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Gabrielle Monique Union Wade, simply known as Gabrielle Union, is a well-known American model, as well as an actress. Throughout her acting career, Gabrielle Union has had an opportunity to play the roles of many memorable characters, yet she is perhaps best known for portraying the roles of Isis in a teen comedy film “Bring It On”, where she appeared alongside Kirsten Dunst, Sydney Burnett in Michael Bay’s action and comedy film entitled “Bad Boys II” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, as well as Evangeline Dandridge in Gary Hardwick’s film called “Deliver Us from Eva” with LL Cool J, Mel Jackson and Meagan Good.

Gabrielle Union Net Worth $16 Million

Gabrielle Union debuted on television screens in 1993 in an uncredited role in a sitcom called “Family Matters”. Union continued making small appearances on various television shows, including “Moesha” with Brandy Norwood, “Saved by the Bell: The New Class”, “7th Heaven” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” with Avery Brooks, until she finally made her film debut in 1999 in a romantic comedy with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook entitled “She’s All That”. A box office success with more than $103 million grossed worldwide, “She’s All That” was not only an award-winning film, but also Union’s first major exposure to such a large audience. Even though she did not win an award for her role in the latter movie, Union’s success came two years later, when she appeared on “Bring It On” for which she received her first Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress.

A famous actress, how rich is Gabrielle Union? The sources state that Gabrielle Union’s net worth is estimated to be $16 million. Most of Gabrielle Union’s net worth and salary comes from her acting career.

Gabrielle Union was born in 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, where she studied at the University of Nebraska, yet she decided upon continuing her studies at Cuesta College, and later enrolled in the University of California. While she was still a student, Union received an internship at the “Judith Fontaine Modeling and Talent Agency”, where she was given a job as a model soon after graduating from the UCLA. Union worked as a model for a brief period of time but when she discovered that she had acting skills, Union ventured into acting. At the very beginning of her career, Gabrielle Union received small roles in “Saved by the Bell”, “Love & Basketball” with Omar Epps, “Sister, Sister” and several other television and film projects. Union’s big breakthrough came in 2001 with the movie “Bring it On”, which helped her receive attention from more mainstream audiences. After that, Union was featured in such films as “Bad Boys II”, “Neo Ned” with Jeremy Renner, “The Perfect Holidays” and several episodes of “The Ugly Betty”. More recently, Union made an appearance in a critically acclaimed drama series entitled “Being Mary Jane”, as well as a commercial and critical failure called “Think Like a Man Too”, where she reprised her role of Kristen from the first “Think Like a Man” film.



