Paula Patton is an American actress, musician and producer. She is best known to the general public for her roles in the Dejavu blockbusters, Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol, Two Trunks and Warcraft, and her work in the drama Treasure and No Communication. In total, she took part in twenty-five television and full-length projects during her career.
Childhood and youth
Paula Patton was born December 5, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. The actress's father is African American, her mother is an American of European descent. After graduating from high school, Paula entered the prestigious Berkeley University, after one year of study she was transferred to a film school at the University of Southern California.
After graduating from film school, Paul Patton got a place in a special program where she worked for several months on documentary projects for the PBS channel. In 2004, the girl acted as a backing vocalist in one of the songs for the album of the popular artist Asher.
Carier start
The debut film for Paula Patton was the romantic comedy "Removal Rules: The Hitch Method" with Will Smith in the title role. The young actress appeared in the episode. A year later, Paula played in a musical film based on the album of the legendary hip-hop group Outkast "My Life in Idleweid." Also, the girl appeared in a small role in the drama "London".
In parallel, the actress began working on television, appearing in one of the episodes of the popular series Law and Order and the television movie The Book of Murders. In addition, in 2006, Paula starred in the music video for singer Robin Thicke.
Most Notable Roles
A big breakthrough in the filmography of Paula Patton was the sci-fi action movie Tony Scott's "Deja Vu", where she played the main female role. Her screen partner was the famous actor Denzel Washington. The picture was a hit rental and collected more than one hundred eighty million dollars.
In the next few years, the actress appeared in the romantic comedy Sober and Just Wright, the drama Treasure and the horror film Mirrors. In 2011, Paula Patton played one of the main roles in the drama “There is no connection,” which received excellent reviews from critics, and also appeared in the blockbuster “Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol,” which was amazing at the box office and became one of the best films of the year. For her work in the action movie, Paula received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the sequels of the picture, Patton did not appear.
Two years later, Paula played a major female role in the comedy action movie Two Trunks, where she again worked with Denzel Washington. In subsequent years, she played in several romantic comedies, including the films “Baggage claim”, “The perfect choice” and “What happened last night”.
In 2016, the film adaptation of the world-famous computer game "Warcraft" was released. The director was promising British director Duncan Jones, the author of successful genre paintings "Moon 2112" and "Source Code". The actress was chosen for the role of one of the orcs, as it became clear from the photo of Paula Patton from the set, the actress was transformed into a character using heavy makeup, and not just using computer effects.
Warcraft is rumored to have been greatly reduced at the editing stage; Jones originally planned to create a three-hour film, following the example of successful adaptations of the Lord of the Rings series of books. The final product was a financial failure, after which the studio decided to cancel the planned sequels, where the character Patton was also supposed to appear.
In 2017, Paula Patton starred in the mini-series "Somewhere Between." A year later, the actress appeared in the thriller Traffic, which showed itself poorly at the box office and received negative reviews from critics.
Personal life
Paula met her future husband Robin Thicke in 1991 when she was sixteen years old and Robin fourteen. In 1993, young people began to meet, after twelve years they finally decided to legalize their relationship. The son of Julian was born in marriage. In 2014, the couple announced their separation, a year later the divorce procedure was completed.
Paula Patton co-authored many Robin Thicke songs under the pseudonym Max, which is a reference to her middle name Maxine. She also appeared on the cover of Teak's debut album. In 2014, the actress took forty-eighth place in the ranking of the hundred sexiest celebrities in the world according to the magazine "Maxim".