Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter was born on July 23rd 70 years ago. She was Cordelia Chase in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). She also appeared in Charmed (2004) and Kendall Casablanca's part in Veronica Mars (2006). Rebecca Sewell was in The Lying Game (2012)-2013. Lacy was part of The Expendables film franchise (2010)-2012. Carpenter was born in Las Vegas. Carpenter is of Spanish, French, and German descent (from her maternal grandfather). Carpenter was a student at the Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also part of a song-and-dance troupe which was a part of the Las Vegas Valley when she was just nine years old. old.When Carpenter was 15, her family moved to Rosario Beach, Baja California, Mexico and then to San Diego, California. She attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. Following graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Carpenter returned to San Diego in 1991 and worked as an aerobics instructor, a videostore clerk, as well as a property manager. She played for the San Diego Chargers football club in 1991. In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles.While swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male friends were attacked by Henry Hubbard Jr., a former San Diego police officer and serial rapist who attempted to subdue them by threatening them with guns. Both Hubbard Jr. as well as her companions were shot during the battle. Both survived. Hubbard was arrested, found guilty and sentenced to 56 years of prison for a string of rapes and robberies. Carpenter grabbed Hubbard's flashlight a police-issue flashlight, from the beach. The flashlight was an important piece of evidence against Hubbard.