Balancing personal life and professional commitments can be hard, but the actress, Pauletta Washington made it look easy after marrying the award-winning actor and director Denzel Washington and raising their four beautiful children. Pauletta and Denzel’s 35 years of blissful matrimony is considered one of Hollywood’s most promising relationships. Not just that, their wedding has also been one of the most strong unions in the black community.
Renews Wedding Vows, Children Details!
Pauletta and Denzel Washington got married on 25 June 1983, and the pair renewed their wedding vows to celebrate their 12 years of togetherness in South Africa in 1995. The happily married couple even celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary in Italy in a seaside resort dubbed the "Pearl of the Mediterranean."
The lovely duo initially met on the set of Wilma back in 1977. Both the actors were part of the movie where Paulette depicted the character of Mae and Denzel played the role of Robert Elbridge.
Pauletta gave birth to her first child with Denzel at the age of 32. Their first son, John David Washington (born on 28 July 1984) was briefly a football player and is now an actor. The couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Katia Washington on 27 November 1986. She obtained a Bachelors' Degree in Arts attending Yale University in 2010.
Apart from the two children, the pair were blessed with other twins, Malcolm and Olivia Washington on 10 April 1991. Malcolm has a film degree after attending the University of Pennsylvania whereas Olivia is known for a role in Lee Daniels's movie, The Butler.
Back in 2011, in an interview with Wendy Williams, Pauletta talked about her career and pregnancy days. She told that she held her acting career on the backfoot after her marriage as she wanted to create a home and start her family. Pauletta revealed that she had a stable childhood and when she used to come back, she would see her mother.
Pauletta and her husband, Denzel have been part of many award nights and movie premiers. They were recently snapped on the red carpet of the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2018.
Pauletta and husband, Denzel Washington at the Golden Globes Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on 7 January 2018 (Photo: zimbio.com)
Both the artists added a bit of glitz and glamour to light up the event. Pauletta mesmerized the red carpet with her shimmering black gown, and Denzel looked dashing in his perfectly fitted black suit.
How Much Is Pauletta Washington’s Net Worth?
Pauletta has assembled the majority of her net worth from her professional career as an actress. She even collected fortunes by lending her voice to Jack’s mother, Harry in the 1995 animated TV series, Happily Ever After Fairy Tales for Every Child. She also added a significant part of her receipt essaying the role of Terri Angelou in another television series, The Parker in 1994.
However, Paulette enjoys the net worth of $220 million accumulated by her husband, Denzel from his professional acting stint since 1975. Denzel gathered a huge paycheck from the 2000 Disney film, Remember the Titans which made a total box office collection of over $100 million in the United States.
Short Bio
Pauletta Washington was born on 28 September 1950 in the United States, as per wiki. The actress stands a few inches shorter than the height of her husband, Denzel who is 1.85 m (6’) tall. Her birth sign is Libra.
