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).
Born: 29 October 1972
Played In
Forbidden Fruits
Sharon
GOAT
Jett Fillmore (voice)
Reading Rainbow
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Number One on the Call Sheet
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Riff Raff
Sandy
We Got Time Today
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Hollywood Black
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Space Cadet
Pam Proctor
The Perfect Find
Jenna Jones
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
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Strange World
Meridian Clade (voice)
StoryBots: Answer Time
The Inspection
Inez French
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Sherri
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Zoey Baker
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Talia (Voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Adele One Night Only
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CBS Mornings
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The Drew Barrymore Show
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Fearless
General Blazerhatch (voice)
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
Truth Be Told
Eva Pierre
Tamron Hall
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
Gabrielle Union
L.A.'s Finest
Syd Burnett
The Public
Rebecca Parks
Desus & Mero
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Red Table Talk
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Breaking In
Shaun Russell
Steve
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The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Nala (voice)
Sleepless
Dena
Almost Christmas
Rachel
The Birth of a Nation
Esther
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
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The Lion Guard
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Hot Ones
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With This Ring
Kitty
Top Five
Erica Long
Think Like a Man Too
Kristen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Door
She
Being Mary Jane
Mary Jane Paul
Miss Dial
Long Story Caller
In Our Nature
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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Half the Sky
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Think Like a Man
Kristen
Good Deeds
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Sandy Canyons
Conan
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FlashForward
Zoey Andata
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Cadillac Records
Geneva Wade
Meet Dave
No. 3 - Cultural Officer
The Perfect Holiday
Nancy Taylor
Life
Jane Seever
Army Wives
Gina Holt
Daddy's Little Girls
Julia Rossmore
Constellation
Carmel Boxer
The Box
Cris Romano
Running with Scissors
Dorothy
Ugly Betty
Renee Slater
Say Uncle
Elise Carter
America's Got Talent
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The Reichen Show
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Night Stalker
Perri Reed
The Honeymooners
Alice Kramden
Neo Ned
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The Tony Danza Show
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Something the Lord Made
Clara Thomas
Breakin' All the Rules
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On Air with Ryan Seacrest
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Hustle and Heat
Masked Woman
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Bad Boys II
Syd
Pepsi Smash
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Cradle 2 the Grave
Daria
Deliver Us from Eva
Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Abandon
Amanda Luttrell
Welcome to Collinwood
Michelle
The Proud Family
Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)
Two Can Play That Game
Conny Spalding
The Brothers
Denise Johnson
Bring It On
Isis
Love & Basketball
Shawnee
City of Angels
Courtney Ellis
The Early Show
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H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
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The West Wing
Meeshel Anders
Grown Ups
Felicia
Teen Choice Awards
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10 Things I Hate About You
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Family Guy
Shauna Parks (voice)
She's All That
Katie
City Guys
The View
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The View
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Smart Guy
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Jungle Cubs
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7th Heaven
Keesha Hamilton
The Steve Harvey Show
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The Daily Show
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Moesha
Ashli
Friends
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ER
Tamara Davis
Sister, Sister
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Sister, Sister
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Dave's World
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Hilary
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Jennifer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
N'Garen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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People's Choice Awards
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Sorcerority
The Casket Girls
Detective Shay Williams
Blame It on Rome
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Perdita
Pearl