31 Facts About Paige Matthews

Paige Matthews is a fictional character from the American television series Charmed, played by Rose McGowan from October 4,2001, until May 21,2006.

Paige Matthews is introduced as the secret love child of the Halliwell sisters' mother Patty and her whitelighter Sam Wilder, making Paige Matthews both a witch and whitelighter.

Paige Matthews was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents.

At the beginning of season four, Paige Matthews goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue's place in the "Power of Three", following her death in the season three finale.

Paige Matthews's storylines have often revolved around her protecting innocents and defeating the forces of evil in San Francisco with her sisters.

Paige Matthews has romantic relationships with fellow-witch Richard Montana in season six, and FBI agent Kyle Brody in season seven.

The character of Paige Matthews was conceived by executive producer Brad Kern as a replacement character for Prue Halliwell.

Paige Matthews appears as the secret half-sister in the final five seasons of Charmed, portrayed by Rose McGowan within 112 episodes from 2001 to 2006.

Paige Matthews is eventually saved by Phoebe Halliwell and her boyfriend Cole Turner, and then subsequently introduced to Piper Halliwell and her husband Leo Wyatt.

Paige Matthews then goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue Halliwell's place in "The Power of Three".

The episode reveals that Paige Matthews was given up at birth to protect her from the wrath of The Elders if they were to discover her Whitelighter heritage.

Paige Matthews has shown the ability to impart momentum on these orbing objects.

Later in the season, Paige Matthews reveals her identity as a witch to her childhood friend and "sometimes" boyfriend, Glen Belland.

At the start of season five, Paige Matthews is officially promoted to social worker in the episode, "A Witch's Tail ", but by the end of the second episode, "A Witch's Tail ", Paige Matthews quits her job to pursue being a witch full-time.

Also in this season, Paige Matthews becomes the second person to discover that the sisters' new time-traveling Whitelighter Chris Perry is actually Chris Halliwell and the second child of Piper and Leo.

Paige Matthews has come back in time to prevent Wyatt from becoming evil in the future.

Also this season, Paige Matthews befriends federal agent Kyle Brody, and the two eventually grow close over their mutual investigation of The Avatars, powerful beings who are neither good nor evil.

Paige Matthews says his goodbyes to Paige, before leaving to start his new life.

In late season seven, in episode seventeen "Scry Hard", Paige Matthews grows tired of being cooped up in Magic School and desires a reprieve from her duties as headmistress.

Later in the season, Paige Matthews discovers that her charge Billie and her sister, Christy Jenkins are the ultimate power The Charmed Ones must defeat to save Leo from the Angel of Death, but she has reservations because the women are human and not demons.

Paige Matthews has had twin girls with Henry Mitchell named Kat and Tamora Mitchell.

At first, Paige Matthews doesn't believe her, but they go to the manor where after six years, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are finally reunited with a hug.

Paige Matthews can cast spells, often written in iambic pentameter or as a rhyming couplet, to influence others or the world around her.

Paige Matthews enters the series with the ability to orb, a teleporting ability unique to Whitelighters that allows them to travel anywhere in the world as well as between various supernatural worlds, including the magically guarded realm of The Elders.

When we are introduced to Paige Matthews, her orbing power can only be channeled in panic induced situations as a fear response.

Paige Matthews is only able to orb in and out within the same place, which makes her unable to travel across distances with the power.

In late season four, it is revealed that Paige Matthews has acquired the ability of sensing, a supernatural power which grants a Whitelighter a magical awareness of a charge's location and physical well-being.

Paige Matthews's sensing power enables her to hear the "call" of her charges whenever they are in need, allowing her to go to them when they need her most.

Later in that season, Paige Matthews is able to channel Leo's healing powers to heal him of his wounds after he has been poisoned by a Darklighter's arrow.

However, it is not until the season eight episode "Payback's a Witch" that Paige Matthews develops the trigger to be able to heal on her own.

Paige Matthews has proven to be a skilled painter and sketch artist, first introduced in the season four episode, "Muse to My Ears".