Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

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).

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 29, 1972

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Bring It On
Bring It On

2000-08-25

She's All That
She's All That

1999-01-29

Cradle 2 the Grave
Cradle 2 the Grave

2003-02-28

The Brothers
The Brothers

2001-03-23

10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You

1999-03-30

Something the Lord Made
Something the Lord Made

2004-05-30

The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners

2005-06-10

Meet Dave
Meet Dave

2008-07-08

Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors

2006-10-27

Two Can Play That Game
Two Can Play That Game

2001-09-07

Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II

2003-07-18

Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood

2002-10-04

Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva

2003-02-07

The Perfect Holiday
The Perfect Holiday

2007-12-12

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

2020-08-06

Adele One Night Only
Adele One Night Only

2021-11-14

Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records

2008-12-05

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

2021-12-07

Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball

2000-04-21

Sorcerority
Sorcerority

Abandon
Abandon

2002-10-14

Good Deeds
Good Deeds

2012-02-23

Breakin' All the Rules
Breakin' All the Rules

2004-05-14

Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls

2007-02-14

Constellation
Constellation

2007-02-01

Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man

2012-04-20

Riff Raff
Riff Raff

2025-02-27

The Box
The Box

2007-01-01

Hustle and Heat
Hustle and Heat

2003-11-04

Neo Ned
Neo Ned

2005-04-22

In Our Nature
In Our Nature

2012-12-07

Say Uncle
Say Uncle

2006-06-23

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

1999-10-03

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

2012-10-03

Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too

2014-06-20

Miss Dial
Miss Dial

2013-03-07

Strange World
Strange World

2022-11-23

Top Five
Top Five

2014-12-12

The Door
The Door

2013-07-02

Space Cadet
Space Cadet

2024-07-04

With This Ring
With This Ring

2015-01-24

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation

2016-09-09

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016-01-25

Sleepless
Sleepless

2017-01-12

Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas

2016-11-11

The Public
The Public

2019-04-05

Breaking In
Breaking In

2018-05-05

The Perfect Find
The Perfect Find

2023-06-23

Fearless
Fearless

2020-08-14

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

2017-07-29

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen

2022-03-18

The Inspection
The Inspection

2022-11-18

The Casket Girls
The Casket Girls

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