Kirsten Vangsness

LOS ANGELES - OCT 17: Kirsten Vangsness at the 10th Annual GLSE

Vangsness in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Kirsten S. Vangsness

Place of Birth: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 7, 1972

Ethnicity:
*Norwegian (father)
*Italian (mother)

Kirsten Vangsness is an American actress and writer. She is known for her role on the shows Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Kirsten’s paternal grandfather was Clarence William Leroy Vangsness (the son of Ole Andrew Vangsness and Inga Olafina Engebretsen/Engebretsdatter). Clarence was born in North Dakota. Ole was of Norwegian descent, and was the son of Knud/Knudt Michael Lindeman Olsen Vangsnæs, from Bergen, Hordaland, and of Anna Larsdatter/Larson. Inga was Norwegian, from Christiania, Christiania.

Kirsten’s paternal grandmother was Oline Sorbel (the daughter of Engebret Engebretsen Sørbølhaugen/Sorbel and Margit Arnesdatter Perhus). Oline was born in North Dakota. Engebret was born in Sørbølhaugen, Gol, Buskerud, Norway, the son of Engebret Olsen Sørbølhaugen and Christi/Kristi Knudsdatter Juvet/Stensrud. Margit was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Arne Olsen Perhus, from Hullingdal, and Sigrid Tollevsdatter/Tollievsdotter Trondsgaard/Tronsgaard, from Trondsgaardhaugen Farm.

Kirsten’s maternal grandfather was named Bernard Marconi (the son of B. Marconi).

Kirsten’s maternal grandmother was named Barbara Pompa.

Sources: Genealogies of Kirsten Vangsness – https://www.geni.com
http://www.genealogy.com

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