Paula Patton Movies and Career Information

Paula Maxine Thicke (née Patton; born December 5, 1975) is an American actress. She is mostly known for her appearances in the films Idlewild (2005), Déjà Vu (2006), Mirrors (2008), Precious (2009), and Just Wright. Patton was born Paula Maxine Patton in Los Angeles to a Caucasian mother, Joyce, who was a school teacher, and an African-American father, Charles Patton, who was a lawyer. She started college at UC Berkeley, transferred to USC Film School after her first year, and graduated magna cum laude. Shortly after completing her studies, she won a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. Later she worked for the Discovery Health Channel as producer for the show Medical Diaries. Patton's first acting role was in 2005's Hitch,which starred Will Smith and Eva Mendes. She followed that with a small part in the drama London 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 appeared in the film Mirrors, alongside Kiefer Sutherland, in 2008. She also appeared in her