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Kirsten Vangsness has been widely known as the bespectacled-brainy-tech-kitten Penelope Garcia on the CBS hit drama Criminal Minds (and its spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders).
There's a reason why Lola Glaudini left Criminal Minds after two seasons. Even though she did not personally reveal her reasons, reports say Glauidini was unhappy living in LA, where the show was filmed. She preferred living on the East Coast, where she was from.
Penelope Garcia. Penelope's mother remarried into the Garcia family. She has a brother named Carlos. Her parents were both killed by a drunk driver. Although she is an American of English descent, she celebrates presumably Mexican/Mexican-American traditions from her stepfather's side.
There was no scandal behind the actress' decision to leave, but a mutual agreement between her, whose contract was going to end, and the executives of the series.
When and why did Kirsten Vangsness' Penelope Garcia leave Criminal Minds? Kirsten Vangsness' Penelope Garcia leaves Criminal Minds in the Season 15 finale. She left because she got a new job at a nearby non-profit organization. The new job was less stressful and demanding compared to her work with the FBI's BAU.