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|Image = Charisma Carpenter.jpg
|First = "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]"
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|Caption = Charisma Carpenter in 2019.
|Last = "[[You're Welcome]]"
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|Name = Charisma Lee Carpenter
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|Date of Birth = July 23, 1970
|Name = Charisma Lee Carpenter
 
 
|Place of Birth = Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|Gender = Female
 
|Date of Birth = July 23, 1970
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|Job(s) = Actress
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|First = "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]"
|Place of Birth = Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 
|Characters = [[Cordelia Chase]], [[Jasmine]], [[Prima Ballerina]]}}
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|Last = "[[Slayers, Episode 9|''Slayers'', Episode 9]]"
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|Characters = *[[Cordelia Chase]]
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*[[Jasmine]]
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*[[Prima Ballerina]]
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*[[Cordelia Chase (Slayers)|Cordelia Chase (''Slayers'')]]
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'''Charisma Lee Carpenter''' is the American actress who portrayed [[Cordelia Chase]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]'', where she also portrays [[Jasmine]].
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an actress who portrayed [[Cordelia Chase]] on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]'' television series.
   
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==Career==
In 1997, Carpenter auditioned for [[Buffy Summers|the title role]] (something that [[Julie Benz]], [[Elizabeth Anne Allen]], [[Julia Lee]], and [[Mercedes McNab]] also did) in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' but instead was cast as Cordelia Chase, a snobby and popular high school student. After three seasons on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Carpenter was offered an even larger role as the same character on the spin-off series ''Angel'' along with [[David Boreanaz]] ([[Angel]]), playing her Cordelia Chase character for four seasons on ''Angel''. Although her character leaves the series during the fourth season of ''Angel'', Carpenter returned for [[You're Welcome|the 100th episode]] in the fifth and final season because she felt that Cordelia's fans deserved closure after the controversy of her unexplained removal from the show.
 
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In 1997, Carpenter auditioned for the title role of [[Buffy Summers]]<ref>Tufayel Ahmed, [https://www.newsweek.com/buffy-vampire-slayer-turns-20-charisma-carpenter-shows-enduring-legacy-and-566123 "'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Turns 20: Charisma Carpenter on the Show's Legacy and Playing Cordelia Chase."] ''Newsweek'', March 10, 2017.</ref> in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', but instead she was cast as Cordelia Chase, a snobby and popular high school student.
   
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Carpenter has a large scar on her belly from a childhood accident; when she was five years old, Carpenter was playing around a swimming pool that was still under construction, and she fell onto a piece of rebar.<ref>Charisma Carpenter, [https://twitter.com/allcharisma/status/1087218283957215232 "Hey Kiddo, late 2 this tweet but I want U 2 know I get scar shame. I have a thick wide scar about 4" on my belly. I was 5 when I was impaled by a rebar. My scar is a part of my story but it's not who I am. It doesn't define me. It makes me unique. Just like urs makes U unique."] ''Twitter'', January 21, 2019.</ref> The scar was incorporated into her character when Cordelia fell onto an exposed piece of rebar in the episode "[[Lovers Walk]]."
On March 20, 2008, [[Wikipedia:Paley Center|Paley Fest]] hosted a ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside creator [[Joss Whedon]], producers [[Marti Noxon]] and [[David Greenwalt]] , and other alumni including [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] ([[Buffy Summers]]), [[Nicholas Brendon]] ([[Xander Harris]]), [[James Marsters]] ([[Spike]]), [[Emma Caulfield]] ([[Anya Jenkins]]), [[Amber Benson]] ([[Tara Maclay]]), [[Seth Green]] ([[Daniel Osbourne|Oz]]), and [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] ([[Dawn Summers]]).
 
   
Carpenter read the audio format version of the Buffyverse novel, ''[[Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row]]'', written by [[Christopher Golden]].
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In 1999, Carpenter read the audio format version of the Buffyverse novel ''[[Immortal]]'', written by [[Christopher Golden]].
   
