Paula Patton is an actress and producer with a $10 million net worth. Her film credits include Hitch, Deja Vu, Precious, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Warcraft.
Paula Patton is best recognised for her roles on “The View.” Her other film and TV credits include Swing Vote, Just Wright, 2 Guns, Baggage Claim, The Perfect Match, Traffik, and Four Kids and It. Patton’s role in the 2017 ABC miniseries “Somewhere Between” was a little hit.
Paula Patton Bio
Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 5, 1975. Her mother’s side is European-American, while her father’s is African-American.
Patton was a student at Alexander Hamilton High School on Los Angeles’ Westside at the time. Her first year at UC Berkeley was a learning experience she used to transfer to USC’s film school.
After college, Patton worked for the Public Broadcasting Service for three months, creating documentaries.
Before acting, Patton had a successful career as a singer-songwriter. She wrote songs for Usher’s 2004 album “Confessions” and for her then-boyfriend Robin Thicke, whom she met through Usher.
Career in Film
Patton made her cinematic debut in 2005’s “Hitch,” alongside Will Smith, Eva Mendes, and Kevin James. She had a minor role in the romance movie “London” with Chris Evans, Jessica Biel, and Jason Statham.
Patton co-starred in “Idlewild” (2006) with OutKast members Big Boi and Andre Benjamin. The following year, she co-starred with Denzel Washington in the science-fiction thriller “Déjà Vu” as Claire Kuchever.
Patton went on to have important roles in additional films. In 2008, she co-starred with Kiefer Sutherland in Mirrors. She also starred in “Swing Vote” starring Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, and Dennis Hopper.
The next year, Patton starred in Lee Daniels’ acclaimed literary adaptation “Precious,” in which she played a teacher of disadvantaged students in a Harlem high school.
Patton was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in the film alongside Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey, and Sherri Shepherd.
Patton starred in several romantic comedies throughout the 2010s. “Jumping the Broom,” starring Angela Bassett and Laz Alonso; and “Baggage Claim,” starring Taye Diggs, Djimon Hounsou, and Derek Luke.
Patton also directed and produced “The Perfect Match,” starring Kevin Hart and Regina Hall. In “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” she co-starred with Tom Cruise as the lead female character.
Patton also starred in “Disconnect,” “2 Guns,” and “The Do-Over.” Her recent film credits include “Warcraft,” based on the titular video game series, “Traffik,” which she also produced, and “Four Kids and It,” based on Jacqueline Wilson’s novel.
TV Career
Patton’s first television job was as Detective Angela Kellogg in the unaired pilot episode of “Murder Book.” Five years later, she appeared on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as A.D.A. Mikka Von.
Patton was supposed to replace Sharon Stone in this role, but she couldn’t since she was cast in “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.”
Patton went on to guest star on shows like “Single Ladies” on VH1 and “Sesame Street” for kids. After filming an unsold pilot named “Runner,” she became a guest judge on the reality competition series “Project Runway” in 2015.
Then she got a role in the ABC drama “Somewhere Between” as a San Francisco news producer who helps the cops catch a serial killer. After only ten episodes, the sitcom was cancelled in September 2017.
Patton met Robin Thicke, a 14-year-old vocalist, in a Los Angeles hip hop club called Balistyx in 1991. Thicke asked Patton to dance, and they started dating a year later.
Finally, in June 2005, they married. Julian Fuego, born in 2010, is the couple’s first child. They divorced in March of the following year after announcing their separation in early 2014.
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Patricia Patton filed a legal request to limit Thicke’s custody of their child in early 2017. After initially being denied, Patton was granted sole custody and a restraining order against Thicke.
Several instances of drug and alcohol abuse, as well as domestic violence, were uncovered in her ex-court husband’s records. Later that year, he and Patton agreed on child custody.
Property
Alan, Robin’s father, bought a $910,000 home in the Hollywood Hills’ “Bird Streets” community in 1990. Alan gave his son the property in 2005, shortly after Robin and Paula married.
Robin and Paula listed their home for under $3 million in 2014. The home sold for $4.9 million, $1.9 million more than the asking price.
Paula paid $2 million for a home in Calabasas, California, shortly after the couple announced their breakup.
