Kirsten Vangsness Instagram – Kirsten Vangsness on the Evolution of ‘Criminal Minds’ and Penelope Garcia 🧠 For over 18 years, Kirsten Vangsness has been a staple in homes across the world. The queer actress is famously known for playing the vibrant and quirky Penelope Garcia for 15 seasons in CBS’ hit drama Criminal Minds, which sadly ended in 2020. However, and fortunately for hardcore fans, the series was picked up and re-imagined for Paramount , along with Vangsness reprising the fan favorite character. Premiering last November, Criminal Minds: Evolution picks up after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers from the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) regrouping to track down a complex serial killer who is recruiting people into his murderous web. As the world slowly starts to open back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Criminal Minds: Evolution was recently renewed for another season, bringing the grand total to 17, and Vangsness took some time to talk about reprising her role and returning to the Criminal Minds set with OFM. “Everybody says, we all know Garcia is queer. That is not an arrow that ever shoots straight. We haven’t seen all the people she’s gone out with, but rest assured, it’s there. Just by being there, there is representation” Full Interview LinkIn.Bio Interview by @dennyp777 Stay up-to-date and connect with Vangsness by following her on Twitter @vangsness, Instagram @kirstenvangsness, or visit her official website, kirstenvangsness.com. Photos courtesy of Troy Blendell & Paramount #kirstenvangsness #criminalminds #ofm #lgbtq