Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She is one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses, and is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winner. She was named "Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine in 2015.
Bullock made her acting debut with a minor role in the 1987 thriller Hangmen. She made her television debut in the television film Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989), and played the lead role in the short-lived NBC sitcom Working Girl. Her breakthrough role was in the film Demolition Man (1993), after which she starred in several successful films including Speed (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), The Net (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and Practical Magic (1998).
Bullock achieved further success in the 2000s and 2010s with starring roles in Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Crash (2004), The Proposal (2009) and The Heat (2013). She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), and also nominated in the same categories for her performance in Gravity (2013). Bullock's greatest commercial success is the animated comedy film Minions (2015), which grossed over US$1 billion at the box office.
In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films. She has produced some of the films in which she starred, including Two Weeks Notice, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, and All About Steve. She was an executive producer of the popular ABC sitcom, George Lopez, and made several appearances during its run.
Born |
Sandra Annette Bullock
July 26, 1964 (age 51)
Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Education |
Washington-Lee High School |
Alma mater |
East Carolina University |
Occupation |
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Years active |
1987–present |
Spouse(s) |
Jesse G. James (m. 2005; div. 2010) |
Children |
2 |
Parent(s) |
John W. Bullock
Helga Mathilde Meyer |
Relatives |
Gesine Bullock-Prado (sister) |