Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television 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''.

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).

Union starred as the lead characters in 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). Outside of acting, Union 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).

She has also been an outspoken advocate for issues involving women's health, LGBTQ+ equality, and violence against women, and was awarded the President's Award from the NAACP Image Awards, alongside her husband Dwyane Wade for their humanitarian efforts. Union was included on ''Time'''s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Provided by Wikipedia