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After three seasons on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Carpenter was offered an even larger role as the same character on the spin-off series ''Angel'' along with [[David Boreanaz]] ([[Angel]]). She played her Cordelia Chase character as a regular for four seasons on the series. Although her character leaves the series before the final season of ''Angel'', Carpenter returned for the 100th episode "[[You're Welcome]]"; she was initially reluctant to return because she was worried that they would kill off her character, but she agreed to come back after reading the script, stating it was "bittersweet... a love letter to Cordelia."<ref>Patrick Lee, [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw10665.html "At 100 (episodes), Angel bites into a new future while remembering the past."] ''Sci Fi Weekly'', February 2, 2004.</ref>
In 2010, she portrayed Lacy in the action film ''The Expendables''. In 2011, she guest starred in an episode of the CW hit, ''Supernatural'' along side James Marsters. The episode titled "Shut Up, Doctor Phil" featured Carpenter and Marsters as witches whose marital dispute put a small town's citizens at risk.
 
   
 
In March 2008, [[PaleyFest 2008|PaleyFest]] hosted a ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside creator [[Joss Whedon]], producers [[Marti Noxon]] and [[David Greenwalt]], and other alumni including [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Nicholas Brendon]], [[James Marsters]], [[Emma Caulfield]], [[Amber Benson]], [[Seth Green]], and [[Michelle Trachtenberg]]. She also attended both the ''Entertainment Weekly'' cast reunions for [[Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Buffy the Vampire Slayer|for ''Buffy'']] in 2017 and [[Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Angel|for ''Angel'']] in 2019.
She is one of the only cast members from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' who refuses to charge for her autograph at fan conventions.
 
   
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Carpenter is also known for her roles as Kyra in ''Charmed'' (2004), Kendall Casablancas in ''Veronica Mars'' (2005–2006), Rebecca Sewell in ''The Lying Game'' (2012–2013), and Lacy in ''The Expendables'' film series (2010–2012).
== Behind the Scenes ==
 
*She has a large scar on her belly from a childhood accident. While five years old, and playing around a swimming pool that was still under construction, she fell onto a piece of rebar. The scar was incorporated into "[[Lovers Walk]]" when her character fell onto an exposed piece of rebar.
 
   
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In February 2021, Carpenter spoke out against Joss Whedon in support of Ray Fisher, who also claimed to have experienced a [[Joss_Whedon#Harassment|toxic environment]] at the hands of the director.<ref>Charisma Carpenter, [https://twitter.com/AllCharisma/status/1359537746843365381 "My truth. #IStandWithRayFisher."] ''Twitter'', February 10, 2021.</ref>
*Charisma has four tattoos; a tribal sun on her lower back that represents life, a rosary on her left wrist as a reminder to stay centered, D<sup>2</sup> on the inside of her right wrist to represent the names of her husband and son, and the infinity symbol on her left ring finger beneath her wedding band.
 
