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She has also starred in the independent drama films Neo Ned and Constellation, the latter of which was released to theaters. In , Union appeared on Ugly Betty for 3 episodes She also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent". She joined the cast of the U. The couple married on May 1, They became legally separated and the divorce was final in April Movies 22 08 Movies 31 01 Movies 18 01 Her parents divorced after thirty years of marriage.

Union had said, "They handled their divorce and our subsequent transition into a blended family with grace, dignity and respect. They always put us first and didn't involve us. I'm lucky that I can just mirror what my parents did and always put the kids first. They're pretty awesome. I'm lucky. Union grew up with self-esteem issues relating to her appearance, as she believed growing up that "blonde was the ideal of beauty, and if I looked nothing like that, then I must be ugly.

That was like the biggest star-struck moment I've probably ever had in my life. But it's because I grew up in a household that always talked specifically Cornhusker football and Big 8 sports at the time. Union has said her personality as a young person was "mean" until her trainer A.

Johnson confronted her over the behavior during a party the two were attending. In , at the age of 19, Union was attacked and raped at her part-time job at a Payless shoe store by a robber. Union has stated that she would not have survived the attack had it not been for lessons she learned by watching Oprah Winfrey's talk show.

She later successfully sued Payless for negligence, alleging that the store failed to warn employees about the assailant, who had been positively identified robbing another Payless location prior to her rape. Union started her acting career in minor roles. Her first audition was for Saved by the Bell. Bring It On helped push Union into the mainstream. Courtney Ellis. Union was featured in The Brothers and was seen as having a "beguiling sincerity, even when she's fudging the truth.

This was her second time working with the rapper since making a cameo in his video "Paradise" in When casting Eva, director Gary Hardwick was looking for an actress capable of instantly changing "from funny to caustic and dramatic. Union felt that she had been "blessed" with her role in the film, feeling it elevated her career. The film was unpopular with critics. They were noted by Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times as having "a strange, offbeat chemistry that drives the film.

She called the series a "reworking" rather than a remake. Union admitted that at the time of getting the script, she was turned off, but became interested after reading the script at her agent's insistence. She then met with series creator Frank Spotnitz and executive producer Daniel Sackheim, who told her they thought of her anytime they thought of the character.

She played Julia Rossmore, a romantically challenged attorney. The role was written with her in mind. According to Union, Perry had specifically approached her over not turning the role into the same character. Since she had no children of her own, Union used her mother and sister to portray the divorced single mother of three in the film. In an interview with Art Nouveau Magazine , Union complained about the lack of roles for black actresses and actors in Hollywood: "There used to be [roles] specifically written black, if you knew Denzel was doing a movie you knew his wife, girl or love interest was going to be black [but] that's not necessarily the case anymore.

Williams sister and Daniel Meade's Eric Mabius love interest. Union was reported to have signed to the film in March Waters was portrayed by Jeffrey Wright, who Union played opposite to. Union said the film was a gift. She was reported to be joining the cast in June I think that's partially due to room-to-breathe extended episode, partially due to Union's authentic, balls-out performance, and partially due to the fact that the character is so damn likable for so many reasons.

Released by Dey Street Books, the book is formatted in a series of essays and features personal stories and reflections on a range of topics that continue to define the contemporary landscape: sexuality, womanhood, friendship, race, marriage and beauty. The book is set for a paperback release on January 15, Written and directed by Estevez, the film centers around a standoff with police and library officials when library patrons—many of whom are homeless and mentally ill—stage a sit-in, turning the Cincinnati Public Library into an impromptu homeless shelter for one night during a cold snap.

Union will play an ambitious television news reporter who uses the event as a way to bolster ratings for the network as well as her own personal profile.