A strikingly beautiful actress with raw talent, Paula Patton emerged on the Hollywood scene in 2006 as a newcomer worth watching. Though she had been working in the industry for a number of years, Patton’s work had been primarily behind the camera. A Los Angeles native and former film student, Patton made the jump in front of the camera after realizing her true passion lay in acting. Her effervescent beauty and affecting on-screen presence quickly landed her starring roles opposite Outkast’s Andre Benjamin in the urban period musical, “Idlewild” (2006) as well as A-lister Denzel Washington in