Full Name Gabrielle Union
Net Worth $16 Million
Date Of Birth October 29, 1972 (age 42
Place Of Birth Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.695 m)
Profession Actor, Model, Advocate, Voice Actor
Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of California, Los Angeles, Cuesta College, Foothill High School
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Dwyane Wade (m. 2014), Chris Howard (m. 2001–2006)
Parents Sylvester Union, Theresa Union
Nicknames Gabrielle Monique Union , Gabrielle M. Union
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/gabrielleunionofficial
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/itsgabrielleu
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/gabunion
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517
Awards Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, BET Award for Best Actress
Movies “Bring It On”, “Bad Boys II”, “She’s All That”, “Saved by the Bell”, “Love & Basketball”, “Sister, Sister”
TV Shows “Moesha”, “Saved by the Bell: The New Class”, “7th Heaven”, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”
Trademark
1 Dimples
Quote
1 As women we’re taught early on to be polite, to be nice, to not make anyone uncomfortable. But I always remember this great line from a movie: “All we have…is all these years.” We can fill those years with toxic, negative people or with fun, positive people. You don’t get any points when you get to heaven for putting up with bullshit.
2 The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days. We watch each others’ scenes. There is a natural chemistry. You can’t have a crazy diva walking around saying, “As long as I’m lit well . . .” Or, “I only care if I do well”.
3 It is all that an actress can hope for. The experience was very organic. I was able to be creative. In comedies, you go for the joke, and embellish. Action films are about action. They’re not about performances.
4 [on what she’ll do next] I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and corn. Hey, I’m just riding this train as long as I can. As long as I’m having fun, I’ll do it. When it stops being fun, I’ll try something else. Maybe I’ll open up a chain of Popeye’s Chicken”.
5 I still hear things like, “Gabrielle, you gave the best read! If we decide to go black, you’re at the top of the list”. I’ve actually been told, “Gabrielle, you’re absolutely perfect for the role, but the role is a girl who’s most popular in school”. I’ve been to the point where I brought in my yearbook. “See how popular I was? It really can happen”.
6 I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.
7 I have the Samuel L. Jackson mentality, of working as much as possible. I think about [Halle Berry] and [Queen Latifah] and they are the only two black actresses that work consistently. It scares me.
8 I didn’t want to act. I thought it was a cheesy profession–but when I was a junior, I got an internship at a modeling agency. When my internship ended, they said, “We’d be interested in representing you”. I was like, “If you think someone will pay me to be cheesy, sure, whatever!”
9 [on Halle Berry’s success] Halle’s success has come more from blockbusters. But, yes, she is a source of inspiration. When she makes money, black actors make money.
10 After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it’s left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There’s just not a ton of work in film.
11 [on her strip scene in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)] I’m a Catholic girl from Omaha, and then all of a sudden they spring this scene on me. Afterwards I had to go to confession. I said, “Forgive me Father, for I have just bared my ass in front of the world. How many Hail Marys will it take to absolve me of that?”
12 Thank God for J-Lo [Jennifer Lopez]. All of a sudden big asses are de rigueur.
13 [on her status as a sex symbol] I have no problem with that! I’d rather be that than Quasimodo. Or a method actor.
Fact
1 Has 3 step-sons: Zaire Blessing Dwyane (b.February 4, 2002), Zion Malachi Airamis (b.May 29, 2007) & Xavier Zechariah Wade (b.November 10, 2013).
2 (August 30, 2014) Married for the 2nd time her on-off boyfriend of 5 years Dwyane Wade following a 8-month-long engagement.
3 Despite playing a teenager in both 10 Things I Hate About You and Bring It On, she was already well into her late twenties during both roles.
4 Ranked #81 on Maxim’s “Hot 100” of 2014 list.
5 Appeared in a Neutrogena commercial. [2009]
