Paula Patton is a graduate of the Hamilton Magnet Arts High School in Los Angeles. Paula has shot and directed two Super-8 dramatic shorts and has attended the University of Southern California's film school summer program. Paula 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.
Singer Robin Thicke wrote his 2006 song "Lost Without U" for her.
Met her husband, Robin Thicke, when she was 15 and he was 14 at a teen club in Los Angeles.
Paula Patton Detailed Biography -
Born on December 5, 1975, Paula Patton is an American actress. She is mostly known for her appearances in the films Idlewild (2005) and Déjà Vu (2006). She is married to songwriter/singer Robin Thicke.
Patton enrolled at UC Berkeley, though she transferred to USC Film School after her first year, and where she graduated magna cum laude. Shortly after completing her studies, she won a 3-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. Later she worked with the Discovery Channel as producer for the show Medical Diaries.
Patton's first acting role was alongside Will Smith and Eva Mendes in 2005's Hitch. She followed that with a small part in the drama London (2005 film), and appeared alongside OutKast members Andre Benjamin and Big Boi in Idlewild.
Patton was also the leading lady in the 2006 film Déjà Vu, a thriller starring Denzel Washington and Val Kilmer, and played television reporter Kate Madison in 2008's Swing Vote. She appears in the film Mirrors, alongside Kiefer Sutherland and in This Wednesday in 2008.
Patton plays the teacher of the main character in Precious, a film based on a novel by Sapphire.