Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union: Biography in Details

Who is Gabrielle Union?

Gabrielle Union is an actress, activist, model as well as and author. She belongs to American nationality. She had started her career in the 1990s, appearing on television sitcoms and had appeared in teenage comedic films, She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You in 1999 and Bring It On in 2000.

Additionally, she had been famous for her roles in the romantic comedy films The Brothers, Deliver Us from Eva, Daddy’s Little Girls, Think Like a Man and Think Like a Man Too. She had also performed in CBS medical drama series City of Angels, films Bad Boys II, Cradle 2 the Grave, and the critically acclaimed Neo Ned.

Furthermore, she had also starred as the main character in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane and co-starred in the movie The Birth of a Nation.

What are the birth facts of Gabrielle Union?

Gabrielle Union was born on 29th October 1972 in Omaha Nebraska, U.S. She is the daughter of the mother Theresa Union, and father Sylvester Union. Her father is a former military officer.

Furthermore, in her family, she has two sisters named Kelly Union and Tracy Union. Since her childhood, she had been taught to be ‘an independent woman’.

Education, School/College University

Union’s family moved to Pleasanton, California, and attended Foothill High School. After completion of her high school, she had joined the University of Nebraska. There she played soccer with her team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College.

Eventually, she had completed her college from  UCLA. She even had a college internship at the L.A. modeling agency, where she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. In 1989, she had her first audition/job. Through this, she started her career.

Gabrielle Union: Professional Life, Career

Moving towards her career, Gabrielle Union had started doing minor roles. In 1989, she had her first audition on Saved by the Bell. Then, she had appeared in the sixth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in five episodes of 7th Heaven and in Sister in 1997. In the year 2000, she appeared in movies like Love & Basketball and Bring It On. She had even stared in Bad Boys II in 2003, Something the Lord Made in 2004, Neo Ned in 2005, Daddy’s Little Girls in 2007, and Ugly Betty in 2008.

The same year(2008), she had appeared in the music video for Ne-Yo’s “Miss Independent”. In the years 2010 and 2011, she had appeared in episodes of Army Wives and NTSF:SD: SU.  Next year(2012), she had announced to be a participant in Bounce TV’s documentary Our History and had worked with Tyler Perry in the romantic comedy Good Deeds.

In the year 2017, she had announced a collaborative partnership with Invicta watches that included a line of watches she designed. The same year, she even published her first book, a memoir, entitled We’re Going to Need More Wine.

Awards, Nominations

Union was ranked #52 in Maxim’s “100 Sexiest Women” in 2002, ranked #81 in Stuff’s “103 Sexiest Women” in 2003, ranked #67 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list and ranked #73 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Additionally, she has won the Rising Star Award in 2003, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Box Office Movie in 2004, Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress in 2001, Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 2014, Best Actress in 2006, and One to Watch Female in 2001.

Net Worth, Salary

As of 2022, she earns a net worth of $25 million. There is no information regarding her income and salary.

Is Gabrielle Union involved in any rumors and controversies?

Gabrielle Union had admitted that in Fearless Award acceptance speech; inspired her because she “had never heard anyone be that honest in public or private about the competition to lead succeed in Hollywood”.

She was even an advocate for survivors of assault and has voiced her support for Jada. Jada was a Texas teenager who was sexually assaulted after passing out during a party; her sexual assault was filmed and posted in clips online and has been mocked by others on social networking websites.

Furthermore, she had even supported Barack Obama in his presidential campaign, the election interesting her differently from past elections in 2008. She had also worked on the unsuccessful pilot for Army Wives.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Gabrielle Union has a height of 5 ft. 7.5 inches and she weighs 57 kg. She has black hair and dark brown eyes. Her body is slim and her body measurement is 36-24-36.

Additionally, her breast size is 34 B, the dress size is 4 and her shoe size is 10 US.

Additionally, she has a dimple on her cheeks.

Social Media

Gabrielle has around 4.4 million followers on Twitter, 4.5 million on Facebook, and 17.9 million followers on Instagram.

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