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Paula Maxine Patton was born on December 5th, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA to a teacher Mom and lawyer Dad. They lived close to Twentieth Century Fox Studios, which helped fuel her love of films from very young. This fondness of acting led her to acting parts in school. While at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School, Paula flourished, playing various roles especially her favorite part as Abigail in "The Crucible".She was selected to work on a documentary called "The Ride" during a 3-month stint for PBS sometime after high school. Paula continued to follow her goals in filming at UC Berkeley, but after only one year, she transferred to the prestigious USC Film School and graduated magna cum laude in 1997. She then went on to work as an assistant producer on TV documentaries and on Howie Mandel's talk show 1998-1999 and in 2000 the comedy show, Freddy Prinze, Jr's' "Boys and Girls. It led to employment as a producer of the show Medical Diaries for the Discovery Channel in 2000-2002. Paula felt that although she was enjoying the work she did, it was not the path she had envisioned. So she signed up for acting classes with a private coach. She began auditioning and was soon getting some notice for her very unique beauty. By 2005, diligence and patience paid off, and she was cast in "Hitch" with Will Smith and Eva Mendes, and a part in an independent drama "London", which starred Jessica Biel, Chris Evans and Jason Stratham that same year. It was not long after that the breakthrough came with the role of Angela Davenport in the period movie Idlewild, a project of Andre Bejamin and Big Boi of the music group OutKast. The rave reviews got more attention and she became Denzel Washington's leading lady in the hit "Deja Vu" that fall of 2006.
Paula met her husband, soul singer and song writer, Robin Thicke when she was just 15 years old and he 14, at a teen club in LA. They were married on 11 June, 2005 in Santa Barbara. Paula can be seen in Thicke's very sexy video "Lost Without U", a song he wrote expressing his feelings for her. | VITAL STATS | Paula Patton Information:
| | Eye color: | | Height: 5' 4" | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): | | Education: Hamilton Magnet Arts High School, University of California, University of Southern California | | Family: Robin Thicke (spouse), Brennan Thicke (brother-in-law), Alan Thicke (father-in-law), Gloria Loring (mother-in-law | | Resides in: | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: | | Charities/Causes: | | Other: Featured on the cover of husband Robin Thicke's first album, "A Beautiful World". | | |
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