Photo: TheImageDirectGabrielle Unionis shining in gold.While in New York City for an appearance onThe Late Showas well as the 2022 Gotham Awards,The Inspectionactress, 50, dazzled in a gold trench coat paired withAnny Nord bootsin silver leather. Herlongtime stylistThomas Christos put together the chic street style outfit and the actress paired it with dark eyeshadow and a light pink lip.Union wore the metallic-colored outfit thatshe called"Ferrero Rocher cosplay" on Instagram while walking through the streets of N.Y.C. following Sunday’s events. At the Gotham Awards, Union received an outstanding supporting performance nomination forThe Inspectionand best documentary feature nomination forThe Territory.Gabrielle Union/InstagramUnionspoke to PEOPLEabout the pride she took in portraying the “beautiful story” ofThe Inspectionwhile visiting the PEOPLE andEntertainment Weeklyphoto and video studio at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.“As an actress, I normally look for characters that have some chunk of me in them. I did not see that in Inez,” she said of her character, Inez French. The character, a homophobic prison guard, can’t come to terms with the fact that her son Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) is gay because of her strong religious background. She ultimately disowns him, setting him on a path to join the Marines.RELATED VIDEO: Gabrielle Union on the Challenge of Playing a Homophobic Character as the Parent of a Trans DaughterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“It’s not going to manifest itself in the same way, but when you are centering an oppressor’s idea of who you need to be to be considered worthy of all of the things, everybody is on the chopping block,” she added.At the awards ceremony, Unionopted fora black sleeveless velvet Fendi gown that featured a portrait of a Roman goddess. She paired the look with Tiffany & Co. jewelry. For her appearance onThe Late Show, she wore a black blazer dress with matching heels. She kept her hair in the same tight updo with gold detailing throughout all her evening activities.
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Gabrielle Unionis shining in gold.While in New York City for an appearance onThe Late Showas well as the 2022 Gotham Awards,The Inspectionactress, 50, dazzled in a gold trench coat paired withAnny Nord bootsin silver leather. Herlongtime stylistThomas Christos put together the chic street style outfit and the actress paired it with dark eyeshadow and a light pink lip.Union wore the metallic-colored outfit thatshe called"Ferrero Rocher cosplay" on Instagram while walking through the streets of N.Y.C. following Sunday’s events. At the Gotham Awards, Union received an outstanding supporting performance nomination forThe Inspectionand best documentary feature nomination forThe Territory.Gabrielle Union/InstagramUnionspoke to PEOPLEabout the pride she took in portraying the “beautiful story” ofThe Inspectionwhile visiting the PEOPLE andEntertainment Weeklyphoto and video studio at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.“As an actress, I normally look for characters that have some chunk of me in them. I did not see that in Inez,” she said of her character, Inez French. The character, a homophobic prison guard, can’t come to terms with the fact that her son Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) is gay because of her strong religious background. She ultimately disowns him, setting him on a path to join the Marines.RELATED VIDEO: Gabrielle Union on the Challenge of Playing a Homophobic Character as the Parent of a Trans DaughterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“It’s not going to manifest itself in the same way, but when you are centering an oppressor’s idea of who you need to be to be considered worthy of all of the things, everybody is on the chopping block,” she added.At the awards ceremony, Unionopted fora black sleeveless velvet Fendi gown that featured a portrait of a Roman goddess. She paired the look with Tiffany & Co. jewelry. For her appearance onThe Late Show, she wore a black blazer dress with matching heels. She kept her hair in the same tight updo with gold detailing throughout all her evening activities.
Gabrielle Unionis shining in gold.
While in New York City for an appearance onThe Late Showas well as the 2022 Gotham Awards,The Inspectionactress, 50, dazzled in a gold trench coat paired withAnny Nord bootsin silver leather. Herlongtime stylistThomas Christos put together the chic street style outfit and the actress paired it with dark eyeshadow and a light pink lip.
Union wore the metallic-colored outfit thatshe called"Ferrero Rocher cosplay" on Instagram while walking through the streets of N.Y.C. following Sunday’s events. At the Gotham Awards, Union received an outstanding supporting performance nomination forThe Inspectionand best documentary feature nomination forThe Territory.
Gabrielle Union/Instagram
Unionspoke to PEOPLEabout the pride she took in portraying the “beautiful story” ofThe Inspectionwhile visiting the PEOPLE andEntertainment Weeklyphoto and video studio at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
“As an actress, I normally look for characters that have some chunk of me in them. I did not see that in Inez,” she said of her character, Inez French. The character, a homophobic prison guard, can’t come to terms with the fact that her son Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) is gay because of her strong religious background. She ultimately disowns him, setting him on a path to join the Marines.
RELATED VIDEO: Gabrielle Union on the Challenge of Playing a Homophobic Character as the Parent of a Trans Daughter
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
“It’s not going to manifest itself in the same way, but when you are centering an oppressor’s idea of who you need to be to be considered worthy of all of the things, everybody is on the chopping block,” she added.
At the awards ceremony, Unionopted fora black sleeveless velvet Fendi gown that featured a portrait of a Roman goddess. She paired the look with Tiffany & Co. jewelry. For her appearance onThe Late Show, she wore a black blazer dress with matching heels. She kept her hair in the same tight updo with gold detailing throughout all her evening activities.
source: people.com
