For all the Charisma Carpenter fans out there, here's some trivia on the attractive actress:

 • Was a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers' football team.

 • Named by her mother after a brand of perfume

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

 • Lost out to Kelly Rutherford in Scream 3 (2000)

 • She has a tribal sun tattooed on her back.

 • 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.

 • After 7 years playing Cordelia Chase, 3 years on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 4 years on Angel, Charisma left Angel after its fourth season (in 2003).

 • Will be reprising her role as Cordelia Chase in the 100th episode of Angel. The show is currently in its fifth season without her, considering the Cordelia Chase character is in a coma. [November 2003]

 • Is half Mexican and half Cherokee.

 • Has a rosary tattoo on her left wrist.

 • She held three state titles when she was thirteen years old and placed top five for a ballet routine at an international competition.

 • She only signs personalized autographs so her signature cannot be sold on EBay or elsewhere. She also refuses to sign her MAXIM, FHM, or other revealing photos.

 • She is one of the only cast members from "Buffy" and "Angel" who refuses to charge for her autograph at fan conventions. She does it for free.

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