Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter was born on July 23 on the 23rd of July, 1970. Cordelia Chase was a character on Buffy the Vampire's supernatural drama series (1997-1999) and the spin-off series Angel (1999-04). She also played Kyra in Charmed (2004) and as Kendall Casablanca's in Veronica Mars (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012-2013) as well as Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010-2012). Carpenter was born in Las Vegas. Carpenter is of Spanish, French, and German descent (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 was a part of the Las Vegas Valley when she was just nine years old. old.When Carpenter was 15, her family relocated to Rosario Beach, Baja California, Mexico and then to San Diego, California. She attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. After graduating, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Carpenter returned to San Diego in 1991 and worked as an aerobics teacher, a videostore clerk, as well as a property manager. She played for the San Diego Chargers football club in 1991. In 1992, she relocated to Los Angeles.While swimming in San Diego in 1991, she and two male buddies were assaulted by Henry Hubbard Jr., the former San Diego police officer and serial rapist who attempted to subdue them using a gun. In the midst of the struggle the two friends as well as Hubbard were shot, causing Hubbard to flee from the scene. Both of them survived the attack. Hubbard was convicted and sentenced to 56 years prison for a string of rapes, burglaries. Carpenter Hubbard was arrested and convicted. Carpenter Hubbard his flashlight from the police station on the beach. Hubbard had left it at the beach. The flashlight was an important evidence piece against Hubbard.