This is a list of all the the Charmed Ones family and friends that have recurring roles on the series Charmed. Characters from the Charmed books are not included, as the books are not considered canon.
The Warren Line of witches
Charlotte Warren
Born - Unknown (Many fans have speculated the year 1644, however, this date was never confirmed in the television, novel or magazine series)
Died - Unknown
Relationship: Mother of Melinda Warren. Great (x7) grandmother of the Charmed Ones.
Marital Status: Unknown
Powers: None that are known of.
Biography: Charlotte belonged to a small coven of witches, in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, who utilised the magic of herbs and practised traditional paganism. During her pregnancy, it was foreseen that Charlotte would give birth to a very magical baby. Not only did her coven know this, but also did an evil witch named Ruth Cobb. In an attempt to harness the magic of the baby by raising it evil, Ruth kidnapped Charlotte while she was in labour. Fortunately, the elders sent the Charmed Ones (Prudence, Piper and Phoebe) back in time and they, subsequently, freed Charlotte and helped her give birth to a daughter, Melinda Warren.
References: All Halliwell's Eve (Charmed episode)
Born: 31 October, 1670 - Virginia
Died: 1 March, 1692 - Salem, Massachusetts
Relationship: Matriarch of the Warren line. Great (x6) grandmother of the Charmed Ones.
Marital Status: Unknown; Lover - Matthew Tate
Powers: Telekinesis, Molecular Immobilization, Clairvoyance (including Premonitions).
Biography: Melinda Warren was born on Halloween, 1670, to Charlotte, who vowed to inform her daughter of the Charmed Ones and how they saved their lives. During her life time Melinda married, and at the ceremony she used a wedding cup which, since then, has been passed through the Warren generations and used at other wedding ceremonies - including Piper Halliwell’s.
In the later part of her life, Melinda moved to Salem where she met her lover Matthew Tate. Melinda, also, had a daughter named Prudence, although whether she was born before or after Melinda’s move to Salem and who her father is, is unknown. As the witch trials began in Salem, Melinda worked closely with the might Marx line of witches (of whose descendents include Simon Theotus Reginald Marx, wanna-be husband of future Warren witch Paige Matthews). Unfortunately, Melinda later discovered that Matthew Tate was in reality a warlock who used her to copy her powers. Finally, Tate informed the town of Salem of Melinda’s witchcraft and, subsequently, she was burnt on the stake in March 1692. Melinda is most famous for creating the Book of Shadows.
References: Something Wicca This Way Comes (Charmed episode), The Witch Is Back (Charmed episode), That '70s Episode (Charmed episode), All Halliwell's Eve (Charmed episode), Just Harried (Charmed episode), Witch Way Now? (Charmed episode), Chris-Crossed (Charmed episode)
Prudence Warren
Born: 1688 [1]
Died: Unknown
Relationship: Daughter of Melinda Warren; Great (x5) grandmother of the Charmed Ones.
While she is mentioned and described to detail in the Charmed books, there is no canonical information about Prue Warren. Argubaly canonical or not since Constance M. Burge was involved in the novel, Prudence married a man named Michael Wentworth and had a daughter named Cassandra.
References: The Witch is Back (Charmed episode)
Cassandra Wentworth
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Relationship: Daughter of Prudence Warren; Great (x4) grandmother of the Charmed Ones.
She is mentioned as the daughter of Prudence Warren in the Charmed novel, Whispers From The Past. It is arguable that because Cassandra was created by Constance M. Burge (the creator of Charmed) she can be considered a canon ancestor of the Charmed Ones. Many fans believe that Cassandra's power was that of premonition because she shares her name with a famous clairvoyant. If it is true she would have been the last Warren witch to possess the power until the arrival of Phoebe Halliwell.
References: Whispers From The Past (Charmed novel)
Beatrice Warren
Beatrice Warren was a one-legged ancestor of the Charmed Ones. How she is related to the Halliwell sisters is unknown, however, a page regarding her life can be found in the Book of Shadows (despite the fact that it has never been seen).
