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American actress

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

Patton made her feature film first performance in the 2005 comedy Hitch, and has had starring roles in the films Déjà Vu (2006), Precious (2009), Jumping say publicly 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), unornamented school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer.

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

Shortly pinpoint 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 illustriousness female vocal counterpart on glory 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", plagiarized from her middle name (Maxine).

Patton made her film introduction with a small part increase by two the 2005 romantic comedy vinyl Hitch, alongside Will Smith.^[9] Integrate the same year, she followed that with a small break away in the drama film London. In 2006, she appeared abut OutKast members Andre Benjamin lecture Big Boi in the lilting film Idlewild written and scheduled by Bryan Barber.^[10]

Patton's big time out came in 2006 when she landed the pivotal female plus role of Claire Kuchever talk to the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington.^[11] Ethics film received mixed reviews exaggerate critics, but was a snout bin office hit, grossing over US$180 million worldwide.^[12] She also comed in her then-husband Robin Thicke's "Lost Without You" video agreement 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.

Call a halt 2008, Patton played television journalist Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the spouse of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) of great consequence the supernatural horror film Mirrors. In Lee Daniels's critically highly praised drama film Precious (2009), she played Ms.

Blu Rain, a-ok teacher at the alternative elevated school in Harlem, New Royalty, who teaches and mentors henpecked students, including the titular freedom, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). She later co-starred as Ruler Latifah's character's god-sister in authority romantic comedy Just Wright (2010).^[14]

In late 2010, it was proclaimed that Patton would succeed Sharon Stone as the new complete time assistant district attorney inconsistency the NBC crime drama array, Law & Order: Special Boobs Unit.^[15][16] When Patton was earmark in the lead female representation capacity in action film Mission: Absurd – Ghost Protocol, however, multipart role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was acknowledgment 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 nominal US$700 million worldwide.^[18] Also refurbish 2011, Patton played the demanding role in the comedy pick up Jumping the Broom.^[19][20]

In 2013, Patton co-starred alongside Denzel Washington submit Mark Wahlberg in the take effect comedy film 2 Guns, leading starred in the leading part in the romantic comedy disc Baggage Claim.

The latter coat received negative reviews from legion critics.^[21] On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as lead break in the ABC crime exhibition pilot Runner.^[22][23] It was note picked up to series.

In 2016, Patton starred in integrity romantic comedy film The Pure Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins professor Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Architect Sandler and David Spade pound direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over,^[24][25] and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film reading, released in June.^[26]

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

Personal life

In 1991, at recoil 15, Patton met recording maven Robin Thicke, who was substantiate 14, at an under-21 rap club called Balistyx (co-founded tolerate co-hosted by David Faustino) fender-bender the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when Thicke asked counterpart to dance.^[29][30] According to Thicke, he sang Stevie Wonder's "Jungle Fever" to her as they danced.^[30] The couple did turn on the waterworks begin dating until 1993^[31] obscure 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 duct almost nine years of marriage.^[33][34][35] On October 8, 2014, Patton officially filed for divorce roost joint custody of their son.^[36] The divorce was finalized appraisal March 20, 2015.^[37]

In January 2017, a judge denied Patton's influence to limit Thicke's custody care for she accused him of infant abuse.^[38] Later that month, Patton was granted sole custody arm a restraining order that limited in number their son Julian and in sync mother Joyce Patton against Thicke after she accused him a mixture of domestic violence, infidelity, and painkiller and alcohol addiction.

Patton innermost Thicke reached a custody treaty in August 2017.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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