Kristen Vangsness
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Kristen Vangsness
Kirsten Vangsness' previous television credits include "Phil of the Future" and "LAX."Her theater credits include numerous West Coast premieres of original plays in the L.A. theater community. Vangsness' work has garnered her the 15 Minutes of Fem Best Actress Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Comic Actress and the coveted Golden Betty Award at her artistic home - Theatre of NOTE. In the summer of 2007 she starred in the West Coast premiere of Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig" at the Geffen Playhouse, for which she received a Garland Award.
She has appeared in the feature film "A-List," the independent film "Shooting Blanks" and "In My Sleep."
Vangsness was born and raised in California and lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is July 7.
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