Trivia

After 7 years playing Cordelia Chase, 3 years on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and 4 years on Angel (1999), Charisma was not invited back as a regular for Angel's fifth and final season. She agreed to return for the 100th episode although she wasn't asked until Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down the chance to guest star in the episode. (2003)

The role of Delilah in The Faculty (1998) was written specifically for her, but she turned it down because it was too similar to her Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) character, Cordelia.

Auditioned for the role of Buffy on the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), but got the role of Cordelia after it was turned down by actress Bianca Lawson.

Was an NFL cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers' football team.

She is good friends with her See Jane Date (2003) co-star Holly Marie Combs. In fact, it was their friendship that prompted her to play Kira on Charmed (1998).

In 1991 she was picked to be a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers football team. The next year she moved to Los Angeles to break into the entertainment business.

She was named after an Avon perfume.

Appears on the June 2004 cover of Playboy with a 10 page layout inside.

Has studied classical ballet since the age of 5, and pursued dancing as part of her high school curriculum, by commuting between Mexico and San Diego to take lessons at the School of Creative and Performing Arts.

Gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Donovan Charles Hardy, at 9:50 PM on March 24th 2003 at Cedar Sinai hospital in Beverly Hills.

She writes poetry.

Friends with David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon and James Marsters.

SPOILER:

Her character, Cordelia Chase, whom she had played for years on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Angel (1999), was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of Angel (1999). It was her final appearance on the series, with the exception of archival footage.

Was discovered by a commercial agent while working as a waitress in Los Angeles to save for her college education.

A fitness enthusiast, her outdoor interests include roller blading, rock climbing, hiking and sky diving.

She worked as an aerobics instructor and in property management.

Her characters on both Angel (1999) and Charmed (1998) could see into the future.

Has a rosary tattoo on her left wrist.

After graduating she traveled throughout Europe, then went on to college.

After starring in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Angel (1999), and guest-starring in episodes of Charmed (1998), she has become the face of supernatural dramas on The WB.

Currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her two Golden Retrievers.

Became good friends with Susan Ward after both were turned down for the role of Maggie Cory on the soap Another World (1964).

Was in an unaired pilot called "Like Cats & Dogs".

Attended high school in Las Vegas with Kamar de los Reyes. She was a freshman when he was a junior.

Montreal, filming the Lifetime movie "White Silhouette" (the title may be changed to Flirting with Danger (2006)). (October 2005)

No relation to 1970's impresario Richard Carpenter, or to screenwriter/musician/director John Carpenter, despite a popular misconception.