Paula Patton
Biography
Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975) is an American actress and producer. She's known for her roles as Daniella Hernandez on BET’s film Sacrifice and its' subsequent series, Brea in Traffik, Laura Price on ABC's series Somewhere Between, Garona Halforcen in Warcraft, Alison in the 2014 remake of About Last Night, Deb Rees in 2 Guns, Jane Carter in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Morgan Alexander in Just Wright, Blu Rain in Precious, Claire Kuchever in Déjà Vu, Angel in Idlewild, and Mandy in Hitch. In 1991, at age 15, she 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 he asked her to dance. According to Thicke, he sang Stevie Wonder's "Jungle Fever" to her as they danced. The couple did not begin dating until 1993 and married on June 11, 2005. She gave birth to their son, Julian Fuego, on April 6, 2010. They announced their separation on February 24, 2014, after 21 years together and almost nine years of marriage. On October 8, 2014, she officially filed for divorce and joint custody of their son. The divorce was finalized on March 20, 2015.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Project Runway
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Talk
All Movies (24)
- Finding Faith2025 · as Faith Mitchell
- Four Kids and It2020 · as Alice
- Sacrifice2020 · as Daniella Hernandez
- Traffik2018 · as Brea
- Past Forward2016 · as Pursuing Photographer #2
- The Do-Over2016 · as Heather
- Warcraft2016 · as Garona Halforcen
- The Perfect Match2016 · as Sherry
- Runner2015 · as Lauren Marks
- About Last Night2014 · as Alison
- Baggage Claim2013 · as Montana Moore
- 2 Guns2013 · as Deb Rees
- Disconnect2013 · as Cindy Hull
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011 · as Jane
- Jumping the Broom2011 · as Sabrina Watson
- Just Wright2010 · as Morgan Alexander
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire2009 · as Ms. Rain
- Mirrors2008 · as Amy Carson
- Swing Vote2008 · as Kate Madison
- Déjà Vu2006 · as Claire Kuchever
- Idlewild2006 · as Angel
- London2005 · as Alex
- Hitch2005 · as Mandy
- Reimagined— · as Mary McCoy
All TV Shows (12)
- Murder in a Small Town2024 · as Dr. Elizabeth Lewis
- The Devil's Promise2022 · as Jennifer Campbell
- Sacrifice2021 · as Daniella Hernandez
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Somewhere Between2017 · as Laura Price
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- The Talk2010
- The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
- Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Mikka Von
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self