   
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In 2023, Carpenter returned as a [[Slayer]] version of Cordelia in the [[Audible]] audio series ''[[Slayers: A Buffyverse Story]]''.
*Charisma Carpenter later guest-starred with [[Brian Thompson]] ([[Luke]]/[[The Judge]]), Teddy Lane Jr. ([[Bouncer]]), [[Christopher Wiehl]] ([[Owen Thurman]]), Geoff Meed ([[Andrew Borba]]/[[Mag]]), [[Jennifer Sky]] ([[Heidi Barrie]]), [[Armin Shimerman]] ([[Principal Snyder]]), J. Robin Miller ([[Laura Egler]]), Denise Dowse ([[Ms. Miller]]), Gregory Scott Cummins ([[Big Ugly]]), Gil Birmingham ([[Bodyguard|Peru Man]]), [[Greg Vaughan]] ([[Richard Anderson]]), [[Robin Atkin Downes]] ([[Machida]]/[[Pockla Demon]]), Marjorie Lovett ([[Mrs. Parker]]), [[Julia Lee]] ([[Anne Steele]]), [[Spice Williams]] ([[Patrice]]/[[Debbie]]), Lorna Scott ([[Ms. Beakman]]), Wendy Worthington ([[Lunch Lady]]), Andrew Ducote ([[Ryan (Killed by Death)|Ryan]]), [[Max Perlich]] ([[Whistler]]), Jack McGee ([[Doug Perren]]), Zitto Kazann ([[Kalderash Elder]]), Mary-Pat Green ([[Joan]]), Barbara Pilavin ([[Unidentified Old Woman (Anne)|Unidentified Old Woman]]), [[Jeremy Roberts]] ([[Kakistos]]), [[Danielle Weeks]] ([[Debbie Foley]]), [[Harry Groener]] ([[Richard Wilkins]]), Ian Abercrombie ([[Old Man]]), Peg Stewart ([[Ms. Barton]]), Suzanne Krull ([[Magic shop owner]]), Mariah O'Brien ([[Nancy (Wishverse)|Nancy]]), [[Jeff Kober]] ([[Zachary Kralik]]/[[Rack]]), David Haydn-Jones ([[Hobson]]), [[Channon Roe]] ([[Jack O'Toole]]), Whitney Dylan ([[Lysette Torchio]]/[[Marelda]]), Darin Heames ([[Parker (zombie)|Parker]]), Keith Brunsmann ([[Unidentified vampire lackey|vampire lackey]]), Andrea Baker ([[Rhonda (The Prom)|Rhonda]]), Michael Mantell ([[Oliver Simon]]), Sam Pancake ([[Bobby (City of)]]), [[Phina Oruche]] ([[Olivia Williams]]) Mike Rad ([[Rookie]]), Jennifer Tung ([[Unidentified Talamour female victim|Talamour female victime]]),Aldis Hodge ([[Unidentified Masked Teen]]), Eric Matheny ([[Colm]]), Stephen M. Porter ([[Jack]]), Ron Marasco ([[Allen Lloyd]]), [[Bailey Chase]] ([[Graham Miller]]), Lauri Johnson ([[Martha Straley]]), Margaret Easley ([[Gerhardt]]), [[Anthony Cistaro]] ([[Trask]]/[[Ethros Demon]]), Lee Arenberg ([[Tiernan]]), Maury Sterling ([[Barney]]), Louis E. Rosas ([[Number 112]]/[[Male Psychic]]), Ken Marino ([[Wilson Christopher]]), Colby French ([[Tay]]), Tracey Costello ([[Laura]]), P.J. Marino ([[Peter Wilkers]]), Will Kempe ([[Seth Anderson]]), [[Alastair Duncan]] ([[Collins]]), [[Jeff Ricketts]] ([[Weatherby]]), J. Kenneth Campbell ([[Liam's father]]), Chris Flanders ([[Matthew Winslow]]), Michael Philip ([[Unidentified announcer]]), Tyler Christopher ([[Brett Folger]]), Kathryn Joosten ([[Genevieve Holt]]), Jennifer Badge Martin ([[Vanessa Brewer]]), David Wells ([[Cheese Man]]), Susan Savage ([[Dr. Evans]]), J.P. Manoux ([[Frank Gilnitz]]), Julie Araskog ([[Unidentified Actress (Are You Now or Have You Been)|Unidentified actress]]), Michael Bailey Smith ([[Toth]]), Cathy Cohen ([[Unidentified building manager|Building Manager]]), David Reivers ([[Unidentified foreman|Foreman]]), [[Charlie Weber]] ([[Ben Wilkinson]]), Dierdre Holders ([[Unidentified Doctor (Out of My Mind)]]), Time Winters ([[Overheiser]]), Erik Betts ([[Brown]]/a [[Turok-Han]]/[[Demon (Get It Done)]]/[[Keeper of the Name]]), James Wellington ([[Unidentified Night Watchman (No Place Like Home)|Night Watchman]]), Stewart Skelton ([[Harold Jeakins]]), Sal Rendino ([[Marty]]), [[Amy Adams]] ([[Beth Maclay]]), Brigid Brannagh ([[Virginia Bryce]]), Patrick Kilpatrick ([[Paul Lanier]]), Ken Feinberg ([[Chaos Demon]]), Kevin Weisman ([[Dreg]]), W. Earl Brown ([[M. James Menlo]]), Tony Todd ([[Vyasa]]), Randy Thompson ([[Aaron Kriegel]]), Keith Allan ([[Unidentified lunatic (Listening to Fear)|Unidentified lunatic]]), Joel Stoffer ([[Unidentified vampire (Redefinition)]]), Gerry Becker ([[Nathan Reed]]), Troy Blendell ([[Jinx]]), Jeffrey Patrick Dean ([[Dwight]]), Frank Novak ([[Mr. Bointon]]), Darin Cooper ([[Peter Harkes]]), Pat Healy ([[Doug Sanders]]), Marcus Shirok ([[Tibor]]), Michael Dempsey ([[Irv Kraigle]]),Todd Duffey ([[Murk]]), [[Daniel Dae Kim]] ([[Gavin Park]]), Brody Hutzler ([[Landokmar of the Deathwok Clan|Landok]]), Leland Crooke ([[Lillian]]/[[Sebassis]]), Pat Skipper ([[McCarthy]]), Wade Andrew Williams ([[Gregor]]), Tom McCleister ([[Mother of the Vile Excrement]]), Lee Reherman ([[The Captain]]), Frank Ross ([[Razor]]), Bru Muller ([[Mr. Davis]]), [[Keith Szarabajka]] ([[Daniel Holtz]]), Ron Melendez ([[James (vampire)|James]]), David J.Miller ([[Rat-faced Demon (Life Serial)|Rat-faced Demon]]), Andrew Cooper Wasser ([[Slime-Cover demon (Life Serial)|Slime-Cover demon]]), [[John Rubinstein]] ([[Linwood Murrow]]), Derrick McMillon ([[Ron]]), Rey Gallegos ([[Sanchez]]), Fleming Brooks ([[Mandraz]]), Daniel Hagen ([[Frank (Gone)|Frank]]), Andrew Reville ([[Timothy Blane]]), Douglas Bennett ([[Phillip Todd]]), [[Ivana Milicevic]] ([[Samantha Finn]]), Mel Fair ([[Tentacle Demon]]), Rebecca Jackson ([[Tarantula]]), Susan Santiago ([[Mrs. Ferguson]]), Jason Carter ([[Repo Demon]]), Anthony Starke ([[Tyke]]), [[Alex Breckenridge]] ([[Kit Holburn]]), Megan Corletto (young [[Gwen Raiden]]), Clayton Rohner ([[Lee DeMarco]]), Brittany Ishibashi ([[Vivian]]), [[Glenn Morshower]] ([[Phillip Newton]]), Thomas Crawford ([[Eater Demon]]), Nynno Ahli ([[Carlo (Wolfram & Hart)|Carlo]]), Kam Heskin ([[Lola]]), Lisa Jay ([[Linda]]), Kevin Daniels ([[Bouncer (Sleeper)]]), Tina Morasco ([[Mrs. Pritchard]]), Christopher Neiman ([[Francis]]), Derek Anthony ([[Unidentified Demon (Potential)|Imposing Demon]]), Adrienne Wilkinson ([[Betty (Orpheus)|Betty]]), Damani Roberts (young [[Robin Wood]]), Miranda Kwok ([[Dianne]]), Christine Healy ([[Last Guardian]]), Annie Wersching ([[Margaret (Jasmaniac)|Margaret]]), Tawny Rene Hamilton ([[Trish (Shiny Happy People)]], David Figlioli ([[Unidentified vampire leader (Shiny Happy People)]], Patrick Fischler ([[Ted (Magic Bullet Books)|Ted]]), Danny Woodburn ([[Finger eating demon]]), Kristin Richardson ([[Tracy Bellows]]), Jim Abele ([[Laurence Reilly]]), Rodney Rowland ([[Corbin Fries]]), Peter Breitmayer ([[Desmond Keel]]), Joshua Hutchinson ([[Novac]]), Simon Templeman ([[Matthias Pavayne]]), Robert Alonzo ([[Carlos (human)|Carlos]]), Michael Maize ([[Artode]]), David Mattey ([[Lorne (empathic subconscious)|Behemot Lorne]]), Treva Etienne ([[Emil]]), Stacy Reed ([[Charlotte (Wolfram & Hart)|Charlotte]]), Eyal Podell ([[Sam Lawson]]), Scott Klace ([[Mr. Fury]]), Bart McCarthy ([[Nostroyev]]), David Lee ([[Alfonso]]) and Andrew Ableson ([[Unnamed henchmen (The Girl in Question)|Unnamed henchmen]])on ''[[Wikipedia:Charmed|Charmed]]''.
 
