Candice Patton

LOS ANGELES - SEP 6:  Candice Patton at the Paley Center For Med

Patton in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Candice Kristina Patton

Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 24, 1988

Ethnicity: African-American

Candice Patton is an American actress. She is known for her role as Iris West in the series The Flash.

Candice is the daughter of Patricia Jones and Ronald Patton. Her parents are both black. A picture of Candice and her mother can be seen here. Candice has a son with her former partner, professional basketball player J. R. Smith.

In an interview, Candice dispelled rumors that she is of partly Asian descent.

Candice’s maternal grandmother likely is Evelyn Jones (the daughter of Elverse Jones and Clotee Jackson). Evelyn is African-American.

41 Responses

  1. flo says:

    Her mother is not European.

  2. Kelsey Chow looks like her, but more lighter.

  3. Kimmel says:

    I was sure she was African, Native and Chinese. I still do. And if that is the case she has nothing to be ashamed of.

  4. fuzzybear44 says:

    looking good

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