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[Played by Charisma Carpenter]
Completely self-centred, Cordelia Chase aspires to be the most popular girl in school. She surrounds herself with her own cliquey friends, and looks down haughtily on lesser mortals, including Buffy, Willow and, especially, Xander.
Tactless and outspoken, Cordelia is devoid of compassion for others, and obsessed with her appearance. Primarily concerned for her own safety, Cordelia often finds herself on the periphery of Buffy’s adventures, (for example, she was competing to become a cheerleader when Amy began using magic to bump off her rivals, and was temporarily blinded).
Cordelia has trouble finding boyfriends who meet her exacting standards, but there is no shortage of potential candidates. Her only real rival is Buffy who, to her amazement, some people (most notably Angel) prefer. Her close encounter with Marcie Ross in 'Invisible Girl' changes Cordelia’s frosty attitude, and she soon becomes much closer to Buffy and the gang. Knowing that it could endanger her 'coolness rating' Cordelia was dating Xander, but the relationship ended when she caught him kissing Willow, (in 'Lover’s Walk'). More recently Cordelia has been involved with Wesley Wyndham-Price. They are
having an illicit relationship that they are barely able to conceal from the
rest of the gang.
In the alternative universe created after Anyanka granted her wish that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale ('The Wish') Cordelia was the only person who realised that things were seriously amiss. This didn’t prevent her from becoming the victim of the vampire versions of Willow and Xander… Thankfully Anyanka’s spell was broken, and Sunnydale returned to normal.
Charisma Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, and was named after a brand of perfume! She entered show business after graduating from high school, appearing in dozens of TV commercials before landing a guest role in 'Baywatch'. She played Ashley Green in Aaron Spelling’s short-lived NBC series 'Malibu Shores' and was pondering her next move when she was asked to join the cast of 'BtVS'.
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Buffy Summers
Angel
Willow Rosenberg
Rupert Giles
Xander Harris
Cordelia Chase
Principal Snyder
Jenny Calendar
Oz
Faith
Wesley Wydham Pryce
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