Paula Patton

Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Daniella Hernandez on BET’s film *Sacrifice* and its subsequent series, Brea in *Traffik*, Laura Price on ABC's *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.