Biography
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in The Brothers (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Bad Boys II (2003), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Think Like a Man (2012), Think Like a Man Too (2014), and the remake of Cheaper by the Dozen (2022). She also starred as the lead in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane (2013-2019), for which she has received an NAACP Image Award, and in the crime series L.A.'s Finest (2019-2020) - a spinoff s...
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Complete Filmography

GOAT
2026
as Jett Fillmore (voice)
Will, a small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dom...

Riff Raff
2025
as Sandy
A retired hitman's life is turned upside down when his ex-wife and son arrive unannounced during the holidays because they are on the run from his for...

Space Cadet
2024
as Pam Proctor
Tiffany "Rex" Simpson has always dreamed of going to space, and her "doctored" application lands her in NASA's ultra-competitive astronaut training pr...

The Idea of You
2024
Producer
40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on th...

The Perfect Find
2023
as Jenna Jones
After a high-profile firing, everything is at stake for 40-year-old Jenna: her career, her ticking biological clock, and her bank account. Her fashion...

The Perfect Find
2023
Producer
After a high-profile firing, everything is at stake for 40-year-old Jenna: her career, her ticking biological clock, and her bank account. Her fashion...

Strange World
2022
as Meridian Clade (voice)
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences ...

The Inspection
2022
as Inez French
Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it tak...

The Inspection
2022
Executive Producer
Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it tak...

Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
as Zoey Baker
This remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simul...

Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
Executive Producer
This remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simul...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.

Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The special wi...

Fearless
2020
as General Blazerhatch (voice)
A teen gamer is forced to level up to full-time babysitter when his favorite video game drops three superpowered infants from space into his backyard.

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020
Silliness and surprise twists abound in the half-hour special, in which Elmo teams up with Abby Cadabby via video chat for a virtual scavenger hunt. A...

Hair Love
2019
Associate Producer
When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these...

The Public
2019
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from th...

Breaking In
2018
as Shaun Russell
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family so...

Breaking In
2018
Producer
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family so...

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
as Nala (voice)
Kion and the Guard take on the ultimate challenge when a ruthless enemy returns to the Pride Lands and threatens the Circle of Life. With the arrival ...

Sleepless
2017
as Dena
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled cas...

Almost Christmas
2016
as Rachel
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

Almost Christmas
2016
Executive Producer
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Esther
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation...

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Nala (voice)
Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young ani...

With This Ring
2015
as Kitty
After attending their friend Elise's wedding to Nate on New Year's Eve, Trista, a career-driven talent agent, Viviane, a successful gossip columnist,...

With This Ring
2015
Executive Producer
After attending their friend Elise's wedding to Nate on New Year's Eve, Trista, a career-driven talent agent, Viviane, a successful gossip columnist,...

Top Five
2014
as Erica Long
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to ...

Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Kristen
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some comp...
The Door
2013
as She
The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.

Miss Dial
2013
as Long Story Caller
A consumer affair rep who works from her apartment decides to play hooky one day, and spends her time calling random people, looking for new connectio...

In Our Nature
2012
as Vicky
A portrait of two couples at a crossroads. What was supposed to be a romantic getaway for two young lovers, turns into an uncomfortable confrontation ...

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
as Self
PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.

Think Like a Man
2012
as Kristen
The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like...

Good Deeds
2012
as Natalie
For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begin...

Cadillac Records
2008
as Geneva Wade
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, includ...

Meet Dave
2008
as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ...

The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Nancy Taylor
Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a...

Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Julia Rossmore
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady e...

Constellation
2007
as Carmel Boxer
Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous pas...

The Box
2007
as Cris Romano
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answ...

Running with Scissors
2006
as Dorothy
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed...

Say Uncle
2006
as Elise Carter
A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom as a potential ...

The Honeymooners
2005
as Alice Kramden
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always a...

Neo Ned
2005
as Rachael
Like most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. Unfortunately, his father was a two-bit crook who spent most of his...

Something the Lord Made
2004
as Clara Thomas
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Nikki
After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up...

Hustle and Heat
2003
as Masked Woman
A slick private eye set out to investigate the death of a young rapper, only to find himself knee-deep in drugs, guns, and double crosses.

Bad Boys II
2003
as Syd
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...

Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Daria
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's ...

Deliver Us from Eva
2003
as Evangeline 'Eva' Dandrige
Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly...

Abandon
2002
as Amanda Luttrell
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a t...

Welcome to Collinwood
2002
as Michelle
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Conny Spalding
Corporate overachiever and all-around fly chick Shanté Smith thinks she's got the goods to keep her slickster boyfriend Keith, from straying—until he ...

The Brothers
2001
as Denise Johnson
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the play...

Bring It On
2000
as Isis
The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the n...

Love & Basketball
2000
as Shawnee
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in ...

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999
as Gabrielle
Satan, in the form of Ms. Beelzebub, sends apprentice demon Griffelkin to Earth's surface to steal the soul of a talented young hockey player named Da...

10 Things I Hate About You
1999
as Chastity
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden ...

She's All That
1999
as Katie
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for s...
Sorcerority
N/A
Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and universi...
The Casket Girls
N/A
as Detective Shay Williams
Detective Shay Williams and her partner become trapped inside the Ursuline Convent with a group of tourists when the Casket Girls escape from their at...

Forbidden Fruits
N/A
Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But, whe...
The Casket Girls
N/A
Executive Producer
Detective Shay Williams and her partner become trapped inside the Ursuline Convent with a group of tourists when the Casket Girls escape from their at...