---
name: "Charisma Carpenter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charisma-carpenter"
fi1m_id: "charisma-carpenter"
imdb_id: "nm0004806"
tmdb_id: 126502
wikidata_id: "Q231622"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 July 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T12:12:51.784147+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Charisma Carpenter

## Identity

Charisma Carpenter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charisma-carpenter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charisma-carpenter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004806
- **TMDB ID:** 126502
- **Wikidata ID:** Q231622
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/126502

Actor. Born 23 July 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 July 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- **Active:** 1997–2005
- **Also known as:** Charisma Lee Carpenter , کاریزما کارپنتر, Карізма Лі Карпентер
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 77 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/126502

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Charisma Carpenter is an American actress. She was born on 23 July 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She began her career with television commercials and a role in the series Malibu Shores (1996). In 1997 she was cast as Cordelia Chase in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing as a regular for the first three seasons. She continued in the role for four seasons on the spin-off series Angel (1999–2004).

Subsequent credits include appearances in Charmed (2004), Veronica Mars (2005–2006), The Lying Game (2012–2013) and the films The Expendables (2010) and The Expendables 2 (2012).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, buffy.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Supernatural* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Maggie Stark — [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Cordelia Chase — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Dating App Nightmare* (2026), as Rena
- *The Doctor with Two Faces* (2025), as Dr. Joan Unger
- *Hold You So Tight* (2024), as Stephanie Mendelbaum
- *Going Home* (2022), series, as Katherine Sumner
- *The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story* (2021), as Michele MacNeill
- *Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing* (2019), as Melanie Killian
- *Pandora* (2019), series, as Eve
- *No Good Nick* (2019), series, as Jacquelyn
- *Mail Order Monster* (2018), as Sydney Hart
- *The Griddle House* (2018), as Mae-Bee
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, as Maude
- *Dynasty* (2017), series, as Heather
- *Street Level* (2016), as Sydney
- *Mommy's Secret* (2016), as Anne Harding · Executive Producer
- *Girl in Woods* (2016), as Momma
- *Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders* (2016), series, as Dani Gates
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, as Jamie Lee Adrienne
- *Scream Queens* (2015), series, as Mrs. Herfmann
- *A Horse Tale* (2015), as Samantha
- *Bound* (2015), as Michelle Mulan
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, as Brianna Logan
- *Surviving Evil* (2013), series, as Host
- *Heaven's Door* (2012), as Julie Taylor
- *Haunted High* (2012), as Librarian
- *The Expendables 2* (2012), as Lacy
- *A Trusted Man* (2011), as Sonia Patton
- *Crash Site* (2011), as Rita Sanders
- *The Lying Game* (2011), series, as Ann Rebecca Sewell
- *Deadly Sibling Rivalry* (2011), as Janna / Callie
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Marianne Romano
- *The Expendables* (2010), as Lacy
- *Psychosis* (2010), as Susan
- *House of Bones* (2010), as Heather Burton
- *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), series, as Triana
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, as Carol — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Big Shots* (2007), series, as Janelle Johns
- *Back to You* (2007), series, as Brooke Schimmel
- *Greek* (2007), series, as Tegan Walker
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Nicki Skyler
- *Relative Chaos* (2006), as Katherine
- *Cheaters' Club* (2006), as Linda Stern
- *Voodoo Moon* (2006), as Heather
- *Flirting with Danger* (2006), as Laura Clifford
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Maggie Stark — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, as Kendall Casablancas — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *LAX* (2004), series, as Julie Random
- *What Boys Like* (2003), as Kim
- *Miss Match* (2003), series, as Serena Lockner
- *See Jane Date* (2003), as Jane Grant
- *Strange Frequency* (2001), series, as Jules
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Emma Campbell
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Mink
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Cordelia Chase
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Kira / The Seer
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Cordelia Chase — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe* (1996), as Beth Sullivan
- *Malibu Shores* (1996), series, as Ashley Green
- *Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Planet of the Dino-Knights* (1995), as Beth Sullivan
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), series, as Caterer
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-fd5e01c8ccf2.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Charisma_Carpenter_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_St._Louis_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-b10e3b3ad4ee.jpg) Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Charisma_Carpenter_%2817653062704%29.jpg/1280px-Charisma_Carpenter_%2817653062704%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-7a096d03a905.jpg) Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087785718%29.jpg/1280px-Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087785718%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-cdc6bd4fd786.jpg) Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087870198%29.jpg/1280px-Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087870198%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-2cf7c75b615a.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-263b6ef05671.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-3deeb9d01235.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB
- ![Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-6fce94a26ba9.jpg) Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087973230%29.jpg/1280px-Charisma_Carpenter_%2818087973230%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-74d8e878a5cf.jpg) Charisma Carpenter speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Charisma_Carpenter_%2818088015688%29.jpg/1280px-Charisma_Carpenter_%2818088015688%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-438437237d32.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-24c868d85b01.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB
- ![Charisma Carpenter](https://film.one/media/person/62493/gallery-befc09340a2b.jpg) Charisma Carpenter — Image via TMDB

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