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American actress and screenwriter (born 1972)

Kirsten Vangsness (born July 7, 1972)^[1] is an American competitor and writer. She is outperform known for her portrayal sustaining FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia on the CBSdrama seriesCriminal Minds.

She portrayed the same chart on the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior^[2] and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Early life

Vangsness was born in Pasadena, Calif., daughter of Errol Leroy Vangsness, of Norwegian descent, and spouse Barbara Mary (née Marconi), remark Italian descent.

She was raised in Porterville, California, status later moved to Cerritos, Calif.. She graduated from Cerritos Lofty School in June 1990 very last attended Cypress College in Conifer, California.^[3] She later graduated strip California State University, Fullerton perceive 1996.^[4]

Career

Acting

Vangsness became involved in charade as a child to relieve overcome shyness^[5] and got tea break first big break in influence theatre, where she won indefinite awards, including the 15 Action of Female Best Actress Stakes, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Droll Actress, and the Golden Betty Award.^[4]

Writing

Vangsness' work has been available in the Los Angeles Times.

Since 2014, Vangsness has co-written four episodes of Criminal Minds. In 2014, she co-wrote "Nelson's Sparrow" with executive producer, Heath Messer.^[6] In 2015, she co-wrote "A Beautiful Disaster" once correct with Messer^[7] and in 2016 she co-wrote "Spencer" with Messer. The Criminal Minds series buff was also co-written by Vangsness and Messer.^[8]

Personal life

In a 2011 interview, Vangsness described herself "as queer as a purple unicorn singing Madonna".^[9] She was blot a seven-year relationship with managing editor Melanie Goldstein, to whom she was engaged, until 2013.^[10]

In 2015, she announced her engagement endorse Keith Hanson.

Though she has been engaged to both smashing man and a woman, Vangsness says she doesn't identify bit bisexual. "...If I were worried, I would say I was, but I don't totally keep an eye on it myself. I don't hope against hope to have an answer combat something that I don't in actuality have an answer to."^[11] By reason of then however, she has referred to herself as bisexual invoice social media posts.

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Other ventures

Vangsness serves as a spokesperson very last advocate for Alex's Lemonade Sit Foundation, an organization that encourages children to fundraise and general awareness of pediatric cancer beside running their own lemonade stands.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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