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Gabrielle Union Will Sue You

Bet.com - Found May. 26, 2009
Gabrielle Union has made it painfully clear that she?s not a fan of the black blogosphere before.

Posted on May 26, 2009, 10:36 am

GABRIELLE UNION HAS HAD IT WITH BOSSIP: Actress threatens lawsuit ...

EURweb - Found Jun. 4, 2009
*AOL Black Voices blogger Jawn Murray says Gabrielle Union is planning to sue gossip Web site Bossip for printing an anonymous letter from a

Posted on June 4, 2009, 5:27 am

Gabrielle Union's easy diet and workout plan

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 1, 2009
... former model Gabrielle Union was recently in the news concerning what could become a real messy situation. According to mwza.com, Gabrielle has...

Posted on June 1, 2009, 12:58 pm

Gabrielle Union and Sanaa Lathan at Maxims 10th Annual Hot 100 ...

Urban Mecca - Found May. 17, 2009
Browse > Home / Entertainment News / Gabrielle Union and Sanaa Lathan at Maxim?s 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration

Posted on May 17, 2009, 6:05 am

Shooting the stars

Miami Herald - Found 20 hours ago
Actresses Gabrielle Union and Sanaa Lathan enjoyed Irie's kickoff party at Mansion. Although Union remains mum about a romance with Dwyane Wade...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 6:25 am

Hit It & Quit It

Bet.com - Found Jul. 1, 2009
50 Cent Alicia Keys Amber Rose American Idol Barack Obama Beyonce Cassie Celebrity Couples Chris Brown Ciara Danity Kane Death Diddy Gabrielle Union

Posted on July 1, 2009, 10:18 am

Spend the weekend enjoying all of the free Essence Music Festival ...

NOLA Live - Found Jul. 1, 2009
10 PM Opening Video ? 12:10 PM - 12:15 PM Opening Remarks Angela Burt Murray ? 12:15 PM - 12:20 PM Gabrielle Union ? 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM...

Posted on July 1, 2009, 1:54 pm

Janet Jackson's BET Speech Moves Ciara, Lil Mama, Others

MTV - Found Jun. 30, 2009
It was beautiful.' Lil Mama, Wale, Teyana Taylor and Gabrielle Union were among the many that echoed Ciara's sentiments about Janet's...
Debbie Rowe Maintains Biological-Mom Status, Dermatologist Quiet ... - E! Online
Michael Jackson: Fact or Fiction? - People
ArtsBeat: Jackson Tribute at the Apollo - New York Times
Jackson Lawyer Says Singers Will Has Been Found - New York Times
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Posted on June 30, 2009, 9:05 am

Dwyane Wade a movie fan?

Miami Herald - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Things must be heating up between Gabrielle Union (in a new set of bangs) and her date to the dinner, Dwyane Wade.

Posted on June 30, 2009, 5:14 am

SET VISIT: Go Back to High School with 10 Things I Hate About You - ...

MovieWeb - Found Jun. 29, 2009
And he's great. And then, oh, Gabrielle Union, yeah, played Chastity, who was one of Bianca's best friends.
Check Out Five Sneak Peeks of 10 Things I Hate About You - EOnline.com
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Posted on June 29, 2009, 12:24 pm

Gabrielle Union Biography

Gabrielle Union
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Gabrielle Union

Union in February 2009
Born Gabrielle Monique Union
October 29, 1972 (1972-10-29) (age 36)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation Actress/Singer
Years active 1996–present

Gabrielle Monique Union (born October 29, 1972) is an American actress, singer and former model. Among 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.

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Biography

Early life

Union was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Theresa and Sylvester Union.1 She is African American and was raised as a Roman Catholic.123 At the age of eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended Foothill High School. In high school, Union was an all-star point guard and a year round athlete participating in soccer, basketball, and track. During this time, Union dated current Dallas Mavericks star point guard Jason Kidd.

Career

Union originally intended to become a physician. She attended the University of Nebraska before moving on to Cuesta College. She eventually transferred to UCLA and earned a degree in Sociology; while studying there, she interned at a modeling agency to earn extra academic credits. She was asked by the agency to sign on with them as a new model. She needed money to pay off some college loans and debts, so she eventually agreed to become a fashion model.4

Union started her acting career in minor roles. Most were in teen movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and Love and Basketball. She also appeared in the television show Sister, Sister as Vanessa. In 2000, Union landed the role of Isis in the cheerleading movie Bring it On opposite Kirsten Dunst. Bring It On helped push Union out into the mainstream and she began gaining more exposure. This led to Union being cast in the CBS television drama City of Angels as Dr. Courtney Ellis.

Union was cast in her first leading role in the 2003 film Deliver Us From Eva with rapper L.L. Cool J. This was her third time working with the rapper since making a cameo in his videos "Paradise" in 2002 and I Need Love in 1987. The film received fair reviews from critics and it showed that Union was a leading lady. But first, Union landed the role of Oscar nominee Will Smith's girlfriend Syd in the film Bad Boys II, a box office success grossing over $273 million worldwide. Union then starred with Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx in the film Breakin' All the Rules in 2004.

Union starred in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Night Stalker. She has also starred in the independent drama films Neo Ned and Constellation, the latter of which was released to theaters. She also starred in the 2005 remake of The Honeymooners with comedian Cedric The Entertainer. In 2006, she starred as Busta Rhymes' love interest in the music video for Rhymes' "I Love My Chick". Union starred in the 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".5 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

Personal life

In 1992, Union was attacked, beaten and raped at her part-time job in a shoestore. Her attacker later turned himself in and was sentenced to 33 years in prison.6 She has since become an advocate for victims of sexual assault.7

In May 2001, Union married NFL player Chris Howard of the Jacksonville Jaguars; In November 2005, the couple separated; the divorce was finalized in April 2006.

Awards and nominations

  • BET Awards
    • 2005, Best Actress (Nominated)
    • 2004, Best Actress (Nominated)
    • 2003, Best Actress (Nominated)
  • Image Awards
    • 2005, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Breakin' All the Rules (Nominated)
    • 2005, Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series: Something the Lord Made (Nominated)
    • 2004, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Deliver Us From Eva (Nominated)
    • 2004, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Bad Boys II (Nominated)

Filmography

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