Kirsten Vangsness
Kirsten Simone Vangsness (born July 7, 1972 in Pasadena , California ) is an American actress and screenwriter .
Life
She graduated from Cerritos High School in Cerritos , California in June 1990 . Vangsness worked at the theater and has already received several awards for her achievements, including the 15 Minutes of Female Best Actress Award , the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for the best appearing funny actress and the Golden Betty Award .
She currently plays the role of audio and video technician Penelope Garcia on the Criminal Minds series . In the short-lived spin-off Criminal Minds: Team Red , she played the role of Penelope Garcia again in 2011 alongside Forest Whitaker . Since the tenth season of the mother series, she has been involved in a number of episodes as a screenwriter. She usually writes the books together with showrunner Erica Messer . She is also an author ; her work has already been published in the Los Angeles Times .
Kirsten Vangsness was engaged to screenwriter Melanie Goldstein for five years until 2013. In November 2015, she got engaged to writer Keith Hanson.
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: Phil of the Future ( Phil of the Future , an episode)
- 2005–2020: Criminal Minds (321 episodes)
- 2010–2012: Pretty the Series (14 episodes)
- 2011: Criminal Minds: Team Red ( Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , 13 episodes)
- 2015: Marvel's Agent Carter (Episode 1x01)
- 2016: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (Episode 1x01)
- 2017: Dave made a maze
Web links
- Kirsten Vangsness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kirsten Vangsness Bio from CBS- Criminal Minds. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010 ; accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- Adrian Rennie: Arts & Reviews: Interview - Kristen Vangsness. Maestro, November 10, 2008, accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- Kirsten Vangsness in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kirsten Vangsness takes on role in spin-off. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011 ; accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Dave Waldon: Kirsten Vangsness Thrives on "Criminal Minds". AfterEllen.com , September 23, 2008; archived from the original on September 26, 2008 ; accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Criminal Minds: Kirsten Vangsness is engaged . In: Serienjunkies.de . November 24, 2015. Accessed November 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vangsness, Kirsten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vangsness, Kirsten Simone (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |