Charisma Lee Carpenter (born July 23, 1970;[1][2] English pronunciation: /kəˈrɪzmə liː ˈkɑːrpəntər/)is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. Her most recent role was playing opposite Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham in The Expendables (2010).
Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[1][3][4] the daughter of Chris, a bird sanctuary worker,
and Don Carpenter, a salesman.[5] She is of French and German descent on her father's side and Cherokee and Spanish descent on her mother's side.[6] Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a part of a song-and-dance troupe which performed in the Las Vegas area beginning when she was nine.[4] When she was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico[3] and then to San Diego where she attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts.[3] After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe.[7] Once she returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk,[3] an aerobics instructor, and in property management.[4] In 1991, she was a San Diego Charger cheerleader, before beginning her Hollywood career.[8] In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles.[7]
and Don Carpenter, a salesman.[5] She is of French and German descent on her father's side and Cherokee and Spanish descent on her mother's side.[6] Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a part of a song-and-dance troupe which performed in the Las Vegas area beginning when she was nine.[4] When she was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico[3] and then to San Diego where she attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts.[3] After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe.[7] Once she returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk,[3] an aerobics instructor, and in property management.[4] In 1991, she was a San Diego Charger cheerleader, before beginning her Hollywood career.[8] In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles.[7]
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