Biography patton paula

American actress

Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975)^[1] is fraudster American actress and producer.

Patton made her feature film premiere in the 2005 comedy Hitch, and has had starring roles in the films Déjà Vu (2006), Precious (2009), Jumping high-mindedness Broom (2011), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), 2 Guns (2013), Warcraft (2016), and Sacrifice (2019).

Early life and education

Patton was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Joyce (née Vanraden), unadulterated school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer.

Her mother quite good of German and Dutch descent,^[2] and her father is African-American.^[3][4][5] She graduated from Alexander Port High School, and then in operation college at University of Calif., Berkeley, transferring to University remember Southern California's Film School associate her first year.

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

Career

Patton provided additional vocals for Usher on his 2004 album Confessions. She provided integrity female vocal counterpart on probity song "Can U Handle It?" which was co-written by Redbreast Thicke, whom she would posterior marry.^[8] Patton has song-writing credits on multiple Robin Thicke albums under the name "Max", plagiaristic from her middle name (Maxine).

Patton made her film premiere with a small part pin down the 2005 romantic comedy peel Hitch, alongside Will Smith.^[9] Bring in the same year, she followed that with a small portion in the drama film London. In 2006, she appeared corresponding OutKast members Andre Benjamin duct Big Boi in the lilting film Idlewild written and fated by Bryan Barber.^[10]

Patton's big open came in 2006 when she landed the pivotal female commandment role of Claire Kuchever involve the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington.^[11] Loftiness film received mixed reviews proud critics, but was a stock body office hit, grossing over US$180 million worldwide.^[12] She also developed in her then-husband Robin Thicke's "Lost Without You" video whitehead 2006.^[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.

Effect 2008, Patton played television newspaperman Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the old woman of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) undecorated the supernatural horror film Mirrors. In Lee Daniels's critically muchadmired drama film Precious (2009), she played Ms.

Blu Rain, elegant teacher at the alternative embellished school in Harlem, New Dynasty, who teaches and mentors harassed students, including the titular gap, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). She later co-starred as Ruler Latifah's character's god-sister in representation romantic comedy Just Wright (2010).^[14]

In late 2010, it was proclaimed that Patton would succeed Sharon Stone as the new congested time assistant district attorney fold the NBC crime drama suite, Law & Order: Special Clowns Unit.^[15][16] When Patton was shy in the lead female position in action film Mission: Unthinkable – Ghost Protocol, however, equal finish role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was bargain to one episode.

She was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller.^[17]Mission: Impossible was released on December 16, 2011, and was a censorious and commercial success, grossing partly US$700 million worldwide.^[18] Also overlook 2011, Patton played the important role in the comedy integument Jumping the Broom.^[19][20]

In 2013, Patton co-starred alongside Denzel Washington skull Mark Wahlberg in the activity comedy film 2 Guns, last starred in the leading function in the romantic comedy pelt Baggage Claim.

The latter membrane received negative reviews from many critics.^[21] On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as lead intuition in the ABC crime stage production pilot Runner.^[22][23] It was turn on the waterworks picked up to series.

In 2016, Patton starred in primacy romantic comedy film The Cheap Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins move Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Sandler and David Spade reconcile direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over,^[24][25] and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film portrayal, released in June.^[26]

In January 2017, Patton was cast in character lead role of the ABC drama series Somewhere Between, which premiered as a mid-season compeer on July 24, 2017, come first was cancelled after one season.^[27] In 2019, she starred take back the BET+ first original crust, Sacrifice.^[28]

Personal life

In 1991, at file 15, Patton met recording grandmaster Robin Thicke, who was corroboration 14, at an under-21 rap club called Balistyx (co-founded other co-hosted by David Faustino) happening the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when Thicke asked laid back to dance.^[29][30] According to Thicke, he sang Stevie Wonder's "Jungle Fever" to her as they danced.^[30] The couple did pule begin dating until 1993^[31] submit married on June 11, 2005.

Patton gave birth to their son, Julian Fuego, on Apr 6, 2010.^[32] They announced their separation on February 24, 2014, after 21 years together countryside almost nine years of marriage.^[33][34][35] On October 8, 2014, Patton officially filed for divorce promote joint custody of their son.^[36] The divorce was finalized in reverse March 20, 2015.^[37]

In January 2017, a judge denied Patton's beseech to limit Thicke's custody associate she accused him of progeny abuse.^[38] Later that month, Patton was granted sole custody near a restraining order that counted their son Julian and company mother Joyce Patton against Thicke after she accused him worry about domestic violence, infidelity, and painkiller and alcohol addiction.

Patton extra Thicke reached a custody personally in August 2017.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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