Paula 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 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, 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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Early life
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.
Career
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 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.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Hangin' with the Homeboys | Jackie Newton | Harassed Sister[3] |
1993 | Life With Mikey | Janice | |
1995 | Dangerous Minds | Alvina | |
1998 | Cash Crop | Mina Fuentes | |
2002 | Clockstoppers | Francesca de la Cruz | |
2003 | The Station Agent | Cashier | |
Marci X | Yolanda Quinones | ||
Spin | Francesca Montoya | ||
2004 | CSI: Miami | Carmen Abregon | |
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Maria Quesa Dilla | ||
The Sopranos (Season 5), Unidentified Black Males | Felicia Galan | ||
2005 | The Shore | Tina | |
Che Guevara | Aleida | ||
Man of the House | Teresa | ||
2006 | The Shield | Tina Hanlon | 32 episodes |
National Lampoon's Pledge This! | Gloria | ||
2007 | CSI: Miami | Anna Sivarro | |
Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence | Princess | Voice | |
2008 | Knight Rider 2008 | Kelli Haddigan | |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Maria Quesa Dilla | ||
2009 | Defying Gravity | Paula Morales | |
2010 | Warehouse 13 | Dr. Kelly Hernandez | |
Gitmo | Belicia | pre-production | |
Flights of Fancy | Nidia | in-production | |
2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Maria Quesa Dilla | Filming |
2011 | Heroes of Newerth | Aluna | Voice |
2011 | Breakout Kings | Debbie Myers | One episode |
References
- ^ Heroes of Newerth Vol7 Newsletter
- ^ Callaham, John (2011-02-25). "Interview: Actress Paula Garces talks about bringing Aluna to Heroes of Newerth". BigDownload.com. http://news.bigdownload.com/2011/02/25/interview-actress-paula-garces-talks-about-bringing-aluna-to-he/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Paula Garces Filmography - Yahoo! Movies