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Gabrielle Union Biography
Birth Name:
Gabrielle Monique Union
Birth Place:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Profession
Actor, model
Fast Facts
- Was born in Omaha, but grew up outside San Francisco
- Played basketball, soccer and softball in high school and college
- Was discovered while interning at a modeling agency in Los Angeles; she had planned on attending law school
- Was 27 when she played a high-school sophomore in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You
- Was cast in Deliver Us From Eva after Halle Berry dropped out
- Was sexually assaulted when she was 19 and as a result has become an advocate for assault victims
Relationships
- Chris Howard -- Ex-husband
- Sylvester Union -- Father
- Teresa Union -- Mother
- Tracy -- Sister
- Xavier Zechariah Wade -- Stepson
- Zaire Wade -- Stepson
- Zion Malachi Airamis Wade -- Stepson