Charisma Carpenter

Ironically she plays a character named Anya, the name of a Buffy character and wishes that the Elders (a Charmed version of Angel's the The Powers That Be) would make her human (similarly to Buffy's own Anya character). She is the sister of actor John Cusack. She has also starred in the popular witch drama, and close counterpart of Buffy: Charmed, as, like her role in Angel, a Seer. She received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations for Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997). Carpenter posed for the June 2004 issue of Playboy magazine. Her other television work includes a short-lived series What About Joan (2001) and It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002). In 2002 she got married to Damian Hardy and on March 24, 2003 she gave birth to a boy, Donovan Charles Hardy. Cusack was a cast member of Saturday Night Live for one season in 1985.

She has made guest appearances in Baywatch, Miss Match and has had a role in Malibu Shores. Joan Cusack (October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedienne from Evanston, Illinois. She was discovered by a commercial agent while she was then a waitress, leading to several roles on TV adverts. My Bodyguard (1980). Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cutting Loose (1980). She is best known for playing the character Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Class (1983).

Charisma Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. Sixteen Candles (1984). Grandview, U.S.A. (1984). The Allnighter (1987). Broadcast News (1987).

Stars and Bars (1988). Married to the Mob (1988). Working Girl (1988). Men Don't Leave (1990).

My Blue Heaven (1990). Ramirez (1991). The Cabinet of Dr. Hero (1992).

Wrong (1996). Mr. Two Much (1996). Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).