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.
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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