Paula Patton

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch heritage. As a child and her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother, who appreciated good films taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula admits that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be someone else as a child. It is not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school dramas. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She went on to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. In the end, she could work as a production assistant in documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel’s talk show. Then she began producing documentary segments for Medical Diaries (2000) airing on Discovery Health Channel. Paula states she loves what she's doing, however her goal was the same. She began acting classes before deciding to switch gears and become an actor. She became a huge hit, playing major roles in Hitch (2005), Idlewild (2006) and Idlewild (2006), and the lead female role in Deja Vu (2006) opposite Denzel.