Gabrielle Union

Known for ActingBorn 1972-10-29 (age 53)Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Hollywood Black

Teen Choice Awards

City of Angels

People's Choice Awards

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

GOAT

Friends

City Guys

The West Wing

Adele One Night Only

Something the Lord Made

Smart Guy

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Lion Guard

Hair Love

The Proud Family

ER

Life

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

10 Things I Hate About You

Army Wives

The Idea of You

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Family Guy

Love & Basketball

Being Mary Jane

Conan

Hot Ones

Truth Be Told

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Cadillac Records

A Black Lady Sketch Show

StoryBots: Answer Time

FlashForward

L.A.'s Finest

Moesha

Sister, Sister

The Steve Harvey Show

Daddy's Little Girls

Think Like a Man

NTSF:SD:SUV::

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Birth of a Nation

Bad Boys II

The Public

Forbidden Fruits