   
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==Buffyverse credits==
*Charisma Carpenter later guest-starred, with [[Joss Whedon]], [[Alyson Hannigan]] ([[Willow Rosenberg]]), Ingo Neuhaus ([[Daryl Epps]]), Gil Birmingham ([[Bodyguard|Peru Man]]), Wendy Worthington ([[Lunch Lady]]), Jack McGee ([[Doug Perren]]), Jeremy Roberts ([[Kakistos]]), [[Christian Clemenson]] ([[Balthazar]]), Bonita Friedericy ([[Mrs. Finkle]]/[[Patience]]), [[Adam Kaufman]] ([[Parker Abrams]]), Adam Bitterman ([[Gachnar]]), Denney Pierce ([[Vic (Kailiff Demon)|Vic]]), Kristin Dattilo ([[Harriet Doyle]]), Maury Sterling ([[Barney]]), Ken Marino ([[Wilson Christopher]]), [[Jesse James]] ([[Ryan Anderson]]), Chet Grissom ([[Clark]]), John Maynard ([[Whitman]]), Chris Babers ([[Deevak|Henry]]), Charlie Weber ([[Ben Wilkinson]]), Steve Rankin ([[Mr. Maclay]]),[[Cynthia Lamontagne]] ([[Lydia]]), Charles Duckworth ([[Glenn]]), Laura Roth ([[Sophie (Doublemeat Palace)|Sophie]]), Mel Fair ([[Tentacle Demon]]), Deborah Zoe ([[Mistress Meerna]]), Brittany Ishibashi ([[Vivian]]), Zachery Ty Bryan ([[Peter Nicols]]), Lisa Jay ([[Linda]]), Courtnee Draper ([[Annabelle]]), Megalyn Echikunwoke ([[Vaughne]]), Patrick Fischler ([[Ted (Magic Bullet Books)|Ted]]), Terrylene ([[Unidentified deaf woman]]), Rodney Rowland ([[Corbin Fries]]), Roy Werner ([[Heinreich]]) and Carole Raphaelle Davis ([[Ilona Costa Bianchi]]) on ''[[Wikipedia:Veronica Mars|Veronica Mars]]''.
 
