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Paula Patton

Acting Born Dec 5, 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mikka Von

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge
Film

Warcraft

as Garona Halforcen

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Mikka Von
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
  • Project Runway (2004) as Self - Guest Judge
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) as Jane
  • The Talk (2010)
  • Murder in a Small Town (2024) as Dr. Elizabeth Lewis
  • The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self
  • Warcraft (2016) as Garona Halforcen
  • Hitch (2005) as Mandy
  • 2 Guns (2013) as Deb Rees
  • Déjà Vu (2006) as Claire Kuchever
  • Somewhere Between (2017) as Laura Price
  • Mirrors (2008) as Amy Carson
  • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) as Ms. Rain
  • The Do-Over (2016) as Heather
  • Just Wright (2010) as Morgan Alexander
  • The Devil's Promise (2022) as Jennifer Campbell
  • London (2005) as Alex
  • Disconnect (2013) as Cindy Hull
  • The Perfect Match (2016) as Sherry
  • About Last Night (2014) as Alison