Gabrielle Union has only ever been an author.
Bad Boys II is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay , produced by Jerry Bruckheimer , and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith . Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union , that debuted January 7 , 2014 , on BET . Gabrielle Union . Her breakthrough role was in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On , after which she was female lead in the short-lived CBS medical drama series City of Angels later that year . In 2013 , Union began starring as lead character in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane , for which she has received critical acclaim and an NAACP Image Award .