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===Episodes===
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Carpenter was a regular in the first three seasons of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and had an uncredited appearance in archive footage, appearing in 55 episodes of the series. She was also a regular for the first four seasons of ''Angel'' and made a special guest star appearance in the 100th episode, followed by two uncredited appearances in archive footage, appearing in 88 episodes of the series. In addition to playing cheerleader-then-[[seer]] Cordelia, Carpenter portrayed [[Jasmine]] and the [[Prima Ballerina]] when they possessed her character.
   
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 1]] <small>(Credited but does not appear in "[[The Pack]]" and "[[I Robot, You Jane]]")</small>
*Charisma Carpenter later guest-starred with Julie Benz ([[Darla]]), Mercedes McNab ([[Harmony Kendall]]), James Marsters ([[Spike]]), Harry Groener ([[Richard Wilkins]]), Jack Plotnick ([[Allan Finch]]), Amber Benson ([[Tara Maclay]]), Brigid Brannagh ([[Virginia Bryce]]), Amy Acker ([[Winifred Burkle]]/[[Illyria]]), [[Keith Szarabajka]] ([[Daniel Holtz]]), John Rubinstein ([[Linwood Murrow]]), Felicia Day ([[Violet]]), Chad Lindberg ([[David Kirby]]), Tamara Braun ([[Tara (vampire)|Tara]]), Jack Conley ([[Gib Cain]]/[[Sahjhan]]), Jeff Kober ([[Zachary Kralik]]/[[Rack]]), Aldis Hodge ([[Unidentified Masked Teen]]), Bryan Cuprill ([[Roy]]), Henri Lubatti ([[Head vampire]]), Rob Benedict ([[Jape]]), Mark Rolston ([[Boone (demon)|Boone]]), Todd Stashwick ([[Vocah]]/[[M'Fashnik Demon]]), Robert Peters ([[Arney]]), Aimee Garcia ([[Cynthia York]]), Jeffrey Dean Morgan ([[Sam Ryan]]), Brittany Ishibashi ([[Vivian]]), Megalyn Echikunwoke ([[Vaughne]]), David Monahan ([[Garrett]]), Annie Wersching ([[Margaret (Jasmaniac)|Margaret]]), Kristin Richardson ([[Tracy Bellows]]), Bradley Stryker ([[Talky meat]]), Treva Etienne ([[Emil]]), David Mattey ([[Lorne (empathic subconscious)|Behemot Lorne]]) and Ridge Canipe ([[Tommy (Smile Time)|Tommy]]) on ''[http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Supernatural Supernatural]''.
 
