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).
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Movies (58)
A Proud Family Wizmas
2026 · Talia Rogue (voice)
Frutos prohibidos
2026 · Sharon
GOAT
2026 · Jett Fillmore (voice)
Riff Raff
2025 · Sandy
Novata Espacial
2024 · Pam Proctor
The Idea of You
2024 · Producer
La combinación perfecta
2023 · Jenna Jones, Producer
Un mundo extraño
2022 · Meridian Clade (voice)
La inspección
2022 · Inez French, Executive Producer
Mas Barato por Docena
2022 · Zoey Baker, Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021 · Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Nivel Intrépido
2020 · General Blazerhatch (voice)
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020
Hair Love
2019 · Associate Producer
The Public
2019 · Rebecca Parks
Irrupción
2018 · Shaun Russell, Producer
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017 · Nala (voice)
Noche De Venganza
2017 · Dena
Casi Navidad
2016 · Rachel, Executive Producer
El nacimiento de una nación
2016 · Esther
La Guardia del León: Un Nuevo Rugido
2016 · Nala (voice)
With This Ring
2015 · Kitty, Executive Producer
Top Five
2014 · Erica Long
En qué Piensan los Hombres 2
2014 · Kristen
The Door
2013 · She
Miss Dial
2013 · Long Story Caller
In Our Nature
2012 · Vicky
En qué Piensan los Hombres
2012 · Kristen
Good Deeds
2012 · Natalie
Cadillac Records
2008 · Geneva Wade
Tripulación Dave
2008 · No. 3 - Cultural Officer
The Perfect Holiday
2007 · Nancy Taylor
Una película de Tyler Perry: Las niñas de papá
2007 · Julia Rossmore
Constellation
2007 · Carmel Boxer
The Box
2007 · Cris Romano
Recortes de mi vida
2006 · Dorothy
Say Uncle
2006 · Elise Carter
The Honeymooners
2005 · Alice Kramden
Neo Ned
2005 · Rachael
Una creación del Señor
2004 · Clara Thomas
Rompiendo Todas las Reglas
2004 · Nikki
Hustle and Heat
2003 · Masked Woman
Bad Boys II: Vuelven más rebeldes
2003 · Syd
De la cuna a la tumba
2003 · Daria
Deliver Us from Eva
2003 · Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Abandon
2002 · Amanda Luttrell
Pandilla de fracasados
2002 · Michelle
Two Can Play That Game
2001 · Conny Spalding
The Brothers
2001 · Denise Johnson
Triunfos Robados
2000 · Isis
Love & Basketball
2000 · Shawnee
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999 · Gabrielle
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Chastity
She's All That
1999 · Katie
Sorcerority
Casket Girls
· Detective Shay Williams, Executive Producer
Blame It on Rome
· Billie
Perdita
· Pearl
TV shows (68)
Reading Rainbow
2025 · Self
Las estrellas afrodescendientes más influyentes de Hollywood
2025 · Self
We Got Time Today
2024 · Self
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023 · Self
Los StoryBots responden
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self, Self - Guest
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
La familia Proud: Mayor y mejor
2022 · Talia (Voice)
CBS Mornings
2021 · Self - Guest
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Self
Truth Be Told
2019 · Eva Pierre
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Gabrielle Union
L.A.'s Finest: Policías de Los Ángeles
2019 · Syd Burnett, Executive Producer
Desus & Mero
2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest
Red Table Talk
2018 · Self
Steve
2017 · Self
La Guardia del León
2016 · Nala (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest, Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Being Mary Jane
2013 · Mary Jane Paul
Half the Sky
2012 · Self
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011 · Sandy Canyons
Conan
2010 · Self
FlashForward
2009 · Zoey Andata
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Life
2007 · Jane Seever
Army Wives
2007 · Gina Holt
Betty, Mi fea bella
2006 · Renee Slater
America's Got Talent
2006 · Self - Judge
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
Night Stalker
2005 · Perri Reed
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Pepsi Smash
2003 · Self - Host
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
The Proud Family
2001 · Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)
City of Angels
2000 · Courtney Ellis
The Early Show
1999 · Self
The West Wing
1999 · Meeshel Anders
Grown Ups
1999 · Felicia
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self - Presenter
Padre de Familia
1999 · Shauna Parks (voice)
City Guys
1997
The View
1997 · Self - Guest, Self
Smart Guy
1997 · Lydia
Jungle Cubs
1996
Clueless
1996
7th Heaven
1996 · Keesha Hamilton
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · Naomi Parson
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Moesha
1996 · Ashli
Friends
1994 · Kirsten Lang
ER
1994 · Tamara Davis
Sister, Sister
1994 · Shawn, Vanessa
Dave's World
1993 · Carly
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · Hilary, Jennifer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · N'Garen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter