Gabrielle Union
Known for Acting · 124 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 (67)
Family Guy
1999
as Shauna Parks (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
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
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as N'Garen
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
America's Got Talent
2006
as Self - Judge
Army Wives
2007
as Gina Holt
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Ugly Betty
2006
as Renee Slater
7th Heaven
1996
as Keesha Hamilton
Moesha
1996
as Ashli
Sister, Sister
1994
as Shawn / Vanessa
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Truth Be Told
2019
as Eva Pierre
Steve
2017
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Life
2007
as Jane Seever
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Hilary / Jennifer
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Dave's World
1993
as Carly
The Lion Guard
2016
as Nala (voice)
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
FlashForward
2009
as Zoey Andata
Clueless
1996
L.A.'s Finest
2019
as Syd Burnett
Smart Guy
1997
as Lydia
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Gabrielle Union
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Talia (Voice)
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Sandy Canyons
City Guys
1997
Being Mary Jane
2013
as Mary Jane Paul
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Jungle Cubs
1996
CBS Mornings
2021
as Self - Guest
City of Angels
2000
as Courtney Ellis
Night Stalker
2005
as Perri Reed
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
Movies (57)
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
Strange World
2022
as Meridian Clade (voice)
Meet Dave
2008
as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
Something the Lord Made
2004
as Clara Thomas
She's All That
1999
as Katie
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Daria
Bring It On
2000
as Isis
Breaking In
2018
as Shaun Russell
Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
as Zoey Baker
Sleepless
2017
as Dena
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Kristen
Think Like a Man
2012
as Kristen
Cadillac Records
2008
as Geneva Wade
Love & Basketball
2000
as Shawnee
The Perfect Find
2023
as Jenna Jones
Riff Raff
2025
as Sandy
Hustle and Heat
2003
as Masked Woman
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Nala (voice)
The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Esther
Almost Christmas
2016
as Rachel
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Julia Rossmore
The Inspection
2022
as Inez French
Space Cadet
2024
as Pam Proctor
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Conny Spalding
Neo Ned
2005
as Rachael
Deliver Us from Eva
2003
as Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Top Five
2014
as Erica Long
Fearless
2020
as General Blazerhatch (voice)
Abandon
2002
as Amanda Luttrell
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
Welcome to Collinwood
2002
as Michelle
The Public
2019
as Rebecca Parks
Running with Scissors
2006
as Dorothy
The Brothers
2001
as Denise Johnson
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Nikki
The Honeymooners
2005
as Alice Kramden
Good Deeds
2012
as Natalie
Constellation
2007
as Carmel Boxer
The Box
2007
as Cris Romano
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Nancy Taylor
Say Uncle
2006
as Elise Carter
The Casket Girls
as Detective Shay Williams
With This Ring
2015
as Kitty
Miss Dial
2013
as Long Story Caller
Blame It on Rome
as Billie
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
as Nala (voice)
The Door
2013
as She
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
as Self
In Our Nature
2012
as Vicky
Sorcerority
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999
as Gabrielle
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020
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 124 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Gabrielle Union has appeared in 57 films and 67 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
- Strange World (2022) — as Meridian Clade (voice)
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