Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter was born July 23 70 years ago. Cordelia Chase played the role as Cordelia in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural drama (1997-1999) and the spin-off show Angel (1999-04). She also played Kyra in Charmed (2004) and Kendall Casablanca's character in Veronica Mars (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012-2013), and Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010-2012). Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[disputed - discuss] daughter of Christine, a bird sanctuary worker and Don Carpenter, a salesman. She is of Spanish (from the maternal grandfather), French and German descent. Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a member of a song and dance group which 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. After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Carpenter returned to San Diego in 1991 and worked as an aerobics teacher and videostore clerk as well as a property manager. She also was a cheerleader for San Diego Chargers football in 1991. 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., an ex- 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 struggle. Hubbard fled the scene but both of her companions were able to escape. Hubbard was arrested, convicted, sentenced to 56-years in prison for a number of assaults. Carpenter stole Hubbard's flashlight an official police flashlight, off the shore. The flashlight was an important element of evidence against Hubbard.




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