6 Two of her uncles were on the University of Nebraska’s national championship football team. Not surprisingly, she’s a huge Cornhusker and football fan, who also has some moves of her own, as she told ESPN Magazine: “I can run, catch, throw – pretty much anything. I’m like an Arena Football guy. I can play both sides of the ball. In powder puff flag football I’ve never lost”.
7 Fluent in Spanish.
8 Ranked #73 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
9 Ranked #67 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
10 Praised by Oprah Winfrey for being an activist for women. Passionate public speaker on the topic of violence against women after surviving a rape at gunpoint at the age of nineteen.
11 Has been in two adaptations of “The Taming of the Shrew”: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Deliver Us from Eva (2003).
12 Wanted to be a lawyer.
13 Her parents are Sylvester and Theresa Union.
14 Has two sisters – one older and one younger.
15 Didn’t want to do acting but did it to pay off her university debts and found that she enjoyed it.
16 Graduated with honors from UCLA.
17 She ranked #81 in Stuff’s “103 Sexiest Women” (2003).
18 She ranked #52 in Maxim’s “100 Sexiest Women” (2002).
19 Is a big fan of the music group New Edition.
20 Was on the debut cover of Savoy Magazine.
21 Has a degree in sociology.
22 Transferred to UCLA after a stint playing for the women’s soccer team at the University of Nebraska.
23 Was a cheerleader in the eighth grade.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Moesha 1996 TV Series Ashli
Family Matters 1993 TV Series Mall girl
Sleepless 2017/III post-production
Almost Christmas 2016 completed
Being Mary Jane 2013-2017 TV Series Mary Jane Paul
The Lion Guard 2016 TV Series Nala
The Birth of a Nation 2016 Esther
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar 2015 TV Movie Nala (voice)
With This Ring 2015 TV Movie Kitty
Top Five 2014 Erica Long
Think Like a Man Too 2014 Kristen
The Door 2013/VIII Short She
Ridin’ Dirty with Officer Turner 2013 TV Series short Officer Turner
Miss Dial 2013 Long Story Caller
In Our Nature 2012 Vicky
Good Deeds 2012 Natalie
Think Like a Man 2012 Kristen
NTSF:SD:SUV 2011 TV Series Sandy Canyons
Little in Common 2011 TV Movie Brooke Burleson
Army Wives 2010 TV Series Gina Holt
Flashforward 2009-2010 TV Series Zoey Andata
Life 2009 TV Series Jane Seever
Body Politic 2009 TV Movie Jessica Sharp
Cadillac Records 2008 Geneva Wade
Meet Dave 2008 No. 3 – Cultural Officer
Ugly Betty 2008 TV Series Renee Slater
Football Wives 2007 TV Movie Chardonnay Lane
The Perfect Holiday 2007 Nancy
The Box 2007/II Det. Cris Romano
Daddy’s Little Girls 2007 Julia
Running with Scissors 2006 Dorothy
Night Stalker 2005-2006 TV Series Perri Reed
Family Guy 2005 TV Series Shauna Parks
Say Uncle 2005 Elise Carter
The Honeymooners 2005 Alice Kramden
Neo Ned 2005 Rachael
Constellation 2005 Carmel Boxer
Something the Lord Made 2004 TV Movie Clara Thomas
Breakin’ All the Rules 2004 Nicky Callas
The West Wing 2004 TV Series Meeshel Anders
Ride or Die 2003 Video Masked Woman
Bad Boys II 2003 Syd
Cradle 2 the Grave 2003 Daria
Deliver Us from Eva 2003 Evangeline ‘Eva’ Dandrige
The Proud Family 2003 TV Series Sunny Stevens / Iesha
Welcome to Collinwood 2002 Michelle
Abandon 2002 Amanda Luttrell
Close to Home 2001 TV Movie Gabby
Two Can Play That Game 2001 Conny Spalding
Friends 2001 TV Series Kristen Lang
The Brothers 2001 Denise Johnson
City of Angels 2000 TV Series Dr. Courtney Ellis
Bring It On 2000 Isis
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane 2000 TV Series Lana
The Others 2000 TV Series Lindsay
Love & Basketball 2000 Shawnee
ER 2000 TV Series Tamara Davis
H-E Double Hockey Sticks 1999 TV Movie Gabrielle
Grown Ups 1999 TV Series Felicia
Clueless 1999 TV Series Lydia
10 Things I Hate About You 1999 Chastity
7th Heaven 1996-1999 TV Series Keesha Hamilton
She’s All That 1999 Katie
1973 1998 TV Movie Renee
The Steve Harvey Show 1998 TV Series Naomi Parson
Sister, Sister 1997 TV Series Shawn / Vanessa
Jungle Cubs 1996-1997 TV Series Sydney
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1997 TV Series N’Garen
City Guys 1997 TV Series Kaiisha Grant
Hitz 1997 TV Series Soul
Dave’s World 1997 TV Series Carly
Smart Guy 1997 TV Series Lydia
Goode Behavior 1996 TV Series Tracy Monaghan
Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1995-1996 TV Series Jennifer / Hilary
Malibu Shores 1996 TV Series Shannon Everette

