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Gabrielle Union
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American actress, singer and model
Film & TV
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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…
Known for
- Forbidden Fruits — Sharon2026
- GOAT — Jett Fillmore (voice)2026
- Riff Raff — Sandy2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
- Reading Rainbow — Self2025
- Space Cadet — Pam Proctor2024
- We Got Time Today — Self2024
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- The Perfect Find — Jenna Jones2023
- Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 — Self2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Gabrielle Monique Union , ( 1972-10-29 ) October 29, 1972 (age 53) , Omaha, Nebraska , U.S.
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles ( BS )
- Occupations
- Actress author
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Height
- 5’7” (170 cm)
- Spouses
- Chris Howard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) Dwyane Wade ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
- Relatives
- Saweetie (cousin once removed) Zaire Wade (Stepson) Zaya Wade (Stepdaughter)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Monique
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Gabrielle Union at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 3 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Gabrielle Union
- date of birth
- 1972-10-29
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- relative
- Saweetie
- social media followers
- 4470379
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Gabrielle Monique Union
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Encyclopedic overview
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (née Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress, model and author. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms before landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. Her breakthrough role arrived the following year in the teen film Bring It On.
Union is known for her performances in the romantic comedy films The Brothers (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Think Like a Man (2012) and Think Like a Man Too (2014). She also had starring roles in the CBS medical drama series City of Angels (2000) and in the films Bad Boys II (2003), 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).
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