She Was Meant to Be a One-Day Role — How Kirsten Vangsness Became a ‘Criminal Minds’ Staple 👀

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She Was Meant to Be a One-Day Role — How Kirsten Vangsness Became a ‘Criminal Minds’ Staple 👀

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From a Blink-and-You-Miss-It Role to a Franchise Icon

When Criminal Minds first premiered back in 2005, no one — especially not Kirsten Vangsness — expected Penelope Garcia to become one of the show’s emotional anchors.

In fact, she barely expected to make it past day one.

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“I Was a Two-Line Costar”

Looking back now, Vangsness laughs at how small her role once was. She recently admitted that in the very first episode, she was hired for just a couple of lines.

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