Paula Patton Biography – Paula Patton Wiki
Paula Patton is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in the 2005 comedy Hitch and had starring roles in the films Déjà Vu (2006), Precious (2009), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), 2 Guns (2013), and Warcraft (2016). She gave additional vocals for Usher on his 2004 album Confessions. She provided the female vocal counterpart on the song “Can U Handle It?” which was co-written by Robin Thicke, whom she would later marry. She has songwriting credits on multiple Robin Thicke albums under the name “Max”, derived from her middle name (Maxine). She made her film debut with a small part in the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch, alongside Will Smith. In the same year, she followed that with a small part in the drama film London. In 2006, she featured alongside OutKast members Andre Benjamin and Big Boi in the musical film Idlewild written and directed by Bryan Barber.
Her big break came in 2006 when she landed the pivotal female lead role of Claire Kuchever in the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office hit, grossing over US$180 million worldwide. She also appeared in her then-husband Robin Thicke’s “Lost Without You” video in 2006. In 2008, Patton played television reporter Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the wife of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) in the supernatural horror film Mirrors. In Lee Daniels’ critically acclaimed drama film Precious (2009), she played Ms. Blu Rain, a teacher at the alternative high school in Harlem, New York, who teaches and mentors disadvantaged students, including the titular character, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). She later co-starred as Queen Latifah’s character’s god-sister in the romantic comedy Just Wright (2010).
In late 2010, it was announced that she would succeed Sharon Stone as the new full-time assistant district attorney on the NBC crime drama series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. However, Patton landed the lead female role in the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and her role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was reduced to one episode. She was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller.Mission: Impossible was released on December 16, 2011, and was a critical and commercial success, grossing almost US$700 million worldwide. Also in 2011, Patton played the leading role in the comedy film Jumping the Broom.
In 2013, Patton co-starred alongside Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the action-comedy film 2 Guns and starred in the leading role in the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim. The film received negative reviews from numerous critics. On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as the lead character in the ABC crime drama pilot Runner. It was not picked up to series. In 2016, Patton starred in the romantic comedy film The Perfect Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins and Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Adam Sandler and David Spade in the direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over, and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film adaptation, released in June. In January 2017, Patton was cast in the lead role of the ABC drama series Somewhere Between, which premiered as a mid-season replacement on July 24, 2017, and was canceled after one season. In 2019, she starred in the BET+ first original film, Sacrifice.
She graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School, and then started college at the University of California, Berkeley, transferring to the University of Southern California’s Film School after her first year. Shortly after completing her studies, she won a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS.
Paula Patton Age
She was originally named Paula Maxine Patton on December 5, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Paula Patton Husband
She was previously married to her ex-husband, Robin Thicke from 2005 to 2015. She met Robin who was a recording artist in 1991. They started dating in 1993 and married on June 11, 2005. They had their son, Julian Fuego, on April 6, 2010. They announced their separation on February 24, 2014, after 21 years together and almost nine years of marriage. On October 8, 2014, she officially filed for divorce and joint custody of their son. The divorce was finalized on March 20, 2015.
Paula Patton Son
She is the mother of a son named, Julian Fuego Thicke who was born on April 6, 2010.
Paula Patton Parents
She is the daughter of Joyce, a school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer. Her mother is a White American and her father is African-American.
Paula Patton Instagram
She is on Instagram as @paulapattonofficial.
