Actor: Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union broke through in Bring It On, playing the captain of the squad whose choreography is being stolen, and the film’s argument about appropriation is largely hers to carry.

Deliver Us from Eva and Think Like a Man gave her romantic comedy leads, and Being Mary Jane gave her a television lead she also produced.

She has written openly about being raped at nineteen and about surrogacy and endometriosis, and made public allegations about workplace conduct on America’s Got Talent.