Happy Birthday, Paula Patton!

Born on this day in 1975, Paula Patton grew up across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot, and, according to her parents, she enjoyed playing make-believe games as a child. So... it seems she was destined for the life of an actress from the outset.

Patton made her screen debut in "Hitch" (2005) and has been splitting her time between appearing in comedies and thrillers, but she also made an excellent detour into sci-fi with the 2017 ABC limited series "Somewhere Between".

Patton's next film is currently in pre-production. With the working title of "Tibouron", it's a wilderness survival thriller about stranded campers and shark-infested rising floodwaters.