Paula Patton

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a fan of movies from her early childhood. Her mom was a teacher , and her father was an attorney. Paula said that she attempted to escape as an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it is no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She went on to pursue a film degree at the University of Southern California in the summer program and won a 3-month assignment making documentary films for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for TV documentaries and Howie Mandel's talk-show. Later, she made documentaries for Medical Diaries (2000 on Discovery Health Channel). Paula claims she enjoys what she does, but she is still aspiring to be a performer. She was almost immediately successful, playing major roles in Hitch (2005), Idlewild (2006), as well as the lead female role in Deja Vu (2006) opposite Denzel.