Gabrielle Union
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1972-10-29 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Ґабріель Юніон · Gabrielle Monique 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).
Known For
TV Shows (68)
Family Guy
1999
as Shauna Parks (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Friends
1994
as Kirsten Lang
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
ER
1994
as Tamara Davis
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self / Self - Guest
The West Wing
1999
as Meeshel Anders
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as N'Garen
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
America's Got Talent
2006
as Self - Judge
Army Wives
2007
as Gina Holt
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Ugly Betty
2006
as Renee Slater
7th Heaven
1996
as Keesha Hamilton
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
Moesha
1996
as Ashli
Sister, Sister
1994
as Shawn / Vanessa
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Truth Be Told
2019
as Eva Pierre
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Hilary / Jennifer
Life
2007
as Jane Seever
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
FlashForward
2009
as Zoey Andata
The Lion Guard
2016
as Nala (voice)
Dave's World
1993
as Carly
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Naomi Parson
The Proud Family
2001
as Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
L.A.'s Finest
2019
as Syd Burnett
Clueless
1996
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Smart Guy
1997
as Lydia
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Gabrielle Union
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Talia (Voice)
City Guys
1997
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Sandy Canyons
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Being Mary Jane
2013
as Mary Jane Paul
CBS Mornings
2021
as Self - Guest
Jungle Cubs
1996
Goode Behavior
1996
as Tracy Monaghan
City of Angels
2000
as Courtney Ellis
Night Stalker
2005
as Perri Reed
Movies (58)
GOAT
2026
as Jett Fillmore (voice)
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
as Chastity
Bad Boys II
2003
as Syd
Forbidden Fruits
2026
as Sharon
Meet Dave
2008
as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
Strange World
2022
as Meridian Clade (voice)
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Daria
She's All That
1999
as Katie
Bring It On
2000
as Isis
Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
as Zoey Baker
Sleepless
2017
as Dena
Breaking In
2018
as Shaun Russell
Think Like a Man
2012
as Kristen
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Kristen
Cadillac Records
2008
as Geneva Wade
Something the Lord Made
2004
as Clara Thomas
Love & Basketball
2000
as Shawnee
Riff Raff
2025
as Sandy
The Perfect Find
2023
as Jenna Jones
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Nala (voice)
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Conny Spalding
Top Five
2014
as Erica Long
The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Esther
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Julia Rossmore
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Almost Christmas
2016
as Rachel
Neo Ned
2005
as Rachael
The Inspection
2022
as Inez French
Fearless
2020
as General Blazerhatch (voice)
Running with Scissors
2006
as Dorothy
Space Cadet
2024
as Pam Proctor
Abandon
2002
as Amanda Luttrell
Welcome to Collinwood
2002
as Michelle
The Public
2019
as Rebecca Parks
Hustle and Heat
2003
as Masked Woman
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
Deliver Us from Eva
2003
as Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Nikki
Say Uncle
2006
as Elise Carter
The Box
2007
as Cris Romano
The Honeymooners
2005
as Alice Kramden
Constellation
2007
as Carmel Boxer
The Brothers
2001
as Denise Johnson
Good Deeds
2012
as Natalie
Miss Dial
2013
as Long Story Caller
The Casket Girls
as Detective Shay Williams
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
as Nala (voice)
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Nancy Taylor
With This Ring
2015
as Kitty
The Door
2013
as She
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
as Self
In Our Nature
2012
as Vicky
Blame It on Rome
as Billie
One of Them Days 2
Sorcerority
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999
as Gabrielle
Perdita
as Pearl
About 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… With 126 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Gabrielle Union has appeared in 58 films and 68 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gabrielle Union Movies
- GOAT (2026) — as Jett Fillmore (voice)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) — as Chastity
- Bad Boys II (2003) — as Syd
- Forbidden Fruits (2026) — as Sharon
- Meet Dave (2008) — as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
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