Paula Patton is an actress and producer who has a net worth of $12 million. The producer turned actress graduated from USC Film School and worked behind-the-scenes for PBS and the Discovery Health Channel, before moving in front of the camera with a small role in the movie “Hitch” in 2005. Since then, she has appeared in increasingly high-profile roles in a number of films, including “London”, “Idlewild”, “Deja Vu”, “Swing Vote”, “Precious”, “Just Wright”, “Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, “Jumping the Broom”, and “2 Guns”. She has projects lined up for years to come. While her acting career has made her recognizable to a wide audience, she is also known for being the ex-wife of R&B/Pop singer, Robin Thicke of “Blurred Lines” fame. The pair met when they were still in their teens, married in 2005 and divorced in 2015 amid rumors of his infidelity. They have one child together.
Paula Patton was born on December 5, 1975 in Los Angeles, California to school teacher Joyce and lawyer Charles. She is of European-American descent on her mother’s side, and of African-American ancestry on her father’s. As a teen, Patton went to Alexander Hamilton High School on the Westside of Los Angeles. After graduating, she enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where she spent a year before transferring to the University of Southern California’s film school. Following her college graduation, Patton had a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS.
Before she began acting, Patton worked as a singer and songwriter. She provided vocals to Usher’s 2004 album “Confessions,” and had songwriting credits on a number of albums by her then-boyfriend Robin Thicke.