who is the lady that plays garcia on criminal minds?
Kirsten Vangsness plays Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds. (Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS) When Criminal Minds returns tonight, the story will pick up right after the gunshot that rang out at the end of last weekâs episodeâaimed at Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) and the mother-to-be of his child Savannah Hayes (Rochelle Aytes).