Acting
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).
Filmography
Forbidden Fruits
Film · 2026
GOAT
Film · 2026
A Proud Family Wizmas
Film · 2026
Riff Raff
Film · 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Series · 2025
Reading Rainbow
Series · 2025
Space Cadet
Film · 2024
We Got Time Today
Series · 2024
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
The Perfect Find
Film · 2023
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
Series · 2023
Strange World
Film · 2022
Cheaper by the Dozen
Film · 2022
The Inspection
Film · 2022
StoryBots: Answer Time
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Film · 2021
CBS Mornings
Series · 2021
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
Film · 2020
Fearless
Film · 2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
Series · 2020
The Public
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
L.A.'s Finest
Series · 2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Series · 2019
Desus & Mero
Series · 2019
Truth Be Told
Series · 2019
Breaking In
Film · 2018
Red Table Talk
Series · 2018
Sleepless
Film · 2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Film · 2017
Steve
Series · 2017
The Birth of a Nation
Film · 2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Film · 2016
Almost Christmas
Film · 2016
The Lion Guard
Series · 2016
With This Ring
Film · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Think Like a Man Too
Film · 2014
Top Five
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Miss Dial
Film · 2013
The Door
Film · 2013
Being Mary Jane
Series · 2013
Good Deeds
Film · 2012
Think Like a Man
Film · 2012
In Our Nature
Film · 2012
Half the Sky
Series · 2012
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Series · 2011
Conan
Series · 2010
FlashForward
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Meet Dave
Film · 2008
Cadillac Records
Film · 2008
The Perfect Holiday
Film · 2007
Daddy's Little Girls
Film · 2007
Constellation
Film · 2007
The Box
Film · 2007
Life
Series · 2007
Army Wives
Series · 2007
Running with Scissors
Film · 2006
Say Uncle
Film · 2006
Ugly Betty
Series · 2006
America's Got Talent
Series · 2006
The Honeymooners
Film · 2005
Neo Ned
Film · 2005
Night Stalker
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
Something the Lord Made
Film · 2004
Breakin' All the Rules
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
Cradle 2 the Grave
Film · 2003
Bad Boys II
Film · 2003
Deliver Us from Eva
Film · 2003
Hustle and Heat
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Pepsi Smash
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Abandon
Film · 2002
Welcome to Collinwood
Film · 2002
The Brothers
Film · 2001
Two Can Play That Game
Film · 2001
The Proud Family
Series · 2001
Bring It On
Film · 2000
Love & Basketball
Film · 2000
City of Angels
Series · 2000
She's All That
Film · 1999
10 Things I Hate About You
Film · 1999
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Grown Ups
Series · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Smart Guy
Series · 1997
City Guys
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Clueless
Series · 1996
Moesha
Series · 1996
The Steve Harvey Show
Series · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
Jungle Cubs
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Friends
Series · 1994
Sister, Sister
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Sister, Sister
Series · 1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series · 1993
Dave's World
Series · 1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
Sorcerority
Film
Casket Girls
Film
Blame It on Rome
Film
Perdita
Film