot of the classic series, this will be an in-universe new series following the adventures of a young vampire slayer.
