Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter, born July 23, 1970 is an American actress. Cordelia Chase was a character in Buffy the Vampire's supernatural drama series (1997-1999) as well as the spin-off series Angel (1999-04). She was also in Charmed (2004) as well as Kendall Casablanca's role in Veronica Mars (2006). Rebecca Sewell was in The Lying Game (2012)-2013. Lacy was the main character in The Expendables film franchise (2010)-2012. Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[disputed - discuss] daughter of Christine the bird sanctuary worker as well as Don Carpenter, a salesman. Carpenter has Spanish, French, and German heritage (from her maternal grandfather). Carpenter was a student at the Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a member of a song and dance group that performed in the Las Vegas Valley when she was 9 years old. old.When Carpenter was 15, her family moved to Rosario Beach, Baja California, Mexico and then to San Diego, California. She went to Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. Carpenter embarked on a journey to Europe after graduating. She returned to San Diego and worked in the video store, working as an aerobics instructor, property management as well as a clerk. In 1991, she worked as an cheerleader for San Diego Chargers football team. In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles.While swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male colleagues were assaulted by Henry Hubbard Jr., who was a former San Diego police officer and serial rapist who attempted to subdue them using a gun. Her friends as well as Hubbard were shot at during the fight. Hubbard fled the scene while both of her friends survived. Hubbard was detained, later found guilty, and sentenced to 56 years of prison for a string of robberies and rapes. Carpenter took Hubbard's police-issue flashlight to the beach, that he had left at the scene, and the flashlight ended up being one of the key pieces of evidence against Hubbard.