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Paula Patton Profile |
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Birth Date: December 5, 1975
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Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Birth Name: Paula Maxine Patton
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Paula Patton is an actress. She is
the wife of songwriter/singer Robin Thicke. They were
married in June 2005 in Santa Barbara, California.
Raised in Los Angeles, Paula Patton has been pursuing her
dreams of becoming an actress ever since she was a little
girl. Having grown up in the entertainment capital of the
world, Paula began preparing for a career in the business
while still in high school. Paula’s teen years were spent at
the prestigious Hamilton School for the Performing Arts,
where the would-be performer spent hours honing her craft.
After graduating, Paula received the opportunity of a
lifetime when PBS selected her as one of four young
filmmakers to participate in a program called The Ride, in
which she was given access to equipment and a small crew,
and told to film her experiences with other youths across
America.
Following that experience, Paula enrolled at UC Berkeley,
though she transferred to USC Film School after her first
year, and went on to graduate magna cum laude. It wasn’t
long before Paula, with her experience on The Ride and her
education behind her, managed to land a job with the
Discovery Channel as producer for the show Medical Diaries.
Paula eventually grew tired of toiling behind the camera and
decided to sign herself up for acting classes. She
consequently began the arduous auditioning process, finally
landing her first role opposite Will Smith and Eva Mendes in
2005’s Hitch. She followed that up with a small part in the
little-seen drama London (also released in ’05 and featuring
Chris Evans, Jessica Biel and Jason Statham), and appeared
alongside OutKast boys Andre Benjamin and Big Boi in
Idlewild (2006).
Paula was also the leading lady in the 2006 film Déjà Vu, a
thriller starring Denzel Washington and Val Kilmer.
She made her mainstream acting debut with a minor role in
the 2005 film Hitch, starring Will Smith. Her biggest role
to date was in the OutKast musical Idlewild, portraying
André Benjamin's character's love interest, Angel Davenport,
(real name: Sally B Shelly). She steals another woman's
identity to become a star. She also co-stars with Denzel
Washington in the 2006 movie Deja Vu as Claire Kuchever.
Deja Vu finally introduced Paula into the mainstream with
the lead role next to the Academy Award winning actor Denzel
Washington. Patton will next appear in the upcoming film
Mirrors, alongside Kiefer Sutherland and star in This
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Other
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Graduate of the Hamilton Magnet Arts High School in Los
Angeles. Also attended the University of California at
Berkeley and University of Southern California.
Featured on the cover of husband Robin Thicke's first album,
"A Beautiful World".
Shot and directed two Super-8 dramatic shorts and has
attended the University of Southern California's film school
summer program.
Daughter-in-law of Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring.
Sister-in-law of Brennan Thicke. |
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