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).
Filmography
all 110
TV Shows 56
Movies 54
self 25
Producer 4
Voice 4
The Idea of You (2024)
See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023)
The Perfect Find (2023)
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 (2023)
Strange World (2022)
StoryBots: Answer Time (2022)
The Inspection (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
Adele One Night Only (2021)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Fearless (2020)
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt (2020)
Truth Be Told (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Hair Love (2019)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
L.A.'s Finest (2019)
The Public (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Red Table Talk (2018)
Breaking In (2018)
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017)
Sleepless (2017)
Almost Christmas (2016)
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
With This Ring (2015)
Top Five (2014)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Being Mary Jane (2013)
The Door (2013)
Miss Dial (2013)
In Our Nature (2012)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2012)
Think Like a Man (2012)
Good Deeds (2012)
NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011)
Conan (2010)
FlashForward (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Meet Dave (2008)
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
Constellation (2007)
The Box (2007)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Ugly Betty (2006)
Say Uncle (2006)
America's Got Talent (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Night Stalker (2005)
The Honeymooners (2005)
Neo Ned (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
Hustle and Heat (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Abandon (2002)
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
The Proud Family (2001)
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
The Brothers (2001)
Bring It On (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Entertainers with Byron Allen (2000)
City of Angels (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
Grown Ups (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
She's All That (1999)
City Guys (1997)
Hitz (1997)
The View (1997)
Smart Guy (1997)
Jungle Cubs (1996)
Clueless (1996)
7th Heaven (1996)
Goode Behavior (1996)
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Moesha (1996)
Friends (1994)
ER (1994)
Sister, Sister (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1972-10-29 (51 years old)
Birth NameGabrielle Monique Union
Birth PlaceOmaha, United States of America
RelationshipsChris Howard (2001-01-01 - 2006-01-01)
SpouseDwyane Wade
RelativesSaweetie
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMiami · Los Angeles, United States of America
Also Known As가브리엘 유니온, Ґабріель Юніон, ガブリエル・ユニオン
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