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 2]]
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3]]
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 7]]:
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**"[[Him]]" <small>(Uncredited archive)</small>
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*[[Angel season 1|''Angel'' season 1]]
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*[[Angel season 2|''Angel'' season 2]]
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*[[Angel season 3|''Angel'' season 3]] <small>(Credited but does not appear in "[[Loyalty]]," "[[Sleep Tight]]," and "[[Forgiving]]")</small>
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*[[Angel season 4|''Angel'' season 4]]
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*[[Angel season 5|''Angel'' season 5]]:
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**"[[You're Welcome]]"
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**"[[Origin]]" <small>(Uncredited archive)</small>
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**"[[Power Play]]" <small>(Uncredited archive)</small>
   
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===Voice acting===
*Charisma Carpenter had guest-starred in "Sons of Anarchy" with Chad Lindberg ([[David Kirby]]), Stuart McLean ([[Philip Henry]]), Jack Conley ([[Gib Cain]]/[[Sahjhan]]), Jeff Kober ([[Zachary Kralik]]/[[Rack]]), Dominic Keating ([[Blair]]), Thomas Rosales Jr. ([[Manny the Pig]]), Doug Jones (one of the [[Gentlemen]]), Frank Potter ([[Uniformed delivery]]), Brendan Wayne ([[Mike (Happy Anniversary)]]), Kevin Fry (a [[Skilosh demon]]), Keith Szarabajka ([[Daniel Holtz]]), Alice Lo ([[Unidentified Chinese demon woman]]), Clint Culp ([[Demon Bartender (Life Serial)]]), Rey Gallegos ([[Sanchez]]), Douglas Bennett ([[Phillip Todd]]), Brett Wagner ([[Nahdrah Prince]]/[[Unidentified Bohg'dar demon]]), Casey Sander ([[Anthony Harris]]), Patrick St. Esprit ([[Jenoff]]), Derek Anthony ([[Unidentified Demon (Potential)]]), Merle Dandridge [[Lacey Shepard]]), Michael Shamus Wiles ([[Spanky]]) and Bart McCarthy ([[Nostroyev]])
 
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Carpenter narrated the [[audiobooks|audiobook]] version of the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel ''[[Immortal]]''.
   
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She also voiced the Slayer [[Cordelia Chase (Slayers)|Cordelia Chase]] in the nine episodes of the audio series ''Slayers: A Buffyverse Story''.
*Recently, Charisma Carpenter had guest-starred in the DC Universe TV show "Lucifer". This show includes other guest-stars from Buffyverse like Ryan Bittle ([[Mitch Fargo]]), Greg Vaughan ([[Richard Anderson]]), Greg Collins ([[Keith]]), Bailey Chase ([[Graham Miller]]), Kevin Rankin ([[Donald Maclay]]), Evan Arnold ([[Unidentified vampire (The Trial)]]), Aimee Garcia ([[Cynthia York]]) and D.B. Woodside ([[Robin Wood]]). Others shows in the same universe includes Justin Doran ([[Hogan Martin]]), Doug Jones (one of [[The Gentlemen]]), Erica Luttrell ([[Karen]]), J. August Richards ([[Charles Gunn]]), David J. Miller ([[Rat-faced Demon]]), Summer Glau ([[Prima Ballerina]]), Rick Gonzalez ([[Tomas]]) and Megalyn Echikunwoke ([[Vaughne]]) in "Arrow" ; Wentworth Miller ([[Gage Petronzi]]), Doug Jones (one of [[The Gentlemen]]), Tony Todd ([[Vyasa]]) and Danielle Nicolet ([[Tamika]]) in "The Flash" ; Paul Reubens ([[Amilyn]]), Todd Stashwick ([[Vocah]]/[[M'Fashnik Demon]]), Ivana Millicevic ([[Samantha Finn]]), Caroline Lagerfelt ([[Anne Pratt]]) and Michael Maize ([[Artode]]) in "Gotham" ; Emma Caulfield ([[Anya Jenkins]]), Ray Campbell ([[Desmond]]), Troy Brenna ([[Nezzla Demon]]/[[Avilas]]), Glenn Morshower ([[Phillip Newton]]) and Nick Jaine ([[Sahrvin Clan leader]]) in "Supergirl".
 
