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Paula Patton
Paula Maxine Patton is an American actress and producer. Patton made her feature film debut in the 2005 comedy Hitch, and has had starring and supporting roles in the films Déjà Vu (2006), Idlewild (2006), Precious (2009), Jumping the Broom (2011), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), 2 Guns (2013), Warcraft (2016), and Sacrifice (2019).
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entertainment · American actress · actor · television actor · film actor · also Paula Patton, Paula Maxine Patton, Patton
Born 5 December 1975 · Q233213
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2019· 1 entry
Starred in the BET+ first original film, Sacrifice
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2017· 1 entry
Patton and Thicke reached a custody agreement in August 2017.
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2016· 1 entry
Patton starred in the romantic comedy film The Perfect Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins and Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Adam Sandler and David Spade in direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over, and starred as Ga
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2015· 1 entry
It was announced that Patton was cast as lead character in the ABC crime drama pilot Runner
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2014· 2 entries
Patton officially filed for divorce and joint custody of their son
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After 21 years together and almost nine years of marriage
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2013· 1 entry
Patton co-starred alongside Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the action comedy film 2 Guns, and starred in the leading role in the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim
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2011· 2 entries
And was a critical and commercial success, grossing almost US$700 million worldwide
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Patton played the leading role in the comedy film Jumping the Broom
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2008· 1 entry
Patton played television reporter Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the wife of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) in the supernatural horror film Mirrors
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2006· 2 entries
When she landed the pivotal female lead role of Claire Kuchever in the science fiction thriller Déjà Vu alongside Denzel Washington
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Appeared alongside OutKast members Andre Benjamin and Big Boi in the musical film Idlewild written and directed by Bryan Barber
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1991· 1 entry
At age 15, Patton met recording artist Robin Thicke, who was then 14, at an under-21 hip-hop club called Balistyx (co-founded and co-hosted by David Faustino) on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when Thicke asked her to
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1975· 2 entries
Born 1975-12-05.
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In Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (née Vanraden), a school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer
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