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The 90s TV star, 54, has barely aged a day 20 years after starring in TWO huge shows, a sad divorce and a gun drama

The 90s TV star, 54, has barely aged a day 20 years after starring in TWO huge shows, a sad divorce and a gun drama

CHARISMA Carpenter has barely aged a day in 20 years.

’90s TV star Charisma, 54, is best known for playing Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel.

Charisma Carpenter Still Gorgeous at 54 After '90s TV Fame

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Charisma Carpenter Still Gorgeous at 54 After ’90s TV FameCredits: instagram
Charisma recently shared a glamorous selfie in a hotel room

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Charisma recently shared a glamorous selfie in a hotel roomCredits: instagram
Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia on Buffy and Angel

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Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia on Buffy and AngelCredits: Getty

She also went through a nasty divorce, as well as a gun drama, both 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 in Aaron Spelling’s drama series Malibu Shores.

From there, she starred in several TV movies before landing the role that would make her a celebrity.

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Cordy, as she was affectionately called by fans, was Buffy’s best friend and confidant.

The character was a fan favorite and Charisma’s portrayal earned her a legion of fans.

After the series ended in 2003, Carpenter reprised her role as Cordelia in the spin-off series Angel.

However, she left the series after the fourth season, citing creative differences.

Since then, Charisma has continued to work in television, appearing on shows such as Veronica Mars and Charmed.

She has also been seen on the big screen, with roles in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous and The Expendables.

Cordelia played by Charisma Carpenter meets Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

But Charisma’s life wasn’t 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 years old.

And, before she became a television star, Charisma and two friends were attacked on 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 them to tie up their friends.

She refused, and in the ensuing struggle they received non-fatal gunshots but managed to subdue 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 can. I have enough distance — and a lot of therapy — between what happened and now.

“It’s not as fresh. It’s not as painful.”

She was a pin-up from the late 90s

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She was a pin-up from the late 90sCredits: Getty
Charisma seems frozen in time

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Charisma seems frozen in timeCredits: Getty
She split from her hairdresser husband Damian Hardy in 2008.

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She split from her hairdresser husband Damian Hardy in 2008.Credit: Rex