Gabrielle Union Net Worth

Gabrielle Union's Quotes

• [on her status as a sex symbol] I have no problem with that! I'd rather be that than Quasimodo. Or a method actor.
• Thank God for J-Lo [Jennifer Lopez]. All of a sudden big asses are de rigueur.
• [on her strip scene in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)] I'm a Catholic girl from Omaha, and then all of a sudden they spring this scene on me. Afterwards I had to go to confession. I said, "Forgive me Father, for I have just bared my ass in front of the world. How many Hail Marys will it take to absolve me of that?"
• After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film.
• [on Halle Berry's success] Halle's success has come more from blockbusters. But, yes, she is a source of inspiration. When she makes money, black actors make money.

Interesting Facts about Gabrielle Union

1. Was a cheerleader in the eighth grade.
2. Transferred to UCLA after a stint playing for the women's soccer team at the University of Nebraska.
3. Has a degree in sociology.
4. Was on the debut cover of Savoy Magazine.
5. Is a big fan of the music group New Edition.
6. She ranked #52 in Maxim's "100 Sexiest Women" (2002).
7. She ranked #81 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women" (2003).
8. Graduated with honors from UCLA.
9. Didn't want to do acting but did it to pay off her university debts and found that she enjoyed it.
10. Has two sisters - one older and one younger.
11. Her parents are Sylvester and Theresa Union.
12. Wanted to be a lawyer.
13. Has been in two adaptations of "The Taming of the Shrew": 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Deliver Us from Eva (2003).
14. 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.
15. Ranked #67 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
16. Ranked #73 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
17. Fluent in Spanish.
18. Two of her uncles were on the University of Nebraska's national championship football team. Not surprisingly, she's a huge Cornhusker and football fan, who also has some moves of her own, as she told ESPN Magazine: "I can run, catch, throw - pretty much anything. I'm like an Arena Football guy. I can play both sides of the ball. In powder puff flag football I've never lost".
19. Appeared in a Neutrogena commercial. [2009]
20. Ranked #81 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.