   
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===Featurettes===
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Carpenter appears in interviews on the following ''Buffy'' and ''Angel'' featurettes:
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*"[[Designing Buffy|Designing ''Buffy'']]"
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*"[[A Buffy Bestiary|A ''Buffy'' Bestiary]]"
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*"[[Beauty and the Beasts: Behind Buffy's Makeup|Beauty and the Beasts: Behind ''Buffy''<nowiki/>'s Makeup]]"
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*"[[Season 3 Overview]]"
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*"[[Wardrobe]]"
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*"[[Introducing Angel]]"
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*"[[I'm Cordelia!]]"
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*"[[The Demons]]"
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*"[[The Sets of Angel|The Sets of ''Angel'']]"
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*"[[The Make-Up of Angel|The Make-Up of ''Angel'']]"
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*"[[Action! The Stunts of Angel|Action! The Stunts of ''Angel'']]"
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*"[[Angel Season 3 Overview|''Angel'' Season 3 Overview]]"
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*"[[Darla: Deliver Us From Evil]]"
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*"[[From Page to Screen]]"
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*"[[Angel 100|''Angel'' 100]]"
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==Gallery==
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Carpenter behind the scenes for ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''.
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*{{IMDb actor|0004806}}
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*{{Wikipedia}}
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*{{IMDb|0004806}}
*[http://www.triviatribute.com/charismacarpenter.html Charisma Carpenter] at Trivia Tribute
 
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*{{Instagram|charismacarpenter}}
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==References==
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{{References}}
   
 
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Charisma Carpenter is an actress who portrayed Cordelia Chase on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel television series.

Career

In 1997, Carpenter auditioned for the title role of Buffy Summers[1] in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but instead she was cast as Cordelia Chase, a snobby and popular high school student.

Carpenter has a large scar on her belly from a childhood accident; when she was five years old, Carpenter was playing around a swimming pool that was still under construction, and she fell onto a piece of rebar.[2] The scar was incorporated into her character when Cordelia fell onto an exposed piece of rebar in the episode "Lovers Walk."

In 1999, Carpenter read the audio format version of the Buffyverse novel Immortal, written by Christopher Golden.

After three seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carpenter was offered an even larger role as the same character on the spin-off series Angel along with David Boreanaz (Angel). She played her Cordelia Chase character as a regular for four seasons on the series. Although her character leaves the series before the final season of Angel, Carpenter returned for the 100th episode "You're Welcome"; she was initially reluctant to return because she was worried that they would kill off her character, but she agreed to come back after reading the script, stating it was "bittersweet... a love letter to Cordelia."[3]

In March 2008, PaleyFest hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside creator Joss Whedon, producers Marti Noxon and David Greenwalt, and other alumni including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Seth Green, and Michelle Trachtenberg. She also attended both the Entertainment Weekly cast reunions for for Buffy in 2017 and for Angel in 2019.

Carpenter is also known for her roles as Kyra in Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablancas in Veronica Mars (2005–2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012–2013), and Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010–2012).

In February 2021, Carpenter spoke out against Joss Whedon in support of Ray Fisher, who also claimed to have experienced a toxic environment at the hands of the director.[4]

In 2023, Carpenter returned as a Slayer version of Cordelia in the Audible audio series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.

Buffyverse credits

Episodes

Carpenter was a regular in the first three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and had an uncredited appearance in archive footage, appearing in 55 episodes of the series. She was also a regular for the first four seasons of Angel and made a special guest star appearance in the 100th episode, followed by two uncredited appearances in archive footage, appearing in 88 episodes of the series. In addition to playing cheerleader-then-seer Cordelia, Carpenter portrayed Jasmine and the Prima Ballerina when they possessed her character.

Voice acting

Carpenter narrated the audiobook version of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel Immortal.

She also voiced the Slayer Cordelia Chase in the nine episodes of the audio series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.

Featurettes

Carpenter appears in interviews on the following Buffy and Angel featurettes:

Gallery

Carpenter behind the scenes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

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References