Buffy The Vampire Slayer vet Charisma Carpenter, 44, lands role in TV's Scream Queens as Ariana Grande's mother
Roles in teen horror TV dramas seem to be carved out for her.
Charisma Carpenter has been cast in Scream Queens as Ariana Grande's mother, according to a Thursday report from Deadline.
The 44-year-old's most famous role was as Cordelia Chase on the Nineties pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and its spin-off Angel.
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She knows teen horror: Buffy the Vampire Slayer vet Charisma Carpenter, seen here in 2014, has been cast in Scream Queens, according to a Thursday report from Deadline
Nineties phenomenon: Charisma's most famous role was as Sarah Michelle Gellar's ditzy and ridiculously vain sidekick and Xander's on-again girlfriend on the first three seasons of Buffy
The actress will join the growing cast of Fox's comedy-horror anthology series when it debuts this autumn.
On the same day, the show's lead Emma Roberts revealed on her Instagram account that the pilot episode will hit TV screens on September 22; however the world premiere takes place at San Diego's Comic-Con in July.
Charisma's last recurring role was on ABC Family teen drama The Lying Game, which only lasted two seasons; before that she had an 11-episode run on Veronica Mars.
Young mom: The 44-year-old actress will play the mother of Ariana Grande, who is pictured here on the set of Scream Queens on Monday
Besides that she has appeared in dozens of standalone episodes of TV shows and TV movies, but fans most remember her for her role as Sarah Michelle Gellar's ditzy and ridiculously vain sidekick and Xander's on-again girlfriend on the first three seasons of Buffy.
She went on to play the same character, although with the newly developed ability to see visions of people in need as a plot driver, for five seasons of the spin-off Angel, with David Boreanaz.
Scream Queens, created by Glee's Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, has been described as 'Mean Girls meets Friday the 13th' by Roberts. The show tells the story of a college campus that is rocked by a series of murders.
Visionary: She then went on to play the same character, albeit now with a new ability to see visions. in the spin-off Angel with David Boreanaz
It also stars Jamie Lee Curtis as the college dean, along with Lea Michele, Abagail Breslin, Joe Jonas, as well as carpenter's 'daughter' Grande.
Early reviews for the series are very positive; according to E!, which seen the entire first episode, Roberts, Jonas and even Michele put in hilarious turns, even though the latter - who plays Hester 'Neckbrace' and suffers with scoliosis - doesn't say a single word.
'In all sincerity, it's perhaps the most thoroughly enjoyable TV show that's premiered in years. Outrageous. Hilarious. And just so much FUN,' it wrote.
Date is set: The horror anthology's lead Emma Roberts revealed on Instagram on Thursday that the 13-episode first season will debut on September 22
Quiet for a change: Lea Michele plays Hester 'Neckbrace' who suffers with scoliosis, and who is 'hilarious' in the first episode according to early reviews, even though she doesn't say a single word
Awesome cast: Jamie Lee Curtis also stars as the college dean, while Abigail Breslin plays one of Robert's henchwomen
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