---
name: "Gabrielle Union"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gabrielle-union"
fi1m_id: "gabrielle-union"
imdb_id: "nm0005517"
tmdb_id: 17773
wikidata_id: "Q231648"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 October 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:46:52.134418+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gabrielle Union

## Identity

Gabrielle Union

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gabrielle-union
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gabrielle-union
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005517
- **TMDB ID:** 17773
- **Wikidata ID:** Q231648
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Union, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231648, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17773

Actor. Born 29 October 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 October 1972, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Gabrielle Monique Union, Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 producing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2020s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Union, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231648, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17773

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*10 Things I Hate About You*](https://film.one/film/10-things-i-hate-about-you.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Idea of You*](https://film.one/film/the-idea-of-you.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gabrielle Union is an American actress. Born on 29 October 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska, she grew up in Pleasanton, California, where she was an all-star basketball player and also competed in soccer and track. She graduated from UCLA in 1996 with a degree in sociology.

Union began her career with guest roles on television sitcoms in the 1990s. Her early film roles included Chastity in *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999) and parts in *She's All That* (1999) and *Bring It On* (2000). She later appeared in *Bad Boys II* (2003) and starred in the BET series *Being Mary Jane* (2013–2019).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999), Fi1m 80, as Chastity — [page](https://film.one/film/10-things-i-hate-about-you.md)

### Produced (1)

- *The Idea of You* (2024), Fi1m 73, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-idea-of-you.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forbidden Fruits* (2026), as Sharon
- *GOAT* (2026), as Jett Fillmore (voice)
- *Riff Raff* (2025), as Sandy
- *Space Cadet* (2024), as Pam Proctor
- *The Idea of You* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-idea-of-you.md)
- *The Perfect Find* (2023), as Jenna Jones · Producer
- *Strange World* (2022), as Meridian Clade (voice)
- *StoryBots: Answer Time* (2022), series, Actor
- *The Inspection* (2022), as Inez French · Executive Producer
- *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2022), as Zoey Baker · Executive Producer
- *The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder* (2022), series, as Talia (Voice)
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes* (2021), as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
- *Fearless* (2020), as General Blazerhatch (voice)
- *Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt* (2020), Actor
- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, as Eva Pierre
- *Hair Love* (2019), Associate Producer
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Gabrielle Union
- *L.A.'s Finest* (2019), series, as Syd Burnett · Executive Producer
- *The Public* (2019), as Rebecca Parks
- *Breaking In* (2018), as Shaun Russell · Producer
- *The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar* (2017), as Nala (voice)
- *Sleepless* (2017), as Dena
- *Almost Christmas* (2016), as Rachel · Executive Producer
- *The Birth of a Nation* (2016), as Esther
- *The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar* (2016), as Nala (voice)
- *The Lion Guard* (2016), series, as Nala (voice)
- *With This Ring* (2015), as Kitty · Executive Producer
- *Top Five* (2014), as Erica Long
- *Think Like a Man Too* (2014), as Kristen
- *Being Mary Jane* (2013), series, as Mary Jane Paul
- *The Door* (2013), as She
- *Miss Dial* (2013), as Long Story Caller
- *In Our Nature* (2012), as Vicky
- *Think Like a Man* (2012), as Kristen
- *Good Deeds* (2012), as Natalie
- *NTSF:SD:SUV::* (2011), series, as Sandy Canyons
- *FlashForward* (2009), series, as Zoey Andata
- *Cadillac Records* (2008), as Geneva Wade
- *Meet Dave* (2008), as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
- *The Perfect Holiday* (2007), as Nancy Taylor
- *Life* (2007), series, as Jane Seever
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as Gina Holt
- *Daddy's Little Girls* (2007), as Julia Rossmore
- *Constellation* (2007), as Carmel Boxer
- *The Box* (2007), as Cris Romano
- *Running with Scissors* (2006), as Dorothy
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Renee Slater
- *Say Uncle* (2006), as Elise Carter
- *Night Stalker* (2005), series, as Perri Reed
- *The Honeymooners* (2005), as Alice Kramden
- *Neo Ned* (2005), as Rachael
- *Something the Lord Made* (2004), as Clara Thomas
- *Breakin' All the Rules* (2004), as Nikki
- *Hustle and Heat* (2003), as Masked Woman
- *Bad Boys II* (2003), as Syd
- *Cradle 2 the Grave* (2003), as Daria
- *Deliver Us from Eva* (2003), as Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
- *Abandon* (2002), as Amanda Luttrell
- *Welcome to Collinwood* (2002), as Michelle
- *The Proud Family* (2001), series, as Sunny Stevens / Iesha (voice)
- *Two Can Play That Game* (2001), as Conny Spalding
- *The Brothers* (2001), as Denise Johnson
- *Bring It On* (2000), as Isis
- *Love & Basketball* (2000), as Shawnee
- *City of Angels* (2000), series, as Courtney Ellis
- *H.E. Double Hockey Sticks* (1999), as Gabrielle
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Meeshel Anders — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Grown Ups* (1999), series, as Felicia
- *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999), as Chastity — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/10-things-i-hate-about-you.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Shauna Parks (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *She's All That* (1999), as Katie
- *City Guys* (1997), series, Actor
- *Smart Guy* (1997), series, as Lydia
- *Jungle Cubs* (1996), series, Actor
- *Clueless* (1996), series, Actor
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Keesha Hamilton
- *The Steve Harvey Show* (1996), series, as Naomi Parson
- *Moesha* (1996), series, as Ashli
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Kirsten Lang — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *ER* (1994), series, as Tamara Davis — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Sister, Sister* (1994), series, as Shawn, Vanessa
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Carly
- *Saved by the Bell: The New Class* (1993), series, as Hilary, Jennifer
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as N'Garen — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Perdita*, as Pearl
- *The Casket Girls*, as Detective Shay Williams · Executive Producer
- *Blame It on Rome*, as Billie
- *Sorcerority*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-893072c196cc.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gabrielle_Union_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Gabrielle_Union_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![LG Mobile Phone Touch Event. Actress Gabrielle Union. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-19015f2e1c96.jpg) LG Mobile Phone Touch Event. Actress Gabrielle Union. (2010) — LGEPR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/GabrielleUnionMay10.jpg/1280px-GabrielleUnionMay10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![LG Mobile Phone Touch Event. Actress Gabrielle Union. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-b5e48e14f222.jpg) LG Mobile Phone Touch Event. Actress Gabrielle Union. (2010) — LGEPR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Gabrielle_Union_2010.jpg/1280px-Gabrielle_Union_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gabrielle Union at Essence and Target Honor Black Women in Hollywood 2013](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-959b3ad42a1d.jpg) Gabrielle Union at Essence and Target Honor Black Women in Hollywood 2013 — A Bullseye View, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Gabrielle_Union_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-354c49fd1a8e.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-f6fac273e3ed.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-193a1fc948c9.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Riff Raff. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-e09b6ded9ac9.jpg) Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Riff Raff. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Gabrielle_Union_and_Dwyane_Wade_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg/1280px-Gabrielle_Union_and_Dwyane_Wade_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Riff Raff. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-bcbfb54a3acb.jpg) Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Riff Raff. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Gabrielle_Union_and_Dwyane_Wade_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg/1280px-Gabrielle_Union_and_Dwyane_Wade_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-d6ee50830117.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-07e391bda870.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabrielle Union](https://film.one/media/person/1299896/gallery-408c21aad746.jpg) Gabrielle Union — Image via TMDB

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