What is Charisma Carpenter?
{{Infobox person | name = Charisma Carpenter | image = Charisma Carpenter May 2015.jpg | caption = Carpenter at the Phoenix Comicon in May 2015 | birth_name = Charisma Lee Carpenter | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|7|23|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], United States | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1994–present | spouse = {{marriage|Damian Hardy|2002|2008|reason=divorced}} | children = 1 | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Charisma Lee Carpenter''' (born July 23, 1970) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She is best known for playing the [[Fictional character|character]] [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer#Cordelia Chase|Cordelia Chase]] in the [[television programme|television series]] ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and its [[spin-off]] ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]''. == Personal life == Carpenter was born in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. At 15, her family moved to [[Rosarito B.C.]], [[Mexico]]. Later, they moved to [[Chula Vista]] (a suburb of [[San Diego]]). After [[graduation|graduating]] [[high school]], she was a [[San Diego Chargers]] [[cheerleader]] in 1991 before beginning her [[Hollywood]] [[career]]. She had also [[skydiving|sky-dived]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/angel/interviews/carpenter/page7.shtml|title=BBC - Cult - Angel - Charisma Carpenter - Living on the edge|publisher=|accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref> She [[marriage|married]] Damian Hardy on October 5, 2002. She gave [[birth]] to their son Donavan Charles Hardy on March 24, 2003. == Filmography == * ''Josh Kirby... Time Warrior'' (TV series) (1995) * ''[[Malibu Shores]]'' (1996) (TV series) * ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (TV series) (1997-1999) * ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'' (TV series) (1999-2003) * ''[[The Groomsmen]]'' (2001) * ''See Jane Date'' (TVM) (2003) * ''[[Miss Match]]'' (TV series) (2003) * ''[[Charmed]]'' (TV series) (2004) * ''Voodoo Moon'' (2005) * ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' (TV series) (2005-2006) * ''Flirting with