Gabrielle Union
Birthname:Gabrielle Union or Gabrielle Monique Union
October 29, 1972 (1972-10-29) (age 37)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation American actress, singer and former model.
Years active 1996–present
Her notable roles is as the cheerleader opposite Kirsten Dunst in the film Bring it On. Union also starred opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the blockbuster film Bad Boys II and played a medical doctor in the CBS drama series City of Angels. She also starred with LL Cool J and Meagan Good in Deliver Us from Eva in 2003.
Experience
2007 films Daddy’s Little Girls by Tyler Perry (released on Valentine’s Day) and the Christmas film The Perfect Holiday which opened on December 12.
In an interview with Art Nouveau Magazine, Union complained about the lack of roles for black actresses and actors in Hollywood: “There used to be [roles] specifically written black, if you knew Denzel was doing a movie you knew his wife, girl or love interest was going to be black [but] that’s not necessarily the case anymore. You’re in that room with every amazingly talented actress of every hue, and it’s a dogfight, it’s hard”. In 1996-2007, she appeared as Keesha Hamilton on 7th Heaven.
In 2008, Union appeared on Ugly Betty for three episodes (36-38) as Renee, Wilhelmina Slater’s (Vanessa L. Williams) sister and Daniel Meade’s (Eric Mabius) love interest. She also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Ne-Yo’s “Miss Independent”. In 2009, she joined the cast of the U.S. television series Life on NBC. She will no longer appear on the series as the season which she would appear on was scrapped when NBC announced cancellation. Instead she will appear in the upcoming The CW series Body Politic alongside Minka Kelly set to premiere later in 2009.
In 2009 she appeared in the music video for Bill Pembras Much Better Music video which can be viewed on www.myspace.com/pembraofficial
Film works
She’s All That (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
H-E Double Hockey Sticks (1999)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Bring It On (2000)
Friends (2001)
The Brothers (2001)
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Abandon (2002)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Ride or Die (2003)
Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Neo Ned (2005)
The Honeymooners (2005)
Say Uncle (2005)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Constellation (2007)
Daddy’s Little Girls (2007)
The Box (2007)
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Meet Dave (2008)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Body Politic”" (2009)
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