References: There's Something About Leo (Charmed episode)
Brianna Warren
Born: 1831
Died: Unknown.
Relationship: Brianna Warren was the Charmed One's great-great-great aunt and was the first born (eldest) of her sisters.
Marital Status: Unknown
Powers: Telekinesis
Biography: The great-great-great aunt of the Charmed Ones, mastered the gift of telekinesis (controling it through her hands). During the Crimean War she helped fight the demonic Lords of War. Her greatest conquest was when she separated Lord Gabriele from his crystal sword, by using her telekinesis to throw it hundreds of miles away. Brianna probably didn't live during the time of the Premium War as the dates conflict with the fact that she (and/or her sisters) would have to give birth to the '1920s cousins' at a very late and improbable age. Brianna, as a Warren Witch, easily could have traveled back in time. She was the grand-daughter of Cassandra, seeing that Cassandra is the Great(4x)grandmother of the Charmed Ones, and possible mother of either P.Bowen or P.Russel (as her sister would have been P.Baxter's mother and the Charmed One's great-great grandmother). She could also be the elder sister of Beatrice, for the simple fact they share the same first initial, but Beatrice could just as easily be her mother, aunt or great-aunt.
References: Which Prue Is It, Anyway? (Charmed episode)
1920s cousins
P. Russell
Born: July 2,1894
Died: February 17,1924
Relationship: Charmed Ones great grandaunt (Pheobe's Past life)
Marital Status: Lover- Anton
Powers: Heat Generation, Pryokinesis
Biography: *P.Russell: a Warren Witch, and cousin to P. Bowen and P. Baxter. She was turned evil by the warlock Anton, in the 1920s. She went up against her two cousins (in 1924) and they killed her, after casting a curse on all her future lives. She had the power of heat generation, which, using Anton's magical pendant, amplified it to pyrokinesis. (Phoebe's past life.) References: Pardon My Past, Happily Ever After, That '70s Episode, Sense and Sense Ability
(Phoebe/Pearl) Bowen
Born: June 1895
Died: May 1970
Relationship: Charmed Ones great grandaunt (Prue's past life)
Marital Status: Unknown
Powers: Cryokinesis
Biography: *P.Bowen: a Warren Witch and cousin to P. Russell and P. Baxter. She was a photographer, during the 1920s. She had the power of cryokinesis, and as she acted as a good witch, her powers grew into the more powerful telekinesis in her next life, Prudence Halliwell. She was most probably the daughter of Brianna Warren. Her first name may have been Phoebe (Penelope Halliwell's "favourite aunt") as she died in the 1970s, allowing the pair enough time to form a close bond. She may also have been called Pearl, as 'Aunt Pearl' apparently kept a couch in the manor (where P.Bowen lived or often frequented). References: Pardon My Past, Happily Ever After, That '70s Episode, Sense and Sense Ability
P. Baxter
Born: September 1897
Died: December 1970
Relationship: The Charmed Ones great grandmother (Piper’s past life)
Marital Status: Gordon Johnson (Dan Gordan’s past life)
Powers: Temporal Stasis
Biography: P.Baxter: a Warren Witch, and cousin to P. Russell, and P. Bowen. She was married to a man named Gordon Johnson, however, until his (her lover's) death in 1924, P.Baxter was having an affair with Leo Wyatt's past life. She had a child named Penelope Johnson and is the great-grandmother to the Charmed Ones. With her husband (who played the piano), she ran a speak-easy in the manor. The couple (or just P.Baxter with her parents) moved into the manor in 1906, so as to use the spiritual / wiccan Nexus for good. She had the power to slow down time, and as she acted as a good witch, in her next life (Piper Halliwell), her powers advanced into fully freezing time. According to her daughter, Penelope ('Grams'), she was a "right looker", whose eyes resemble Paige Matthew's. References: Pardon My Past, Happily Ever After, That '70s Episode, Sense and Sense Ability
Other Family
- As praised in the spell to vanquish the source, Astrid, Helena, Laura and Grace were all powerful ancestors of the Charmed Ones. Their connection to the other Warren Witches, their lives and their powers all remain unknown. A theory as to why the Charmed Ones included these ancestors in the vanquishing spell is that they had to call upon all ancestors who would, at the time, be in spirit form and not, as of yet, be reincarnated into their next life. This would explain why they did not contact the 1920s cousins (as they have all been reincarnated into the spirit form of Prudence - who was contacted - and the living Piper and Phoebe).
