Nineties TV star, 54, has barely aged a day 20 years after starring in TWO huge shows, sad divorce and gunpoint drama
CHARISMA Carpenter has barely aged a day in 20 years.
Nineties TV star Charisma, 54, is best known for playing Cordelia Chase in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel.
She has also gone through a sad divorce, as well as a gunpoint drama, both of which have been documented in the media.
Born in Las Vegas, Charisma started out as a showgirl before setting her sights on Hollywood.
Her big break came in 1994 when she landed a role on Aaron Spelling’s drama series Malibu Shores.
From there, she went on to star in several TV movies before landing the role that would make her a household name.
Cordy, as she was affectionately known by fans, was Buffy’s best friend and confidante.
The character was a fan favorite and Charisma’s portrayal earned her a legion fans.
After the show ended in 2003, Carpenter reprised her role as Cordelia in the spin-off series Angel.
However, she left the show after the fourth season, citing creative differences.
Since then, Charisma has continued to work in television, appearing in shows including Veronica Mars and Charmed.
She’s also been seen on the big screen, with roles in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous and The Expendables.
But Charisma’s life hasn’t been all glitz and glamour.
She split from her hairdresser husband Damian Hardy in 2008 after six years of marriage,
They have one child together, a son named Donovan, who is 20.
And, before she was a TV star, Charisma and two friends were attacked at a San Diego beach by a man later identified as off-duty police officer, Henry Hubbard Jr.
Henry held the group at gunpoint and ordered her to tie up her friends.
She refused and, in the ensuing struggle, they suffered non-fatal shots but managed to overpower their attacker.
Charisma kept the officer’s flashlight, which was later used as evidence to convict him of multiple assaults.
The actress bravely shared her story as the host of I Survived Evil in 2012.
She told TVLine at the time: “Now I’m in a place where I could. I have enough distance — and a lot of therapy — between then and what happened and now.
“It’s not as fresh. It’s not as painful.”