Kirsten Vangsness Criminal Minds

Kirsten Vangsness was halfway through an ab workout when a distinguished voice across the gym announced that it worshipped at her throne. It was Tim Curry. She went straight to work and burst in on her bosses to tell them he wanted to be on the show. Kirsten has played Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds since 2005, a part she only auditioned for to help a friend in casting look good. She was working three jobs to pay the rent at the time. Twenty seasons later, she still gets excited every time she sees her name on a call sheet. She tells Perlina about the shy kid who stopped talking for a year, and the drama class that showed her where she belonged.