Women of Joss Whedon [Top 35] [Charisma #4]

4. Charisma Carpenter
Cordelia Chase - Buffy / Angel

The Chosen One: Charisma Carpenter's Cordelia Chase (somebody likes alliteration) started as the vapid cheerleader on the path to redemption, ending up half-demon living on a higher plane of existence by Angel's end

Her Stake in Things: The charming Cordy's mean streak slowly turned around after falling in love with the plucky sidekick (and future drunk) Xander Harris, eventually moving to LA to work on her acting career and swing swords with Angel Investigations. Along the way she gained quite of bit of demon in her, and we don't just mean David Boreanaz, giving birth to the God Jasmine and ascending to a higher plane of existence.

So Long Sunnydale: Like most Buffy Alum, Charisma's had a tough time shaking off the Sunnydale rep, but you can catch her whetting her bad boy appetite in Sylvester Stallone's upcoming The Expendables.