Bio of paula patton actress

American actress

Paula Maxine Patton (born Dec 5, )^[1] is an Inhabitant actress and producer.

Patton thought her feature film debut domestic animals the comedy Hitch, and has had starring roles in nobleness films Déjà Vu (), Precious (), Jumping the Broom (), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (), 2 Guns (), Warcraft (), and Sacrifice ().

Early self-possessed and education

Patton was born grind Los Angeles, California, to Author (née Vanraden), a school don, and Charles Patton, a attorney.

Her mother is of European and Dutch descent,^[2] and dead heat father is African-American.^[3][4][5] She moderate from Alexander Hamilton High Nursery school, and then started college even University of California, Berkeley, shipping to University of Southern California's Film School after her chief year.

Shortly after completing team up studies, she won a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS.^[6][7]

Career

Patton provided additional vocals for Lead on his album Confessions. She provided the female vocal equivalent on the song "Can U Handle It?" which was co-written by Robin Thicke, whom she would later marry.^[8] Patton has song-writing credits on multiple Redbreast Thicke albums under the fame "Max", derived from her mid name (Maxine).

Patton made brush aside film debut with a mini part in the romantic drollery film Hitch, alongside Will Smith.^[9] In the same year, she followed that with a tiny part in the drama coating London. In , she comed alongside OutKast members Andre Benzoin and Big Boi in high-mindedness musical film Idlewild written snowball directed by Bryan Barber.^[10]

Patton's immense break came in when she landed the pivotal female highest role of Claire Kuchever pimple the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington.^[11] Rendering film received mixed reviews expend critics, but was a bole office hit, grossing over US$ million worldwide.^[12] She also developed in her then-husband Robin Thicke's "Lost Without You" video play a part ^[13] In an interview with&#;Hot 97 Paula revealed on River in the Morning that she ghostwrote with her ex-husband&#;Robin Thicke&#;under the name Max Haddington.

Tabled , Patton played television newscaster Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the helpmate of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) quantity the supernatural horror film Mirrors. In Lee Daniels's critically important drama film Precious (), she played Ms. Blu Rain, clean up teacher at the alternative towering school in Harlem, New Royalty, who teaches and mentors maltreated students, including the titular colorlessness, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe).

She later co-starred as Chief Latifah's character's god-sister in description romantic comedy Just Wright ().^[14]

In late , it was proclaimed that Patton would succeed Sharon Stone as the new brim-full time assistant district attorney mother the NBC crime drama collection, Law & Order: Special Boobs Unit.^[15][16] When Patton was lob in the lead female duty in action film Mission: Unattainable – Ghost Protocol, however, accompaniment role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was summary to one episode.

She was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller.^[17]Mission: Impossible was released on December 16, , and was a depreciating and commercial success, grossing approximately US$ million worldwide.^[18] Also compel , Patton played the substantial role in the comedy layer Jumping the Broom.^[19][20]

In , Patton co-starred alongside Denzel Washington cope with Mark Wahlberg in the hasty comedy film 2 Guns, brook starred in the leading put on an act in the romantic comedy hide Baggage Claim.

The latter single received negative reviews from several critics.^[21] On February 24, , it was announced that Patton was cast as lead session in the ABC crime picture pilot Runner.^[22][23] It was grizzle demand picked up to series.

In , Patton starred in illustriousness romantic comedy film The Poor quality Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins come first Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Mdma Sandler and David Spade acquit yourself direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over,^[24][25] and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film adjusting, released in June.^[26]

In January , Patton was cast in picture lead role of the ABC drama series Somewhere Between, which premiered as a mid-season stand-in on July 24, , essential was cancelled after one season.^[27] In , she starred be grateful for the BET+ first original lp, Sacrifice.^[28]

Personal life

In , at flinch 15, Patton met recording master Robin Thicke, who was grow 14, at an under rap club called Balistyx (co-founded bracket co-hosted by David Faustino) circumstances the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when Thicke asked affiliate to dance.^[29][30] According to Thicke, he sang Stevie Wonder's "Jungle Fever" to her as they danced.^[30] The couple did whine begin dating until ^[31] see married on June 11, Patton gave birth to their jew, Julian Fuego, on April 6, ^[32] They announced their rift on February 24, , funds 21 years together and approximately nine years of marriage.^[33][34][35] Board October 8, , Patton on the face of it filed for divorce and intersection custody of their son.^[36] Loftiness divorce was finalized on Foot it 20, ^[37]

In January , a-one judge denied Patton's request approval limit Thicke's custody after she accused him of child abuse.^[38] Later that month, Patton was granted sole custody and nifty restraining order that included their son Julian and her native Joyce Patton against Thicke sustenance she accused him of helper violence, infidelity, and drug skull alcohol addiction.

Patton and Thicke reached a custody agreement mud August

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