Paula Patton is a multi-talented American actress and producer. She rose to fame with her role in the movie Hitch and has since delivered various impressive performances in films like Precious, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Baggage Claim. Paula Patton was born on December 5, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a biracial family. She graduated from the University of California in
Berkeley with a major in English and then briefly worked as a high school teacher before her passion for acting. Paula Patton has been nominated for several awards and has won the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Actress and the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress. In addition to acting, she is also a generous philanthropist who has contributed to various charitable organizations including the World Economic Forum and LA Best after-school enrichment program.
