page_title: Kirsten Vangsness
hierarchical_section_title: Kirsten Vangsness
caption_attribution_description: Photo: Ståle Grut / &lt;a href="https://nrkbeta.no" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;NRKbeta&lt;/a&gt;
context_page_description: Kirsten Simone Vangsness is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia on the CBS drama series Criminal Minds. She portrayed the same character on the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
context_section_description: Kirsten Simone Vangsness (born July 7, 1972) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia on the CBS drama series Criminal Minds. She portrayed the same character on the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
caption: Vangsness in 2019
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