Kirsten Vangsness was born on July 7, 1976 and is currently residing in Long Beach, California. As a performance artist in the L.A. theater community, she has garnered numerous achievements including the 15 Minutes of Fem Best Actress Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Comic Actress and the Golden Betty Award. Moreover, she is part of the television series Criminal Minds where she plays Penelope Garcia. Penelope Garcia is an Audio Visual Technician at the BAU Headquarters. Being so, she is tremendously protective of her computers and the FBI database. She takes delight in playing online games, especially massive multiplayer online role-playing games. Most of the time, she make use of pet names like "hot stuff" or "sweet cheeks" when talking to Morgan.