Union was born in Omaha, Nebraska. in high school, Union was an all-star point guard in basketball and a year-round athlete, also playing in soccer and ran track. Union attended the University of Nebraska before moving on to Cuesta College. She also appeared in Sister, Sister as Vanessa, in Smart Guy as Denise, and in five episodes of 7th Heaven as Keesha Hamilton. Union was cast in her first leading role in the 2003 film Deliver Us from Eva with rapper L.L. Cool J. This was her second time working with the rapper since making a cameo in his video “Paradise” in 2002. Union landed the role of Will Smith’s girlfriend Syd in the film Bad Boys II, a box office success grossing over $273 million worldwide. Union starred in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Night Stalker.
