# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kirsten-vangsness
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:40:41.419Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kirsten-vangsness"
name: "Kirsten Vangsness"
slug: "kirsten-vangsness"
description: "Kirsten Vangsness is an American actress and writer best known for her role as FBI technical analyst Penelope Garcia on CBS's Criminal Minds, as well as the spin-offs Suspect Behavior and Beyond Borders."
tagline: "American actress and screenwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kirsten_Vangsness_%40_SXSW_2019_(47300390192)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1972-07-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           22.859132
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "kirstenvangsness"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump