Flirty Not Dirty: Charisma Carpenter in the Buffy! Former Vampire Slayer actress, 44, shares 'birthday suit' photo

Friday, 25 July 2014

Charisma Carpenter in the Buffy! Former Vampire Slayer actress, 44, shares 'birthday suit' photo

PUBLISHED: 23:23, 24 July 2014 | UPDATED: 06:34, 25 July 2014

That's one way to celebrate your 44th year.

Charisma Carpenter rang in her birthday on Wednesday with a nude black and white photo of herself - and shared it with her 170,000 Twitter followers.

The former Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress is seen posing in front of a well-lit window, leaning with her back arched, displaying her toned physique.

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'Birthday suit: Charisma Carpenter rang in her 44th birthday on Wednesday with a nude black and white photo of herself that she shared to her 170,000 followers on Twitter

Wednesday was not the first time the brunette beauty had posed completely in the buff.

The former Angel star previously posed nude for Playboy Magazine, appearing on the cover as well as in a 10-page layout in 2004.

However, Charisma is most well known for her role on 90s drama Buffy, where she played the role of snobby teenager Cordelia Chase opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar.

She most recently appeared on ABC Family's The Lying Game and CBS's Blue Bloods, and also recently wrapped up filming three new movies - Girl In The Woods, A Christmas Promise and The Griddle House.

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Role on Buffy: Charisma, seen June 24 at a gala in LA, played the role of snobby teenager Cordelia Chase on the 90s drama with Sarah Michelle Gellar

The actress is also known for her role in a real life drama.

In 1991 Charisma and two male friends were attacked by a serial rapist, a former police officer named Henry Hubbard Jr., while on the beach in San Diego.

Her two friends were shot during the altercation but both survived.

In 2013 Carpenter signed on as host of a new television show titled Surviving Evil, where she discussed the traumatizing experience.