Forest Service, while her mother, Jackie Sue Raymond , was a psychologist.
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Actress Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce Vanraden and Charles Patton.
Her father's family is Sephardi Jewish, while her mother is of mostly Ashkenazi Jewish, along with Spanish and Sephardi.
She began tap, ballet and jazz dance at an early age, and continued singing in the choir.
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