Gabrielle Union

Where you've seen her:
She first caught our eye while shaking her pom poms in Bring It On. Now she's spending her evenings prowling the streets in search of aliens, ghosts, and freaks on ABC's Night Stalker.

Holla back girl:
"I was standing on the corner back home in Omaha once, and two guys walked by. One said, ‘Yo, you should see her ass.’ I shouted, ‘Motherfucker, I can hear you!’ That shot him down. I’ve found that people usually respond to a good ‘motherfucker.’"

Teething problems:
"I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!'"

Perfect Union:
"I have a movie called Running With Scissors. I play Annette Bening’s lover. I’m finally playing a lesbian! I’ve been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years."

November 2005 (#95)