Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

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).

Acting

2026

2026

2026

GOAT

Jett Fillmore (voice)

2025

2025

2024

Space Cadet

Pam Proctor

2023

The Perfect Find

Jenna Jones

2023

2022

Strange World

Meridian Clade (voice)

2022

2022

The Inspection

Inez French

2022

2022

Sherri

Self - Guest

2022

2021

2021

2020

2020

Fearless

General Blazerhatch (voice)

2019

Truth Be Told

Eva Pierre

2019

2019

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

2019

2019

L.A.'s Finest

Syd Burnett

2019

The Public

Rebecca Parks

2019

Desus & Mero

Self - Illustrious Guest

2018

2018

Breaking In

Shaun Russell

2017

2017

2016

2016

2016

2016

The Lion Guard

Nala (voice)

2015

2015

2015

2014

Top Five

Erica Long

2014

2014

2014

2013

Being Mary Jane

Mary Jane Paul

2013

Miss Dial

Long Story Caller

2012

2012

2012

Good Deeds

Natalie

2011

NTSF:SD:SUV::

Sandy Canyons

2010

Conan

Self

2009

FlashForward

Zoey Andata

2009

2008

Cadillac Records

Geneva Wade

2008

Meet Dave

No. 3 - Cultural Officer

2007

2007

Life

Jane Seever

2007

Army Wives

Gina Holt

2007

Daddy's Little Girls

Julia Rossmore

2007

Constellation

Carmel Boxer

2006

2006

Ugly Betty

Renee Slater

2006

2005

2005

Night Stalker

Perri Reed

2005

The Honeymooners

Alice Kramden

2005

Neo Ned

Rachael

2004

2004

2004

2004

2003

2003

2003

Deliver Us from Eva

Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige

2003

2002

Abandon

Amanda Luttrell

2002

2001

The Proud Family

Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)

2001

2001

The Brothers

Denise Johnson

2000

2000

2000

City of Angels

Courtney Ellis

1999

1999

1999

The West Wing

Meeshel Anders

1999

Teen Choice Awards

Self - Presenter

1999

Grown Ups

Unknown

1999

1999

Family Guy

Shauna Parks (voice)

1999

1997

City Guys

Unknown

1997

The View

Self - Guest

1997

1996

1996

Clueless

Unknown

1996

7th Heaven

Keesha Hamilton

1996

Goode Behavior

Tracy Monaghan

1996

1996

1996

Moesha

Ashli

1994

Friends

Kirsten Lang

1994

ER

Tamara Davis

1994

1994

1993

1993

1993

1993

1993

1992

1988

1988

Production

2024

2023

2022

The Inspection

Executive Producer

2022

Cheaper by the Dozen

Executive Producer

2019

Hair Love

Associate Producer

2019

L.A.'s Finest

Executive Producer

2018

Breaking In

Producer

2016

Almost Christmas

Executive Producer

2015

With This Ring

Executive Producer

Infos

Full Name
Gabrielle Union
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
10/29/1972
Website
https://www.gabrielleunion.com/
Also Known As

Ґабріель Юніон

Gabrielle Monique Union