Gabrielle Union has only ever been an author.
Almost Christmas is a 2016 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by David E. Talbert and starring Kimberly Elise , Mo'Nique , Nicole Ari Parker , Gabrielle Union , Keri Hilson , Jessie Usher , Danny Glover , Omar Epps , John Michael Higgins , D.C. Young Fly and Romany Malco . Gabrielle Union . She co-starred in film The Birth of a Nation ( 2016 ) , and next appeared in Almost Christmas ( 2016 ) and Sleepless ( 2017 ) .