Charisma Carpenter of Buffy The Vampire Slayer fame still looks just as incredible as she did starring on the show 22 years ago.
The 53-year-old actress, who is known for playing Cordelia Chase in the hit supernatural drama series and its spin-off Angel, showcased her youthful radiance in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Posing in front of a bright blue door in the West Village neighborhood of New York City, she showed off her long, luscious hair and her bright smile.
The Charmed star — who cut a chic figure in a sparkly ensemble at an H&M event several months ago — wore a black-and-white, polkadot midi dress and white Converse sneakers.
She left her wavy, brunette tresses down and rocked a soft makeup look with a bold, red lip.
Charisma Carpenter of Buffy The Vampire Slayer fame still looks just as incredible as she did starring on the show 22 years ago. The 53-year-old actress showcased her youthful radiance in an Instagram post on Tuesday
She is known for playing Cordelia Chase in the hit supernatural drama series and its spin-off series Angel; seen on Angel in 1999
On the sunny day in the city, she sported a pair of oversize, tinted sunglasses.
She showcased her look in a variety of poses leaning against the doorway and walking down the steps.
She used a door emoji in her caption and penned alongside her snap series: ‘The Hero’s Journey.’
This comes shortly after Carpenter reprised her role as Cordelia Chase in the Audible Original series Slayers in 2023.
Carpenter previously starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired from 1997 to 2003, alongside leading star Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Because of her 2021 allegations against Buffy creator Joss Whedon, which sparked her former co-stars to also speak out in 2022 and condemn his past actions, she was hesitant to return to the Buffyverse again.
She previously said Whedon called her ‘fat’ when she was four months pregnant and threatened to fire her. After he made a vague statement following her accusation, she said he was a ‘tyrannical narcissistic boss who is still unable to be accountable and just apologize.’
At New York Comic Con in October 2023, she told Us Weekly that she had a ‘little bit of apprehension when I first was asked to join’ Slayers.
However, she said ‘those emotions and feelings, open wound feelings were immediately assuaged by Amber [Benson]’s pitch in that I heard her enthusiasm.’
Posing in front of a bright blue door in the West Village neighborhood of New York City, she showed off her long, luscious hair and her bright smile
She left her wavy, brunette tresses down and rocked a soft makeup look with a bold, red lip
The Charmed star wore a black-and-white, polkadot midi dress and white Converse sneakers
She joined Benson, who portrayed Tara Maclay, on the original audio story project set in an alternate universe where Buffy Summers does not exist.
Decades after the show wrapped, Carpenter had opened up about her experience behind the scenes and was the first of several stars who accused showrunner Whedon of ‘hostile and toxic’ behavior.
However, she told the outlet that she wanted to channel her character’s strength.
‘It’s personal for me. I have lived with Cordelia,’ she said. ‘I performed her for about 10 years of my life, and I feel she, as a character, informed me, the woman that played her.
‘It’s rich to me,’ The Expendables alum continued.
‘The idea of coming into my own power as a young woman through a character that then I ended up using that power in a way to speak out against the creator of that power.’
This comes shortly after Carpenter reprised her role as Cordelia Chase in Audible Original series Slayers in 2023
Carpenter previously starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired from 1997 to 2003, alongside leading star Sarah Michelle Gellar; seen second from far right in 1997 alongside Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan
Because of her 2021 allegations against Buffy creator Joss Whedon (not seen), which sparked her former co-stars to also speak out in 2022 and condemn his past actions, she was hesitant to return to the Buffyverse again; seen on far right in 1998 alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head and Seth Green
She continued explaining how it was meaningful and ‘powerful’ to play such a strong character during a tough time in her life.
‘What I mean to say is that in a lot of ways, Cordelia gave birth to Charisma and really informed who I am today,’ she said.
Carpenter added that ‘it was so powerful that I was able to do very hard things at a very critical time in my life.
‘And I think that is the ultimate Buffyverse story — finding out what your purpose is and using it to make the world a better place.’
