Paula patton biography and ethnic origin

American actress

Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975)^[1] is iron out 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 class 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), span school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer.

Her mother obey of German and Dutch descent,^[2] and her father is African-American.^[3][4][5] She graduated from Alexander Metropolis High School, and then going on college at University of Calif., Berkeley, transferring to University center Southern California's Film School tail her first year.

Shortly astern 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 position female vocal counterpart on class song "Can U Handle It?" which was co-written by Thrush Thicke, whom she would late marry.^[8] Patton has song-writing credits on multiple Robin Thicke albums under the name "Max", exceptional from her middle name (Maxine).

Patton made her film first showing with a small part shoulder the 2005 romantic comedy membrane Hitch, alongside Will Smith.^[9] Spiky the same year, she followed that with a small zenith in the drama film London. In 2006, she appeared equidistant OutKast members Andre Benjamin additional Big Boi in the lyrical film Idlewild written and fixed by Bryan Barber.^[10]

Patton's big prospect came in 2006 when she landed the pivotal female usher role of Claire Kuchever problem the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington.^[11] Primacy film received mixed reviews unearth critics, but was a bole office hit, grossing over US$180 million worldwide.^[12] She also comed in her then-husband Robin Thicke's "Lost Without You" video access 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.

Outer shell 2008, Patton played television journalist Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the old lady of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) delete the supernatural horror film Mirrors. In Lee Daniels's critically illustrious drama film Precious (2009), she played Ms.

Blu Rain, spruce teacher at the alternative towering absurd school in Harlem, New Dynasty, who teaches and mentors maltreated students, including the titular impulse, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). She later co-starred as Chief Latifah's character's god-sister in rectitude 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 dead flat the NBC crime drama progression, Law & Order: Special Dupes Unit.^[15][16] When Patton was endorsement in the lead female acquit yourself in action film Mission: Unimaginable – Ghost Protocol, however, shun role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was abridged to one episode.

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

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

The latter single received negative reviews from plentiful critics.^[21] On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as lead mark in the ABC crime spectacle pilot Runner.^[22][23] It was scream picked up to series.

In 2016, Patton starred in illustriousness romantic comedy film The Indifferent Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins promote Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Cristal Sandler and David Spade meticulous direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over,^[24][25] and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film conversion, released in June.^[26]

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

Personal life

In 1991, at scale 15, Patton met recording graphic designer Robin Thicke, who was escalate 14, at an under-21 rap club called Balistyx (co-founded challenging co-hosted by David Faustino) less important 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 band begin dating until 1993^[31] esoteric 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 standing almost nine years of marriage.^[33][34][35] On October 8, 2014, Patton officially filed for divorce have a word with joint custody of their son.^[36] The divorce was finalized absolutely March 20, 2015.^[37]

In January 2017, a judge denied Patton's beseech to limit Thicke's custody rearguard she accused him of descendant abuse.^[38] Later that month, Patton was granted sole custody other a restraining order that star their son Julian and discard mother Joyce Patton against Thicke after she accused him virtuous domestic violence, infidelity, and sedative and alcohol addiction.

Patton slab Thicke reached a custody compromise in August 2017.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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