On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Patton was cast as lead character in the ABC crime drama pilot Runner. The film received negative reviews from critics. In 2013, Patton co-starred with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the action comedy film 2 Guns, and starred in the leading role in the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim.
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The movie grossing over $37 million opposite $6 million production budget. Also in 2011, Patton played the leading role in the comedy film Jumping the Broom.
Mission: Impossible was released on Decemand was a critical and commercial success, grossing almost $700 million worldwide. However, Patton landed the lead female role in action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and her role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was reduced to one episode.
In late 2010, it was announced that Patton would succeed Sharon Stone as the new full-time assistant district attorney on the NBC legal drama series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She later co-starred as Queen Latifah’s character’s godsister in the romantic comedy Just Wright (2010). Blu Rain, a teacher at the alternative high-school in Harlem, New York, who teaches and mentors disadvantaged students, including the titular character, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). In Lee Daniels’ critically acclaimed drama film Precious, she played Ms. In 2008, Patton played television reporter Kate Madison in the comedy-drama Swing Vote with Kevin Costner and Amy Carson, the wife of Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) in the supernatural horror film Mirrors. She also appeared in her husband Robin Thicke’s “Lost Without You” video in 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office hit, grossing over $180 million worldwide. Patton’s big break came in 2006 when she landed the pivotal female lead role of Claire Kuchever in the science fiction thriller Déjà Vuopposite Denzel Washington. In 2006, she appeared alongside OutKast members Andre Benjamin and Big Boi in musical film Idlewild written and directed by Bryan Barber. She followed that with a small part in the drama London. Patton made her film debut with a small part in the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch, which starred Will Smith and Eva Mendes. Patton has song-writing credits on multiple Robin Thicke albums under the name “Max”, derived from her middle name (Maxine). She provided the female vocal counterpart on the song “Can U Handle It?” which was co-written by her then-husband Robin Thicke. Patton provided additional vocals for Usher on his 2004 album Confessions. Shortly after completing her studies, she won a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. She graduated from Hamilton High School, and then started college at UC Berkeley, transferring to USC Film School after her first year. Her mother is White and her father is African-American. Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (née Vanraden), a school teacher, and Charles Patton, a lawyer. Patton has also been the female lead in Déjà Vu, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 2 Guns, she also appeared in the critically successful Precious(2009).
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Patton made her film debut in the 2005 comedy film Hitch and starred in the epic fantasy film Warcraft (2016), based on the game series of the same name. Paula Maxine Patton (born December 5, 1975) is an American actress.