- According to Patricia Halliwell in "That 70s Episode", her daughter, Phoebe, was named after 'her favourite aunt'. She could in fact be Patricia's great-aunt, or one of the 1920s cousins; especially P. Bowen as she died in the 70s allowing the pair many decades to closely bond together.
- According to Phoebe Halliwell, in "Sense and Sense Ability", a couch in the family manor's attic belonged to their Aunt Pearl. Pearl could be the name of one of the 1920s cousins (as all three of them lived in or frequented the manor).
- According to Piper Halliwell, in "Size Matters", the sisters have a great-aunt Sylvia who collects hummels, as it is easier to deal with them than with real people. Piper says "who collects", implying that Sylvia is currently alive. Due to the reference of 'dealing with real people', we can assume that her magical abilities conflict with her social life.
- Janice Halliwell, not part of the Warren line, nor a witch, is Allen Halliwell's sister, therefore the sisters' great-aunt. According to her brother, she looks extremely similar to the Charmed One, Paige Matthews. This could imply that Janice was Paige's past life.
- According to Leo, in Baby's First Demon, Hubert, Milton and Clarence were the names of husbands of the Warren Witches. He read these names from the Warren family tree, however, the entire tree teams with continuity errors [Including it claiming that Melinda Warren had two daughters, that the Charmed Ones had male Warren ancestors - in particular Grams' 'brother' and 'great-uncle' despite the fact that she vowed no men had been born into the Warren line - naming Allen Halliwell as 'Jack', wrongly claiming that Brianna Warren was their great(x5)grandmother apposed to their great(x3) aunt, not having Melinda Warren as their great(x6) grandmother but as their great(x15) grandmother, as well as many incorrect birth and death dates].
- There was a close-up on the family tree in Pardon My Past (which, as is mentioned above, is plagued with many errors). The following names were seen: Brianna Warren (positioned wrongly as the Charmed Ones great(x5) grandmother, apposed to their great(x3) aunt) married Christian Bowen, whose children include - in order of birth - Jeffrey Bowen, Laura Anne Bowen (who may be the same ancestor as referenced in the Source vanquishing spell) and two other children, whose names are illegible. Jeffrey married Cleo Davis and had one son, James Bowen, who subsequently married Iris (surname illegible) to give birth to two daughters (the mothers of P.Russel and P.Baxter) and one son, Gregory Bowen (the father, with Lola Mac…(the rest is illegible), of P.Bowen). Other names seen were Lucille (last name illegible) and Cecily (last name illegible)
Close family
- Penelope Halliwell: Jennifer Rhodes - Grandmother of Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige; mother of Patricia. Born April 5,1931 and died March 5,1998. A powerful and no-nonsense woman, she possessed the power of telekinesis and added a great many potions and spells to the Book of Shadows. She bound Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's powers when they were children to protect them from a warlock. After Patty died, Grams raised the three girls on her own and kept the secrets of their Charmed destiny and Paige's existence from them. She died of a heart attack six months before the events of the first season, but continues to watch over her grandchildren (she flips the pages of the Book of Shadows in the early years). "Women in our family keep their last name."
