Name: Gabrielle Union
Date of Birth: 29 October 1972 Was a cheerleader in the eighth grade. Transferred to UCLA after a stint playing for the women's soccer team at the University of Nebraska. Has a degree in sociology. Was on the debut cover of Savoy Magazine. Is a big fan of the music group New Edition. She ranked #52 in Maxim's "100 Sexiest Women" (2002). She ranked #81 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women" (2003). Graduated with honors from UCLA. Didn't want to do acting but did it to pay off her university debts and found that she enjoyed it. ... Has two sisters - one older and one younger. Her parents are Sylvester and Theresa Union. Wanted to be a lawyer. Has been in two adaptations of "The Taming of the Shrew": 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Deliver Us from Eva (2003). 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. Ranked #67 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Ranked #73 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. Is of African American, East Indian, Irish, English, and American Indian (Choctaw and Seminole) heritage. Fluent in Spanish. Read more Gabrielle Union Fans :Gabrielle Union movies (actor)User Comments |
