Gabrielle Union has starred in everything from Bring It On to Bad Boys II, establishing herself as a dextrous talent, capable of taking on any genre. In a new interview, Union shared how racism has impacted her career, and led to her being typecast as a young actress.
While appearing in Apple TV+'s new series, Number One on the Call Sheet, Union reflected on being typecast in a way her white peers weren't. "When you have a more coarse grade of hair, when you have melanin, thicker nose, wider nose, wider lips, you're not considered, you know, a classic beauty," Union said in the show's second episode, "Black Leading Women in Hollywood" (via People). "I started feeling invisible, like my beauty wasn't wanted. As a romantic lead? No."
