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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).

Personal information

Birthday

1972-10-29

Birth Place

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Movies and TV shows :

10 Things I Hate About You

10 Things I Hate About You

1999

7.6

Movie
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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
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A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

7.4

TV
Abandon

Abandon

2002

4.8

Movie
Adele One Night Only

Adele One Night Only

2021

7.9

Movie
Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas

2016

5.9

Movie
poster

America's Got Talent

2006

5.7

TV
Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

2003

6.6

Movie
poster

Being Mary Jane

2013

7.3

TV
Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

2004

6.1

Movie
Breaking In

Breaking In

2018

6.0

Movie
Bring It On

Bring It On

2000

6.2

Movie
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008

7.1

Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

2022

6.4

Movie
poster

City Guys

1997

8.0

TV
poster

City of Angels

2000

9.0

TV
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Clueless

1996

6.0

TV
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Conan

2010

7.0

TV
Constellation

Constellation

2007

5.6

Movie
Cradle 2 the Grave

Cradle 2 the Grave

2003

6.1

Movie
Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

6.8

Movie
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Dave's World

1993

6.4

TV
Deliver Us from Eva

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

6.4

Movie
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Desus & Mero

2019

5.1

TV
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ER

1994

7.8

TV
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Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Fearless

Fearless

2020

6.0

Movie
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FlashForward

2009

7.0

TV
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Friends

1994

8.4

TV
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Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50

2023

0.0

TV
Good Deeds

Good Deeds

2012

6.2

Movie
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Goode Behavior

1996

0.0

TV
poster

Grown Ups

1999

5.2

TV
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

1999

6.0

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

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

2012

7.4

Movie
poster

Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
Hustle and Heat

Hustle and Heat

2003

5.0

Movie
In Our Nature

In Our Nature

2012

5.4

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
poster

Jungle Cubs

1996

6.1

TV
poster

L.A.'s Finest

2019

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
poster

Life

2007

7.7

TV
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

7.5

Movie
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

7.4

Movie
Meet Dave

Meet Dave

2008

5.3

Movie
Miss Dial

Miss Dial

2013

5.1

Movie
poster

Moesha

1996

6.8

TV
Neo Ned

Neo Ned

2005

6.2

Movie
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Night Stalker

2005

5.1

TV
poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

2011

6.9

TV
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On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004

9.5

TV
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Red Table Talk

2018

6.4

TV
Riff Raff

Riff Raff

2025

0.0

Movie
Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

2006

5.8

Movie
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993

5.7

TV
Say Uncle

Say Uncle

2006

5.5

Movie
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

2020

10.0

Movie
She's All That

She's All That

1999

6.3

Movie
poster

Sister, Sister

1994

7.2

TV
Sleepless

Sleepless

2017

5.9

Movie
poster

Smart Guy

1997

7.6

TV
Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

2004

7.7

Movie
Sorcerority

Sorcerority

0.0

Movie
Space Cadet

Space Cadet

2024

5.5

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

7.9

TV
poster

StoryBots: Answer Time

2022

6.4

TV
Strange World

Strange World

2022

6.3

Movie
poster

Tamron Hall

2019

5.1

TV
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

2016

6.6

Movie
The Box

The Box

2007

4.9

Movie
The Brothers

The Brothers

2001

6.5

Movie
The Casket Girls

The Casket Girls

0.0

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Door

The Door

2013

4.0

Movie
poster

The Drew Barrymore Show

2020

5.1

TV
poster

The Early Show

1999

5.7

TV
The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

2005

4.1

Movie
The Inspection

The Inspection

2022

6.2

Movie
poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

6.4

TV
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
poster

The Lion Guard

2016

7.6

TV
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2015

6.7

Movie
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

2017

8.3

Movie
The Perfect Find

The Perfect Find

2023

6.1

Movie
The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

2007

5.4

Movie
poster

The Proud Family

2001

7.8

TV
The Public

The Public

2019

6.5

Movie
poster

The Reichen Show

2005

4.8

TV
poster

The Steve Harvey Show

1996

6.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

The West Wing

1999

8.3

TV
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

6.8

Movie
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

6.4

Movie
Top Five

Top Five

2014

6.1

Movie
poster

Truth Be Told

2019

7.2

TV
Two Can Play That Game

Two Can Play That Game

2001

6.5

Movie
poster

Ugly Betty

2006

6.3

TV
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
poster

We Got Time Today

2024

0.0

TV
Welcome to Collinwood

Welcome to Collinwood

2002

6.1

Movie
With This Ring

With This Ring

2015

5.9

Movie