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Actor
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1975-12-05
Location
California, United States
Edit pagePaula Patton
Biography
Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975) is an American actress and producer. Patton made her feature film debut in the 2005 comedy Hitch and has had starring roles in the films Déjà Vu (2006), Precious (2009), Jumping the Broom (2011), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), 2 Guns (2013), Warcraft (2016), and Sacrifice (2019).
In 2013, 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. The latter film received negative reviews from numerous critics. On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as the lead character in the ABC crime drama pilot Runner. It was not picked up into a series.
In 2016, Patton starred in the romantic comedy film The Perfect Match, alongside Terrence Jenkins and Cassie Ventura, appeared alongside Adam Sandler and David Spade in the direct-to-Netflix comedy film The Do-Over, and starred as Garona Halforcen in the Warcraft film adaptation, released in June.
In January 2017, Patton was cast in the lead role of the ABC drama series Somewhere Between, which premiered as a mid-season replacement on July 24, 2017, and was canceled after one season. In 2019, she starred in the BET+ first original film, Sacrifice.
