Who is Kirsten Vangsness?
Kirsten Vangsness was born on July 7th, 1972. She is an actress most famous for the current role she is playing in the hit CBS drama series Criminal Minds. In this series, Kirsten plays FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia. Kirsten is also currently appearing in Bill Robens’ Kill Me, Deadly.
Kirsten was born in Pasadena, California to parents Errol Leroy Vangsness and wife Barbara Mary, nee Marconi. She got her first big break in the theater where she won several awards, including the 15 Minutes of Female Best Actress Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Comic Actress and the Golden Betty Award.
Besides, Kirsten is also an acclaimed writer, and her work has been published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Her fiancee is film editor Melanie Goldstein, whose credits include the television series 24.
