Gabrielle Union (born 29th October 1972) Gabrielle Union is film and TV actress from the US.
Net Worth: Gabrielle Union has a net worth of $16 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2012)
Acting Career: Gabrielle Union appeared in 'Love & Basketball' and 'Bring it On' in 2000, the latter of which also starred Kirsten Dunst. She then featured in eleven episodes of 'City of Angels' before joining the cast of romcom 'The Brothers' the following year. She appeared alongside LL Cool J in 2003's 'Deliver Us from Eva' before her breakthrough role opposite Will Smith in action blockbuster 'Bad Boys II'. In 2004, she starred in 'Something the Lord Made', and the poorly received 'Breakin' All the Rules' with Jamie Foxx. The following year, she played a mentally disturbed woman believed to be possessed by Adolf Hitler in 'Neo Ned' alongside Jeremy Renner. In 2005, she starred in 'The Honeymooners' opposite Cedric The Entertainer, and began her stint on the TV series 'Night Stalker'. The next year she featured in Busta Rhymes music video 'I Love My Chick', before landing a starring role in Tyler Perry's 'Daddy's Little Girls' and 'The Perfect Holiday' in 2007. She made a brief appearance in the comedy drama TV series 'Ugly Betty' in 2008 and played Muddy Waters' wife Geneva Wade in 'Cadillac Records' with Jeffrey Wright that same year. She was in four episodes of NBC's 'Life' and was nominated for an award for her role in ABC series 'FlashForward'. She worked with Tyler Perry once again on romcom 'Good Deeds' in 2012, before appearing in Steve Harvey's 'Think Like A Man', later reprising her role in the 2014 follow-up Think Like a Man Too. 2013 saw her in BET show 'Being Mary Jane', while 2014 saw her dabble in production as the producer of 'With This Ring'.
Personal life: Gabrielle Union was raised a Catholic in Omaha, Nebraska by her parents, social worker Theresa and army sergeant Sylvester Union. They were divorced after more than thirty years together. As a child, she was also interested in football, and played soccer the University of Nebraska before transferring to Cuesta College and later UCLA, where she studied sociology. She modelled for Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency during college where she had previously interned. Union has always stood up against sexual attacks after herself being assaulted as a teenager during a shift at the store she worked at. She is also an Ambassador Ambassador for the Cure's Circle of Promise. She dated former NBA star Jason Kidd during school and married NFL star Chris Howard in 2001, separating 4 years later. She married NBA player Dwyane Wade in 2014, having dated since 2009. They briefly split up once, during which time Wade had a child named Xavier with another woman.
Biography by Contactmusic.com
