Paula Maxine Patton Bio
Paula Maxine Patton was born on December 4, 1975. Patton is an American actress. She is mostly known for her appearances in the films Idlewild (2005), Déjà Vu (2006) and Precious (2009).
Patton was born in Los Angeles to a white schoolteacher mother and a black lawyer father. She started college at the UC Berkeley, though she transferred to USC Film School after her first year. She graduated magna cum laude. Shortly after completing her studies, she won a 3-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. Later she worked with the Discovery Channel as producer for the show Medical Diaries.
Patton's first acting role was alongside Will Smith and Eva Mendes in 2005's Hitch. 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.
In Precious, a film based on a novel by Sapphire, Patton plays Ms. Rain, a teacher at an alternative high school in New York. There she encounters and mentors the main character Precious, as well as other students.
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