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Actress born July 23, 1970, best known as Cordelia Chase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, as well as Jason Statham's girlfriend, Lacy, in The Expendables 1 and 2.

She also starred as Susan in the 2010 horror film Psychosis.

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This actress provides examples of:

• Alliterative Name: Both she and her most well-known character have the initials C.C.
• Dawson Casting:
  • Not so much anymore but she was playing mid-twenty-somethings into her mid-thirties. She was a full decade older than her character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
  • She played 25-year-old Kendall on Veronica Mars at 34.
• Separated-at-Birth Casting: Her role as Sutton and Emma's birth mother on The Lying Game was supposed to be a secret but everyone figured it out due to Carpenter's uncanny resemblance to Alexandra Chando.

Notable television roles:

• Wendy Sanders on Baywatch (1 episode, 1994)
• Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997-2004)
• Simone (voice) on Hey Arnold! ("Phoebe Skips", 1995)
• Kira/The Seer on Charmed (3 episodes, 2004)
• Kendall Casablancas on Veronica Mars (2005-06)
• Tegan Walker on Greek (recurring character, 2007-11)
• Mink on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("The Descent of Man", 2009)
• Trianna on Legend of the Seeker ("Marked", 2009)
• Nicki on Burn Notice ("Better Halves", 2011)
• Maggie Stark on Supernatural ("Shut Up, Dr. Phil", 2011)
• Annie "Rebecca" Sewell on The Lying Game (2012)

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