Sandra Bullock
Born	Sandra Annette Bullock July 26, 1964 (1964-07-26) (age 43) Arlington, Virginia
Other name(s)	Sandra Sandy
Occupation	Actress , producer
Years active	1987 - present
Spouse(s)	Jesse G. James (2005 - present)

Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American actress. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American Television personality and CEO of West Coast Choppers, a Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She came to fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful films such as Speed and While You Were Sleeping, and has since established her career as a well-known leading Hollywood actress, with the box office comedy hit Miss Congeniality and one of her most recent film roles, in 2004's Crash, having received critical acclaim. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 Romantic comedy Film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock, Bill A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Crash is a 2005 Drama film directed by Paul Haggis. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2004 and was released She was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of $85 million in early 2007. ^[1]

Early life

Bullock was born in Arlington County, Virginia, the daughter of Helga D. Meyer, a German opera singer, and John W. Helga D Meyer (born February 12, 1942) was a German-born Opera Singer who died of cancer on April 4, 2000. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Bullock, a Pentagon contractor, executive and part-time vocal coach from Alabama. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. ^[2][3] Bullock's maternal grandfather was a rocket scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bullock lived in Nuremberg until age twelve, where she sang in the opera's children's choir at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. ^[4] She frequently traveled with her mother on her opera tours, and lived in Germany and other parts of Europe for much of her childhood. Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child, taking small parts in her mother's opera productions. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance

Bullock attended Washington-Lee High School where she was a cheerleader, participated in high school theater productions and dated a football player. This article is about the high school in Arlington Virginia For the high school in Montross Virginia, see Washington and Lee High School. ^[5] She graduated in 1982 and enrolled in East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) East Carolina University is a public, Coeducational, Doctoral / Research University located in Greenville, North Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. During this time, she worked as a waitress at a restaurant. ^[5] She later left school during her senior year (Spring 1986), only three credits short of graduating, to pursue an acting career. ^[5] She went on to Manhattan to pursue auditions and supported herself with a variety of odd jobs (bartender, cocktail waitress, coat checker). ^[5]

Bullock later completed her coursework and was awarded a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University. ^[6] She is fluent in German. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. However, she prefers to speak English when appearing on German TV shows, although the TV hosts speak German.

Career

Sandra Bullock's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

While in New York, Bullock took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse. The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an Actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford She had appeared in several student films and had later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play No Time Flat. ^[5] Director Alan J. Levi was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-TV movie Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989). Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) After filming the TV movie, Bullock had stayed in Los Angeles, California, and was cast in a series of small roles in several independent films as well as in the lead role of the short-lived NBC television version of the film Working Girl (1990). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a She had later appeared in several films such as Love Potion No. 9 (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993) and Fire on the Amazon (where she agreed to appear topless if the camera did not show that much, she covered herself with duct tape which apparently was somewhat painful to take off). Love Potion No 9 is a 1992 movie starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan. The Thing Called Love is a Peter Bogdanovich comedy-drama movie released in 1993. Fire on the Amazon is a 1993 low-budget film directed by Luis Llosa, an early effort of Sandra Bullock, co-starring Craig Sheffer. ^[5]

One of Bullock's first notable movie appearances was in the science-fiction/action movie, Demolition Man (1993), which had starred Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. Demolition Man is a 1993 American Action film. It was directed by Marco Brambilla, written by Peter M This role then led to her break-through performance in Speed the following year. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. She became a high-level movie star in the late 1990s, carrying a string of successes, including While You Were Sleeping (replacing actress Demi Moore, who was originally scheduled to star), Miss Congeniality and Two Weeks Notice. While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 Romantic comedy Film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 Romantic comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant from Warner Bros Bullock received 11 million dollars for Speed 2^[5] and 17. Speed 2 Cruise Control is a 1997 Action film produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and released by Twentieth Century Fox. 5 million dollars for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous. Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous is a 2005 Action movie / Comedy film directed by John Pasquin, starring ^[5]

Bullock was selected as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1996 and 1999, and was also ranked #58 in Empire magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. She was presented with the 2002 Raul Julia Award for Excellence^[7] for her efforts, as the executive producer of the sitcom The George Lopez Show, in helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry. Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 &ndash October 24, 1994) better known as Raúl Juliá, was an actor from George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American Sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired

In 2004, Bullock had a supporting role in the film Crash. Crash is a 2005 Drama film directed by Paul Haggis. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2004 and was released She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career. Bullock later appeared in The Lake House, a romantic drama also starring her Speed co-star, Keanu Reeves; it was released on June 16, 2006. The Lake House is a 2006 American romantic drama Film Remake of the Korean motion picture Il Mare Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Because their film characters are separated throughout the film (due to the plot revolving around time travel), Bullock and Reeves were only on set together for two weeks during filming. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. ^[8] The same year, Bullock appeared in Infamous, playing author Harper Lee. Infamous is a 2006 American Drama film written and directed by Douglas McGrath. Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926) is an American Author known for her Pulitzer Prize -winning 1960 novel To Kill Bullock also stars in Premonition with Julian McMahon, which was released in March 2007. Premonition is a 2007 Drama Film directed by Mennan Yapo and starring Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahon Julian Dana William McMahon (born 27 July 1968 is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actor and former Fashion model, perhaps best known for his portrayal of ^[9]

Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 24, 2005. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In January 2007, Bullock was named the 14th richest woman in entertainment by Forbes, with a net worth of $85 million. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly ^[10]

Entrepreneurship

Bullock currently runs her own production company, Fortis Films. Her sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, is president of the company and her father, John Bullock, is its CEO. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator ^[11] She was an executive producer of George Lopez which garnered a lucrative syndication deal that banked Bullock some $10 million. George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American Sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired She also made sporadic "cameo" appearances in the show as "Accident Amy," a factory worker prone to accidents in the workplace. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Bullock tried to produce a film based on F.X. Toole's short story Million-Dollar Baby, but couldn't interest studios in a female boxing drama. FX Toole is the Pen name of boxing trainer Jerry Boyd (1930 &mdash September 2, 2002) ^[12] The story was eventually filmed by Clint Eastwood as the Oscar-winning film Million Dollar Baby (2004). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Bullock's production company, Fortis Films, will produce her next movie, All About Steve. In the meantime, she tends to her Austin restaurant, Bess Bistro, and its first merchandising tie-in, a line of organic candles.

Personal life

Bullock at Cannes in 2002

Bullock was once engaged to actor Tate Donovan whom she met while filming Love Potion No. 9. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American Film and Television Actor and director. Love Potion No 9 is a 1992 movie starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan. Their relationship lasted four years. ^[5] She had previously dated football player Troy Aikman, blues guitarist Guy Forsythe, Austin musician Bob Schneider (for two years)^[5] and film co-stars, Ryan Gosling and Matthew McConaughey. Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21 1966 in West Covina California) is a former American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin Texas -based musician and artist born in Ypsilanti Michigan, and raised in Munich Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12 1980) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild award-nominated Matthew David McConaughey (məˈkɑnəˌheɪ born November 4 1969 is an American Actor. McConaughey and Bullock met each other while filming A Time to Kill and became friends, dating for a while. A Time to Kill is the title of a legal suspense thriller authored by John Grisham in 1989. Some notable celebrity friends include Heather Burns and Hugh Grant. Heather Burns (born April 7, 1975) is an American Actress. Burns was born in Chicago Illinois, the daughter of Chicago Bull Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer.

Bullock married motorcycle builder and Monster Garage host Jesse James on July 16, 2005. Monster Garage was a popular television show for the Discovery Channel hosted by Jesse G Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American Television personality and CEO of West Coast Choppers, a Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They had met while Bullock had arranged for her ten-year-old godson to meet James as a Christmas present. A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. On her husband and her marriage, Bullock has commented:

So basically through a courtship of letters. . . I learned about a human being. It was not something I wanted, needed, or looked for, but because he was a stronger person than I was, spiritually and on a tolerance level, I was lucky enough that he educated me. . . I always thought of marriage as a death sentence, that there'd be a ball and chain, and you'd be told, "You need to stop doing these things and become a good little wife. " Now people say "Oh my God you're going to have sex with one person the rest of your life!" I hope I have sex with him for the rest of my life - because I like it!^[13]

On December 20, 2000, Bullock survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jackson Hole is a Valley located in the west-central US state of Wyoming. The aircraft hit a snowbank instead of the runway, resulting in both the nose gear and nose cone being ripped off, the right wing partially separated from the aircraft and the left wing bent back. When the September 11, 2001 attacks occurred, Bullock was staying at the Soho Grand hotel, twelve blocks from the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan She saw the attacks from her hotel bedroom window and went to a nearby hospital to offer help. As all phone lines in New York City were down, she spent the rest of the day using her Palm Pilot to send e-mails on behalf of patients wanting to contact their families. The City of New York This is a new page about the Second Generation of Palm PDAs For the generic page see Palm (PDA The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving

Bullock has twice donated $1 million to the American Red Cross, first to its Liberty Disaster Relief Fund and four years later in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis. The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst Natural disasters of modern times ^[14]

In October 2004, Bullock won a multimillion dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin Texas mansion; the jury ruled the house was uninhabitable. Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin Texas in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. It has since been torn down and rebuilt, and her Porsche 911 Turbo replaced by a Toyota Prius. The Porsche 911 (pronounced as Nine Eleven, Neunelfer is a Sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany The Toyota Prius is a hybrid electric Mid-size car developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation ^[15] Bullock also owns a house on Tybee Island, Georgia, which is a few miles from Savannah, Georgia. Tybee Island is an island and city in Chatham County, Georgia near the city of Savannah in the southeastern The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. After four years of preparation, Bullock's first restaurant, Bess,^[16] opened in November 2006 in Austin, Texas.

She has a scar in the corner of her left eye which she received as a child when she fell into a lake and cut her head on a rock.

On April 22, 2007, a woman was lying outside James and Bullock's Southern California home in Orange County. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. When James confronted the woman, she ran inside her 2004 silver Mercedes and tried to run him over 3 to 4 times. The woman is said to be an obsessed fan of Sandra Bullock. The woman, Marcia Diana Valentine, was arrested on investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. ^[17] In May, Bullock won a three-year restraining order against the woman. Valentine pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking. ^[18]

On April 18, 2008, while Bullock was in Massachusetts shooting the film The Proposal, she and her husband were in an SUV that was hit head on by a drunken driver. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis There were no injuries. ^[19]

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

• Sandra Bullock at the Internet Movie Database
• Sandra Bullock at TV.com