- Kirsten Vangsness
Infobox actor
name = Kirsten Vangsness
imagesize = 130px
caption = Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
birthdate = birthdate and age|1972|7|7
domesticpartner = Melanie GoldsteinKirsten Vangsness (born
July 7 ,1972 [cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/blog2.php?id=10|title=Kirstens Blog|accessdate=2007-10-07|author=Kirsten Vangsness|date=2007-07-24|publisher=CBS ] ) is an American actress. She graduated fromCerritos High School inCerritos, California in June 1990. She is currently appearing on the CBS drama series "Criminal Minds " as Audio/Visual Tech Penelope Garcia.Vangsness' theater work has won her several awards, including the 15 Minutes of Fem Best Actress Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Comic Actress and the Golden Betty Award. She is also an acclaimed writer, and her work has been published in the "
Los Angeles Times Magazine".Her partner is film editor Melanie Goldstein. [cite web |title=Kirsten Vangsness Thrives on “Criminal Minds” |url=http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/9/kristen_vangsness |first=Dave |last=Waldon |date=2008-09-23 |publisher=
AfterEllen.com |accessdate=2008-10-10]External links
* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/bios/kirsten_bio.shtml Kirsten Vangsness Bio at CBS - Criminal Minds]
*imdb name|id=1494536|name=Kirsten Vangsness
*tvtome person|id=329936|name=Kirsten VangsnessReferences
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