Gabrielle Union
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in The Brothers (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Bad Boys II (2003), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Think Like a Man (2012), Think Like a Man Too (2014), and the remake of Cheaper by the Dozen (2022). She also starred as the lead in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane (2013-2019), for which she has received an NAACP Image Award, and in the crime series L.A.'s Finest (2019-2020) - a spinoff series for her character Syd in Bad Boys II.. She also had starring roles in the CBS medical drama series City of Angels (2000) and in the films Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Neo Ned (2005), Cadillac Records (2008), Top Five (2014), Breaking In (2018), and The Perfect Find (2023). She has also co-starred in the films The Birth of a Nation (2016), Almost Christmas (2016), and Sleepless (2017). In high school, Union was an all-star point guard in basketball and a year-round athlete, also playing in soccer and running track. She went on to the University of Nebraska before moving on to Cuesta College. She eventually transferred to UCLA and earned a degree in sociology. While studying there, she interned at the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency to earn extra academic credits. Invited by the agency's owner, Judith Fontaine, she started working as a model to pay off college loans. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on TV sitcoms prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. She rose to greater prominence the following year, after she landed her breakthrough role in the teen film Bring It On. Bring It On helped push her into the mainstream and she began gaining more exposure. She was cast in her first leading role in the 2003 film Deliver Us from Eva with rapper L.L. Cool J. In 2003, she landed the role of Will Smith's girlfriend/Martin Lawrence's sister Sydney Burnett in the film Bad Boys II, and she starred with Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx in the film Breakin' All the Rules in 2004. She then starred in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Night Stalker. She has also starred in the independent drama films Neo Ned and Constellation, the latter of which was released to theaters. She won an award for Best Actress in Neo Ned at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, and the film received awards at several festivals. Outside of acting, she has written four books: two memoirs, titled We're Going to Need More Wine (2017) and You Got Anything Stronger? (2021), and two children's books, titled Welcome to the Party (2020), and Shady Baby (2021).
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Filmography
Sorcerority
Movie
Casket Girls
Movie · as Detective Shay Williams
Blame It on Rome
Movie · as Billie
Perdita
Movie · as Pearl
Forbidden Fruits
Movie · as Sharon
GOAT
Movie · as Jett Fillmore (voice)
A Proud Family Wizmas
Movie · as Talia Rogue (voice)
Riff Raff
Movie · as Sandy
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Space Cadet
Movie · as Pam Proctor
We Got Time Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Perfect Find
Movie · as Jenna Jones
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Strange World
Movie · as Meridian Clade (voice)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · as Zoey Baker
The Inspection
Movie · as Inez French
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as Talia (Voice) · 4 eps
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Movie · as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
CBS Mornings
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
Movie
Fearless
Movie · as General Blazerhatch (voice)
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Public
Movie · as Rebecca Parks
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
L.A.'s Finest
TV · as Syd Burnett · 26 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Gabrielle Union · 1 ep
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 2 eps
Truth Be Told
TV · as Eva Pierre · 10 eps
Breaking In
Movie · as Shaun Russell
Red Table Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sleepless
Movie · as Dena
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Movie · as Nala (voice)
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Birth of a Nation
Movie · as Esther
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Movie · as Nala (voice)
Almost Christmas
Movie · as Rachel
The Lion Guard
TV · as Nala (voice) · 3 eps
With This Ring
Movie · as Kitty
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Think Like a Man Too
Movie · as Kristen
Top Five
Movie · as Erica Long
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Miss Dial
Movie · as Long Story Caller
The Door
Movie · as She
Being Mary Jane
TV · as Mary Jane Paul · 51 eps
Good Deeds
Movie · as Natalie
Think Like a Man
Movie · as Kristen
In Our Nature
Movie · as Vicky
Half the Sky
TV · as Self · 2 eps
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Sandy Canyons · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 3 eps
FlashForward
TV · as Zoey Andata · 9 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
Meet Dave
Movie · as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
Cadillac Records
Movie · as Geneva Wade
The Perfect Holiday
Movie · as Nancy Taylor
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie · as Julia Rossmore
Constellation
Movie · as Carmel Boxer
The Box
Movie · as Cris Romano
Life
TV · as Jane Seever · 4 eps
Army Wives
TV · as Gina Holt · 1 ep
Running with Scissors
Movie · as Dorothy
Say Uncle
Movie · as Elise Carter
Ugly Betty
TV · as Renee Slater · 3 eps
America's Got Talent
TV · as Self - Judge · 23 eps
The Honeymooners
Movie · as Alice Kramden
Neo Ned
Movie · as Rachael
Night Stalker
TV · as Perri Reed · 10 eps
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Something the Lord Made
Movie · as Clara Thomas
Breakin' All the Rules
Movie · as Nikki
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cradle 2 the Grave
Movie · as Daria
Bad Boys II
Movie · as Syd
Deliver Us from Eva
Movie · as Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Hustle and Heat
Movie · as Masked Woman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Pepsi Smash
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Abandon
Movie · as Amanda Luttrell
Welcome to Collinwood
Movie · as Michelle
The Brothers
Movie · as Denise Johnson
Two Can Play That Game
Movie · as Conny Spalding
The Proud Family
TV · as Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice) · 1 ep
Bring It On
Movie · as Isis
Love & Basketball
Movie · as Shawnee
City of Angels
TV · as Courtney Ellis · 11 eps
She's All That
Movie · as Katie
10 Things I Hate About You
Movie · as Chastity
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Movie · as Gabrielle
Family Guy
TV · as Shauna Parks (voice) · 1 ep
Grown Ups
TV · as Felicia · 1 ep
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The West Wing
TV · as Meeshel Anders · 1 ep
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Smart Guy
TV · as Lydia · 1 ep
City Guys
TV · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Clueless
TV · 1 ep
Moesha
TV · as Ashli · 1 ep
The Steve Harvey Show
TV · as Naomi Parson · 1 ep
7th Heaven
TV · as Keesha Hamilton · 5 eps
Jungle Cubs
TV · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Friends
TV · as Kirsten Lang · 1 ep
Sister, Sister
TV · as Shawn, Vanessa · 4 eps
ER
TV · as Tamara Davis · 1 ep
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV · as Hilary, Jennifer · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as N'Garen · 1 ep
Dave's World
TV · as Carly · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep