| Paúla Garcés | |
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Garcés at San Diego Comic-Con International, 2008 |
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| Born | March 20, 1974 Medellin, Colombia |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Spouse | Antonio Hernandez (2002-present) |
Paula Garcés (born March 20, 1974) is a Colombian American film and television actress, known for her appearance in films such as Clockstoppers and The Harold and Kumar Series, and on TV shows such as CSI: Miami, The Shield, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Oz and Warehouse 13.
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Garcés was born in Medellín, Colombia. Her father was a fisherman and her mother a schoolteacher. She moved to the United States at a young age and grew up in Harlem, New York.
Garcés co-starred in Paramount Pictures' 2002 teen sci-fi adventure, Clockstoppers, starring opposite Jesse Bradford. She was then cast in Richard Benjamin's hip-hop comedy Marci X opposite Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans.
Garcés was next seen opposite Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones in the Revolution Studios feature, Man of the House. In 2004 she starred in National Lampoon's Pledge This!. She was featured on CSI: Miami and starred in a six episode arc on NBC's Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as guest spots on HBO's hit series, The Sopranos and Oz. Garcés then landed a role as a cast member on The Shield.
Garcés appeared in New Line Cinema's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and its 2008 sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and in the 2011 sequel A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, as Maria, the love interest of John Cho's character.
Garcés appears as documentarian Paula Morales in the ABC drama series Defying Gravity, which premiered in August 2009.
She was also featured in the video "Imagínate" with Wisin & Yandel, and rapper T-Pain.
Garces has also co-starred on Guiding Light as Pilar Santos, and had a recurring role as Dr. Kelly Hernandez in the second season of the Syfy TV series Warehouse 13.
She is also the persona and voice behind Aluna, a character in S2 Games' Action RTS title, Heroes of Newerth.[1][2]
On May 2011, Garcés appeared in "Off the Beaten Path", the 11th episode of the first season of Breakout Kings.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hangin' with the Homeboys | Harassed Sister | |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Janice | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | Alvina | |
| 1998 | Harvest | Mina Fuentes | |
| 2002 | Clockstoppers | Francesca | |
| 2003 | The Station Agent | Cashier | |
| 2003 | Marci X | Yolanda Quinones | |
| 2003 | Spin | Francesca | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Maria | |
| 2005 | Che Guevara | Aleida | |
| 2005 | The Shore | Tina | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Teresa | |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's Pledge This! | Gloria Torrez | |
| 2007 | Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence | Princess (voice) | Short film |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Maria | |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Maria | |
| 2011 | Deception | Katrina Mendoza | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | Lucy Rivers | Episode: "The Secret Sharers" |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Aria Nuriez | Episode: "School Ties" |
| 1999 | Oz | Isabella (uncredited) | Episode: "The Truth and Nothing But..." Episode: "Napoleon's Boney Parts" |
| 1999-2001 | Guiding Light | Pilar Santos | TV series |
| 2002 | The Brothers García | Milagros | Episode: "West Side Stories" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Carmen Abregon | Episode: "Simple Man" |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | Felicia Galan | Episode: "Unidentified Black Males" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | CSU Tech Millie Vizcarrondo | 4 episodes |
| 2006-2008 | The Shield | Officer Tina Hanlon | 32 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Anna Sivarro | Episode: "A Grizzly Murder" Episode: "Bloodline" |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Kelli Haddigan | Episode: "A Knight in Shining Armor" |
| 2009 | Defying Gravity | Paula Morales | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Dr. Kelly Hernandez | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Chase | Tia Archer | Episode: "Betrayed" |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Aida Rios | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Debbie Myera | Episode: "Off the Beaten Path" |