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Almost Christmas 2016 executive producer completed
Being Mary Jane 2013-2015 TV Series executive producer – 31 episodes
With This Ring 2015 TV Movie executive producer

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Lion Guard 2016 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series performer – 2 episodes

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
It’s Never Just a Movie: Chris Rock and Top Five 2014 TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Access Hollywood 2016 TV Series Herself
The Insider 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
The Chew 2014-2016 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest / Herself – Guest Co-Hostess
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2004-2016 TV Series Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2008-2016 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-2016 TV Series Herself / Vice Principal Cook
Made in Hollywood 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
WGN Morning News 2016 TV Series Herself
Unsung Hollywood 2016 TV Series documentary Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2006-2016 TV Series Herself
The 47th NAACP Image Awards 2016 TV Movie Herself – Presenter
Conan 2012-2015 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself
The Talk 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest
The Meredith Vieira Show 2014-2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – Top Five
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore 2015 TV Series Herself – Panelist
Today 2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest
BET Awards 2015 2015 TV Movie Herself – Presenter
The View 2005-2015 TV Series Herself
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014-2015 TV Series Herself
Extra 2014-2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – With This Ring
The 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
BET Awards 2014 2014 TV Special Herself
Good Morning America 2014 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest
Chelsea Lately 2009-2014 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2012-2014 TV Series Herself – Guest
Access Hollywood Live 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest
Dish Nation 2013 TV Series Herself
Fashion News Live 2005-2013 TV Series Herself
BET Awards 2013 2013 TV Special Herself
Oprah’s Next Chapter 2013 TV Series Herself
I Love Black Movies 2013 TV Series Herself – interviewee
The BET Honors 2013 TV Movie Herself – Host
Huff Post’s BV 365 2012 TV Series Herself
Black Girls Rock! 2012 2012 TV Movie Herself
Anderson Live 2012 TV Series Herself
Half the Sky 2012 Documentary Herself
WMB 3D: World’s Most Beautiful 2012 TV Series documentary Herself
TeamStrick Advocacy Videos 2012 TV Series documentary Herself
Entertainers with Byron Allen 2012 TV Series documentary Herself – Guest
Puma Motorsports 2012 Documentary short Herself – Interviewee
IC Places Hollywood 2012 TV Series Herself – Interviewee
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007-2012 TV Series Herself
Urban Beat Hollywood 2012 TV Series Herself – Interviewee
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Herself
ES.TV HD 2012 TV Series Herself – Guest
The BET Honors 2012 TV Movie Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2011 TV Series Herself
The BET Honors 2011 2011 TV Movie Herself – Host
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Herself
Gabrielle Unions’s Sexy Lingerie Shoot 2010 Short Herself
Stand Up to Cancer 2010 TV Special Herself
RAINN Public Service Announcements 2010 TV Series documentary Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2010 TV Series Herself
The Brian McKnight Show 2010 TV Series Herself
41st NAACP Image Awards 2010 TV Special Herself
The BET Honors 2010 TV Special Herself – Host
The BET Honors 2009 TV Movie Herself – Host
Breast Cancer: An African American Perspective 2009 TV Movie documentary Herself
Breast Cancer: The Path of Wellness & Healing 2009 Documentary Herself
Straight from the Horses Mouth 2009 Video Herself
Playing Chess: The Making of Cadillac Records 2009 Video documentary short Herself
Rachael Ray 2007-2008 TV Series Herself
Bet’s Crank That Vote 2008 TV Movie documentary Gabrielle Union
BET Awards ’08 2008 TV Special Herself
BET Awards 2008 2008 TV Special Herself – Presenter
22nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards 2007 TV Special Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2007 TV Series Herself
TV One on One 2006 TV Series Herself
Showbiz Tonight 2006 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2005 TV Series Herself
The Tony Danza Show 2005 TV Series Herself
All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years 2005 TV Movie Herself
BET Awards 2005 2005 TV Special Herself
TV Land’s Top Ten 2005 TV Series documentary Herself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2003-2005 TV Series Herself
The Early Show 2005 TV Series Herself
106 & Park Top 10 Live 2005 TV Series Herself
Showtime Special: The Honeymooners 2005 TV Movie documentary Alice Kramden
Total Request Live 2005 TV Series Herself
36th NAACP Image Awards 2005 TV Special Herself
The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
4th Annual BET Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest 2004 TV Series Herself
Bad Boys II: Production Diaries 2003 Video documentary Herself
Tinseltown TV 2003 TV Series Herself
The GQ Men of the Year Awards 2003 TV Movie documentary Herself
The Sharon Osbourne Show 2003 TV Series Herself
Pepsi Smash 2003 TV Series documentary Host
The Daily Show 2003 TV Series Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2003 TV Series Herself
HBO First Look 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Behind the Scenes of ‘Deliver Us from Eva’ 2003 Video documentary short Herself
34th NAACP Image Awards 2003 TV Special Herself
2nd Annual BET Awards 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself
Young Hollywood Awards 2001 TV Special Herself
32nd NAACP Image Awards 2001 TV Special Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2015-2016 TV Series Herself
Extra 2015 TV Series Herself
Made in Hollywood 2012-2014 TV Series Herself
Flashforward 2010 TV Series Zoey Andata
Clarkworld 2009 Documentary Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Being Mary Jane (2013)
2006 Best Actress Palm Beach International Film Festival Neo Ned (2005)
2004 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Box Office Movie Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
2003 Rising Star Award American Black Film Festival
2001 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress Bring It On (2000)
2001 Young Hollywood Award Young Hollywood Awards One to Watch – Female

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
2016 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Being Mary Jane (2013)
2016 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Being Mary Jane (2013)
2015 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Top Five (2014)
2015 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Being Mary Jane (2013)
2014 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Being Mary Jane (2013)
2014 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series Being Mary Jane (2013)
2013 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress In Our Nature (2012)
2010 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Flashforward (2009)
2005 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
2005 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Theatrical Film The Honeymooners (2005)
2005 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Best Actress, Musical or Comedy Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
2005 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress, Network/Cable Television Something the Lord Made (2004)
2005 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Something the Lord Made (2004)
2005 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
2004 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Female Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
2004 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Bad Boys II (2003)
2004 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Box Office Movie Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
2004 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Film: Best Actress Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
2004 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress Something the Lord Made (2004)
2004 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
2004 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Bad Boys II (2003)
2003 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
2002 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress The Brothers (2001)

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