Gabrielle Union (1972- ) is an American film and television actress. She became known in 2000 after playing opposite Kirstin Dunst in the cheerleader film “Bring It On”. She was Will Smith’s love interest in “Bad Boys II” (2003) and LL Cool J’s in “Deliver Us From Eva” (2003) – a loose remake of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”.
According to this blog she is the tenth most beautiful woman in the world. She often makes AskMen.com’s top 99 and similar lists in men’s magazines like Maxim and Stuff.
Apart from her more obvious attributes, she has perfect skin and a warm, beautiful smile that can light up a room.
She is a Catholic schoolgirl from Omaha, Nebraska. When she was eight her family moved to California. She was a cheerleader and loved sports. She wanted to go into law, but while she was at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) she worked at a model agency answering telephones. She was so beautiful people assumed she was a model! And so she became a model herself. She appeared in Teen magazine.
It was soon discovered that she had not only beauty but acting talent as well.
Television: Her first acting part was on the television show “Moesha”. She landed small parts on a number of other television shows. She was on “Night Stalker” (2005) and “City of Angels” (2000), but neither show lasted long. She was even a Klingon on “Deep Space Nine”.
She was also in “Football Wives”, which was not picked up by ABC for 2007. It is something she knows first-hand: she married Chris Howard of the Jaguars. They separated after four years.
Film: The film that got her noticed was “Bring It On”, where she played opposite Kirstin Dunst. She did not do much acting in that film: for the most part she was just being herself. In “Deliver Us From Eva” (2003) she showed that she could play a leading lady. She often plays a beautiful but headstrong woman who thinks she knows it all – but does not!
For Christmas 2007 she appeared in “The Perfect Holiday”. Her daughter asks Santa Claus to find Union a new husband.
She has lost leading parts to Beyonce (“Austin Powers in Goldmember”), Aaliyah and, understandably, to the seventh most beautiful woman in the world, Sanaa Lathan (“Love and Basketball”). Being rejected, she says, is the worst part of acting.
When she was 19 she worked at Payless ShoeSource. A man walked in one day and forced her into a back room. She thought she was going to die. She was raped instead. Later when she was famous she went to Washington to speak before Congress to tell them how rape counselling saved her life.
Her family name, Union, comes from the civil war days when the Union army freed the slaves. Many freed slaves changed their name to that of a president, like Washington, Jefferson and Jackson. Her family named themselves after the army that freed them.
Last updated: Sunday January 13th 2008.
See also:
- Gabrielle Union’s filmography at IMDb.com
- black actresses
- The ten most beautiful women in the world
- The most beautiful black women
- The most beautiful black actresses
- Daddy’s Little Girl – one of her films
- Jill Marie Jones – friend and fellow actress
- Hollywood
gabby union is the only girl in this list that is also in mine very delicious dano
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gab is the most touching gal iv eva watchd. her hesitant smile makes my knees wobble. wish i kud hold her
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gabby what can i say about her apart from she’s gorgeous, sexy, beaautiful.exquisit, put simply she’s to dangerous to andle and needs to carry a health warning wow
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Regards
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she is black what else cani say we are beautiful that’s why whites tan and make fun of our full lip and big hips but deep down they wish they had some! LOL
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No, they mean it about the lips.
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From a Latino who has married and dated Beautiful Black women, I have to say Gabrielle and Halle are the two of the top of many beautiful Ebony Queens.
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Gabrielle is a top choice of mine as well. This is a great piece of work you have here. I know how difficult this was given the fact that there are so many indredibly beautiful women of color.
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Yes, it was a hardship 😉
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Simply beautiful……BEAUTIFUL!
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considering she was raped I’m guessing she proberly doesn’t really appreciate being objectified sexually, but I’m also guessing she doesn’t goggle her self. However yes she is extremely attractive and hope that if she does actually read any of these sites she takes comments like this as a compliment.
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Make the Grace of God keep you. Thanks for sharing your story. I no it has inspired many to push forward, in spite of obstacles.
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Wow,I’ve never seen that beauty in my entire life.Gabrielle Union you are super ‘”hot'”,I wish i cud see you with my naked eyes,you are seriously hot.
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Gabrielle Union deserves the top spot on the list of the most beautiful women in the world. She is undeniably a very stunning woman. Love you, Ms. Union!
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Beautiful. SIMPLY STUNNING!~ I wish Gabrielle Union would write me, date me, and whatever!
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Does this eve reach my Gabriele?
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This woman is extremely stunning, I just love all the movies where she fetures, just to see that beatuful face/body. sista you are gorgous.
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U shud be the 1st in the top ten list of btiful woman. I luv ur smile, u an angel u so perfect. Wish u cud wake up next 2 me one day.
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Gabrielle,u are my heart beat…i really appreciate ur beauty…u are a full creature from God..give thankz to the Almighty God,because his wonderful…i luv gab..
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gabrielle is the only woman I would marry TODAY! she turns me into chocky goo :s
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Man Gabby is just damn beautiful! Funny thing is I didn’t even realize just how hot she was until I saw Deliver Us From Eva(weird cuz her character in that film is so far from my ideal woman). Apart from her nice smile n perky cheeks, she has long hair underneath all that weave. N I’ve always been a sucker for long dark hair 🙂
@lion fam
Co-sign
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Sister Gabrielle ,you are simply a picture of perfect beauty! Your smile gives joy to the World!
I wish you well,
Takuna Maulana EL Shabazz
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She is more than beutfull.A men who is beneficiary to this lady he is more than blessed.I wish if you could come to capetown and see us face to face as disabled people we would be chearful to recieve such a fair lady.
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Gloria Reuben is the woman for me!
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She should be on top of the list… Grabrielle Union is the most beautiful woman in the whole world….her beauty matures with age…forever a beauty…<3
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Gabrielle Union, next to Naomi Campbell, is the most beautiful woman on the planet.
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