Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock in July 2013
Born	Sandra Annette Bullock (1964-07-26) July 26, 1964 Arlington, Virginia, United States
Nationality	American-German
Alma mater	East Carolina University
Years active	1987 - present
Notable credit(s)	Annie in Speed and Speed 2: Cruise Control Angela Bennett/Ruth Marx in The Net Sally Owens in Practical Magic Sarah Lewis in Forces of Nature Gwen Cummings in 28 Days Gracie Hart in Miss Congeniality and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Jean Cabot in Crash Kate Forster in The Lake House Linda Hanson in Premonition
Height	5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Spouse	Jesse James (m. 2005-2010)
Children	Son
Parent(s)	John Bullock Helga Meyer (deceased)
Awards	SAG Awards for Best Cast - Motion Picture 2005 Crash

Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American-German movie actress. She became famous in the 1990s, after roles in successful movies, including Speed and While You Were Sleeping. After that, she became a very respected actress, especially after 2004 movie Crash. She is the 14th richest female celebrity with a fortune of around $85 million. She filed for divorce from her husband in April 2010 after reports of unfaithfulness by him.

Early life

Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, which is a suburb of Washington, D.C. Her parents are called John Bullock and Helga Meyer, and she has a sister called Gesine. Sandra's mother was German, and Sandra spent lots of time in Germany when she was a child. She went to Washington-Lee High School and was a cheerleader. She went to East Carolina University. She then moved to New York City to try to become an actress.

Acting

Sandra Bullock first appeared in some TV movies, such as "Hangmen" and "Bionic Showdown". She also appeared in the movies "Love Potion No. 9" and "Demolition Man", which were quite successful movies. She then appeared in "Speed" and "While You Were Sleeping", which made her famous. She then starred more successful movies like "Miss Congeniality", "Two Weeks Notice", "Crash" and "The Lake House". Recently, she starred in the movies "The Proposal" and "The Blind Side". She received an Academy Award for her role in "The Blind Side".

Personal life

Sandra Bullock has been in relationships with Tate Donovan, Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling. She then married Jesse James in 2005, but divorced him in 2010 after reports that he cheated on her.

Bullock has one son, a boy named Louis Bardo Bullock. She adopted him in 2010.

Filmography

Bullock at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival

Bullock at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival

Bullock at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Hangmen	1987	Lisa Edwards
A Fool and His Money	1989	Debby Cosgrove	Also known as Religion, Inc.; Direct-to-video
Who Shot Patakango?	1989	Devlin Moran	Direct-to-video
Love Potion No. 9	1992	Diane Farrow
The Vanishing	1993	Diane Shaver
When the Party's Over	1993	Amanda
The Thing Called Love	1993	Linda Lue Linden
Demolition Man	1993	Lenina Huxley
Fire on the Amazon	1993	Alyssa Rothman
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway	1993	Elaine
Speed	1994	Annie Porter
Who Do I Gotta Kill?	1994	Lori	Also known as Me & The Mob; Direct-to-video release
While You Were Sleeping	1995	Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
The Net	1995	Angela Bennett
Two If by Sea	1996	Roz
A Time to Kill	1996	Ellen Roark
In Love and War	1996	Agnes von Kurowsky
Speed 2: Cruise Control	1997	Annie Porter
Hope Floats	1998	Birdee Pruitt	Also executive producer
Making Sandwiches	1998	Melba Club	Short film; Also producer, director and screenwriter
Practical Magic	1998	Sally Owens
The Prince of Egypt	1998	Miriam (voice)
Forces of Nature	1999	Sarah Lewis
Gun Shy	2000	Judy Tipp	Also producer and executive album producer
28 Days	2000	Gwen Cummings
Miss Congeniality	2000	Gracie Hart	Also producer
Murder by Numbers	2002	Det. Cassie Mayweather	Also executive producer
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	2002	Siddalee Walker
Two Weeks Notice	2002	Lucy Kelson	Also producer
Crash	2004	Jean Cabot
Loverboy	2005	Mrs. Harker
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	2005	Gracie Hart	Also producer
The Lake House	2006	Dr. Kate Forster
Infamous	2006	Harper Lee
Premonition	2007	Linda Hanson
The Proposal	2009	Margaret Tate	Also executive producer
All About Steve	2009	Mary Horowitz	Also producer
The Blind Side	2009	Leigh Anne Tuohy
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	2011	Linda Schell
The Heat	2013	Special Agent Sarah Ashburn
Gravity	2013	Dr. Ryan Stone
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers	2013	Golda Meir (voice)	Documentary film
Minions	2015	Scarlet Overkill (voice)
Our Brand Is Crisis	2015	"Calamity" Jane Bodine	Also executive producer
Ocean's 8	2018	Debbie Ocean
Bird Box	2018	Malorie Hayes	Also executive producer

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Other websites

• Sandra Bullock on IMDb 
• an1546 Sandra Bullock at AllMovie
• Sandra Bullock at Box Office Mojo
• Sandra Bullock at Rotten Tomatoes
• Sandra Bullock at TV.com