- Patricia Halliwell: Finola Hughes - Mother of Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige; daughter of Penelope. She was married to Victor Bennet and had an affair with her Whitelighter Sam (Paige's father). Patty kept her fourth pregnancy a secret, since the Elders wouldn't approve, and gave the baby up shortly after giving birth. Only her mother and lover knew about that child. Like Piper, Patty possessed the power of temporal stasis/Molecular Immobilization, and she was briefly able to have premonitions while carrying Phoebe. She was killed by a water demon on February 28, 1978, but her spirit occasionally visits her children.
- Victor Bennet: James Read - The father of Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. Born in 1949. He divorced the Charmed Ones' mother, Patricia Halliwell, when the girls were young, after learning his wife and daughters had supernatural powers. Victor wasn't present for much of the girls' lives; his eldest daughter Prue resented him for most of her life. He began building a relationship with his daughters after they rediscovered their powers in their 20s. By end of the third season, he was on good terms with all three girls. At the beginning of the fourth season, he found out that Patty and her whitelighter Sam had a daughter named Paige together, and treated her like a daughter of his own. He has also reconciled with Patty through conversations with her ghost (though he still doesn't get along with Grams' spirit). Victor travels a lot for work and only occasionally drops in for visits. In the future, told by his grandson, Chris, the two were close, due to Piper's death, but the Charmed Ones and Chris hope they have put the future on a different course, and, in the new future, this will change. He takes custody of both Wyatt and Chris when the Charmed Ones have to fake their deaths at the end of the 7th Season. Tony Denison portrayed Victor for one episode, after which James Read took over the role.
- Samuel Wilder: Scott Jaeck - Formerly assigned as Patty Halliwell's Whitelighter, the two of them fell in love causing Patty and Victor to separate. Patty eventually became pregnant with Paige and they mutually decided to give the baby up due to the rule forbidding Whitelighters and Witches from coupling. Later when Patty attempted to battle a Water Demon, Sam tried to stop her but Patty died. Going into depression, Sam stopped answering his Whitelighter calls until he met Patty's first three daughters over 20 years later. Helping them destroy the Water Demon that killed Patty, Sam fell victim as well and died a second time. He was eventually resurrected again as a Whitelighter and eventually met his daughter Paige. They have an on-again/off-again relationship that is still not completely resolved.
Children of the Charmed Ones
- Wyatt Matthew Halliwell: Wes Ramsey - The Adult version of "baby Wyatt" (Jason & Kristopher Simmons), who comes from the future to visit his family every now and then. Adult Wyatt was originally evil, but his younger brother Chris came from the future to save him, task in which he succeeded. Adult Wyatt is a very sweet young man, loves his family and is extremely powerful.
- Christopher Perry Halliwell: Drew Fuller - Chris came from the future to save Wyatt from turning evil. Chris was engaged in the future to a woman named Bianca, who was born a witch assassin.
Friends, lovers, allies, and co-workers
- Coop: Victor Webster - The cupid sent by the elders for Phoebe to fall in love with. After all they put her through the elders believed it was the least they could do.
- Henry Mitchell: Ivan Sergei - Paige's husband who is a Parole Officer. He knows she's a witch and has no problem with that.
- Agent Kyle Brody: Kerr Smith - A mysterious federal agent who knows a lot about the supernatural world. Brody witnessed his parents' murder as a child and spend the majority of his life seeking vengeance against the beings he believed to be responsible for their deaths. Those beings were the Avatars, an ancient supernatural race determined to end the battle between Good and Evil by imposing their own order on the world. Brody is an ordinary mortal armed only with an ancient potion that supposedly kills Avatars. His search for these beings leads him to the Charmed Ones; he helps keep their secret in exchange for their help. While Piper, Phoebe, Leo, and Darryl are wary of Brody's extreme methods, Paige overlooks his obsession as she falls in love with him. Brody is killed while taking out one of the Avatars, only to return as a whitelighter to bid farewell to his beloved Paige.
