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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-10-29 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

Ґабріель Юніон

Gabrielle 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

Acting

Bring It On

2000

Bring It On

as

Isis

She's All That

1999

She's All That

as

Katie

The Brothers

2001

The Brothers

as

Denise Johnson

Something the Lord Made

2004

Something the Lord Made

as

Clara Thomas

The Honeymooners

2005

The Honeymooners

as

Alice Kramden

Meet Dave

2008

Meet Dave

as

No. 3 - Cultural Officer

Two Can Play That Game

2001

Two Can Play That Game

as

Conny Spalding

Bad Boys II

2003

Bad Boys II

as

Syd

Welcome to Collinwood

2002

Welcome to Collinwood

as

Michelle

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

Deliver Us from Eva

as

Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige

The Perfect Holiday

2007

The Perfect Holiday

as

Nancy Taylor

Cadillac Records

2008

Cadillac Records

as

Geneva Wade

Love & Basketball

2000

Love & Basketball

as

Shawnee

Abandon

2002

Abandon

as

Amanda Luttrell

Good Deeds

2012

Good Deeds

as

Natalie

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

Daddy's Little Girls

as

Julia Rossmore

Constellation

2007

Constellation

as

Carmel Boxer

Think Like a Man

2012

Think Like a Man

as

Kristen

Riff Raff

2025

Riff Raff

as

Sandy

The Box

2007

The Box

as

Cris Romano

Hustle and Heat

2003

Hustle and Heat

as

Masked Woman

Neo Ned

2005

Neo Ned

as

Rachael

In Our Nature

2012

In Our Nature

as

Vicky

Say Uncle

2006

Say Uncle

as

Elise Carter

Miss Dial

2013

Miss Dial

as

Long Story Caller

Strange World

2022

Strange World

as

Meridian Clade (voice)

Top Five

2014

Top Five

as

Erica Long

The Door

2013

The Door

as

She

Space Cadet

2024

Space Cadet

as

Pam Proctor

With This Ring

2015

With This Ring

as

Kitty

Sleepless

2017

Sleepless

as

Dena

Almost Christmas

2016

Almost Christmas

as

Rachel

Breaking In

2018

Breaking In

as

Shaun Russell

The Perfect Find

2023

The Perfect Find

as

Jenna Jones

Fearless

2020

Fearless

as

General Blazerhatch (voice)

Cheaper by the Dozen

2022

Cheaper by the Dozen

as

Zoey Baker

The Inspection

2022

The Inspection

as

Inez French

The Casket Girls

The Casket Girls

as

Detective Shay Williams

GOAT

2026

GOAT

as

Jett Fillmore (voice)

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Shauna Parks (voice)

Night Stalker

Night Stalker

as

Perri Reed

Friends

Friends

as

Kirsten Lang

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

The Steve Harvey Show

The Steve Harvey Show

as

Naomi Parson

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Renee Slater

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Keesha Hamilton

ER

ER

as

Tamara Davis

City of Angels

City of Angels

as

Courtney Ellis

Goode Behavior

Goode Behavior

as

Tracy Monaghan

Conan

Conan

as

Self

Life

Life

as

Jane Seever

FlashForward

FlashForward

as

Zoey Andata

Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

as

Mary Jane Paul

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Meeshel Anders

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

L.A.'s Finest

L.A.'s Finest

as

Syd Burnett

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as

Gabrielle Union

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

as

Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)

NTSF:SD:SUV::

NTSF:SD:SUV::

as

Sandy Canyons

Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero

as

Self - Illustrious Guest

The Lion Guard

The Lion Guard

as

Nala (voice)

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

as

Self - Judge

Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

as

Eva Pierre

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Pepsi Smash

Pepsi Smash

as

Self - Host

Production

Crew

Directing