Paula Garces stars alongside Jesse Bradford in childrens' sci-fi adventure Clockstoppers.

Paula's interest in performing developed at the age of fifteen after she met her manager through a friend of the family.

She has appeared in the feature films Marci X, Harvest, Dangerous Minds, Life with Mikey and Hangin' Out with the Homeboys.

Paula's television credits include New York Undercover, Law and Order, Oz, and Guiding Light. She also appeared in the Actor's Studio's production of Salt.

Paula grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. The bilingual actress enjoys kickboxing and dancing. Her birthday is March 20.

Paula was 27 when she filmed Clockstoppers. Francesca, her character, is 16 years old.

Paula is married to Antonio Hernandez (2002).
She has one daughter, Skye, born in 1992. She ended her relationship with Skye's father in 2000.

CLOCKSTOPPERS is a sci-fi adventure about Zak Gibbs (Jesse Bradford), a young man whose greatest challenge up until now has been to find a way to buy a car. But when Zak discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father’s inventions and slips it on – something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything and everybody frozen in time. Zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device and he and his quick witted and beautiful new friend, Francesca (Paula Garces), start to have some real fun…

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Valhalla Motion Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies Production, a Jonathan Frakes Film. The film stars Jesse Bradford, Paula Garces, French Stewart, Michael Biehn and Robin Thomas. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, CLOCKSTOPPERS is produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistor. Albie Hecht serves as executive producer and Rob Hedden serves as co-producer.

Release Date: 11 Oct 2002
Distributor: UIP
Cert: PG
Running Time: 94 mins