Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter was born on July 23 70 years ago. She played Cordelia Chase in the series of supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). Also, she was a character in Charmed (2004) and Kendall Casablanca's (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell (2012-2013) and Lacy (2010-2012) Carpenter was born in Las Vegas (Nevada), the daughter of Christine Carpenter who is an employee of a bird sanctuary and Don Carpenter, an entrepreneur. She is of Spanish (from her maternal grandfather), French, and German descent. 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 was a part of 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 went on a trip across Europe after graduating. After returning to San Diego, she worked as a clerk at a video store as well as an aerobics teacher and also in property management. She was a cheerleader for San Diego Chargers football in 1991. Her move to Los Angeles in 1992. In 1991, Henry Hubbard Jr. confronted her along with two of her male friends while swimming in San Diego. He was a former San Diego cop and serial rapist who attempted to subdue them using a gun. During the battle that ensued, her companions and Hubbard were shot, forcing him to flee the scene. Both of them survived the attack. Hubbard was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to 56 years in prison for a string of robberies and rapes. Carpenter had brought Hubbard his flashlight from the police station on the beach. He had left it at the scene. This flashlight would become an important evidence piece against Hubbard.