- Darryl Morris: Dorian Gregory - Although Darryl is not a part of the Halliwell clan, he is like family to the girls. Darryl is a detective and is the reason the girls don't get arrested in the many times where they come close. No doubt about it, Morris looks after the Charmed Ones. He knows their secret and so does his wife. He is always sacrificing his job to help out.
- Sheila Morris: Sandra Prosper - Sheila is the wife of Inspector Darryl Morris. Darryl told her about the Halliwells' being witches and she was able to cope with and understand it, which brought a bit of shock to the Halliwell Sisters. Sheila was later told to never be around the Halliwell Sisters again, by Darryl, because he almost got killed while covering for them.
- Agent Murphy: Brandon Quinn - A federal agent from homeland security much like Agent Brody and Keyes. The sisters reveal to him that they faked their deaths and made him promise to cover up their secret for them, in exchange for his safety and the occasional supernatural favour for the government. After the sisters discovered a government strategy using demons to create supersoldiers, which nearly wiped out the magical community, the sisters and Agent Murphy decided to stop working together.
- Jason Dean: Eric Dane - He was the new boss of 'The Bay Mirror', the newspaper Phoebe wrote advice for, and became Phoebe's boyfriend for over a year. Jason was very career-oriented, and Phoebe traveled all over the world with him, including living in Hong Kong for a while. Phoebe was always working to keep her witch life a secret from him, and when he found out, he broke up with her.
- Drake Demon: Billy Zane - Drake was a Mercury Demon who had never killed an innocent because his extensive readings had taught him about human feelings. Cole Turner's ghost directed him to a Sorcerer who made him human for a year - the condition was that Drake had to renew Phoebe's faith in love before his year ended (at which point he'd die). Drake retained his demonic powers, but would lose them to the Sorcerer if he used them for evil. He worked briefly at the Magic School and fulfilled his promise to Cole before he died (falling for Phoebe in the process).
- Elder Odin: John de Lancie - A very powerful and uncompromising Whitelighter Elder.
- Elise Rothman is Phoebe's boss and editor at the Bay Mirror. She is hard and strict, but as the series progressed has become somewhat less so, especially towards Phoebe.
- Seer II: Charisma Carpenter - A clairvoyant demon who uses a large pool to show her visions to her visitors. She foresees the Avatar's ascendance and attempts to make a deal with the Charmed Ones to become mortal. She's vanquished by Zankou before she has the chance.
- Jack Sheridan: Lochlyn Munro - Jack worked alongside Prue Halliwell in Bucklands Auction House. A cocky, friendly, fun-loving man who is surprisingly competent at his job. He dates Prue until she quits from her job at Bucklands. He has an identical twin brother named Jeff.
- Leslie St. Claire: Nick Lachey - A ghostwriter hired to write Phoebe Halliwell's advice column at the beginning of the 7th Season. Although Phoebe was shocked to learn that her ghostwriter was a man, she nonetheless finds herself in a romantic relationship with him for the six episodes during which he appeared.
- Dex Lawson: Jason Lewis- A artist who apparently has an interest in Phoebe in the beginning of the 8th season, after finding out that she was dead. Phoebe surprisingly has a premonition that they are going to get married. After an overnight trip with him, they get married, but only under the influence of a spell. She has no other choice but to tell him the truth: that she is a witch. She predicted that he was going to be her child's father and later on takes a pregnancy test believing she is pregnant. Her second test proved it was false. With that, she told Dex to annul the marriage and to take things slower.
- Elder Sandra: Elisabeth Dennehy - This female Elder is nicer to Leo and the sisters, even after they caused a big chaos in attempt to change the world. When Paige received a ringing (like all the other whitelighters), she sent her out to help a whitelighter-to-be in order to stop the ringing. That helped Paige gain clarity to herself and Sandra helped her to accept her new destiny as a whitelighter.
- Glen Belland: Jesse Woodrow - He had been Paige's best friend since kindergarten, and they have been dating and breaking-up since high school. Eventually he married Jessica, a girl he met while climbing the Matterhorn in Switzerland.