Name: Sandra Bullock

Birth Name: Sandra Annette Bullock

Birthdate: July 26, 1964

Birthplace: Arlington, Va.

Unlike today's young starlets, Sandra Bullock actually paid her dues, having spent years studying acting at East Carolina University before traveling to New York City to train for the stage. Her first big break came with the TV series Working Girl, but after that show flopped, it wasn't until 1993 that she made her first notable appearance on the big screen, with Demolition Man. The next year she landed the part that made her a superstar: Speed. Since that Keanu Reeves actioner, Bullock's starred in everything from romantic comedies (Miss Congeniality) to indie dramas (Crash).


1. She dropped out of East Carolina University three credits shy of graduation to study acting in New York City.
2. In January 2005, Bullock donated $1 million for tsunami relief.
3. As a cheerleader in high school, she was voted "Most Likely to Brighten Up Your Day."
4. Her mother was an opera singer.
5. She lived in Germany for 12 years as a child.


On her career: "I'm prepared for it to go away. That's why I have a production company. That's why I love architecture. That's why I have a life outside of the film business that is just as important to me as what I'm doing. … I know this isn't going to last."
— E! Online, June 2002

Husband: Jesse James, Monster Garage star; married July 16, 2005
Sister: Gesine Bullock-Prado, vice president of Fortis Films

FILMS

Premonition - (2007) - Actor
Infamous - (2006) - Actor
Loverboy - (2006) - Actor
The Lake House - (2006) - Actor
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - (2005) - Actor
Crash - (2005) - Actor
Net, The (with Sneak Peak)/Net 2.0 - (2005) - Actor
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - (2005) - Producer
Murder by Numbers - (2002) - Actor, Executive Producer
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - (2002) - Actor
Two Weeks Notice - (2002) - Actor, Producer
Lisa Picard Is Famous - (2001) - Cameo
28 Days - (2000) - Actor
Miss Congeniality - (2000) - Actor, Producer
Gun Shy/Miami Rhapsody - (2000) - Actor
Gun Shy - (2000) - Actor, Producer
Forces of Nature - (1999) - Actor
Practical Magic - (1998) - Actor
Welcome to Hollywood - (1998) - Cameo
Practical Magic/ You've Got Mail - (1998) - Actor
The Prince of Egypt - (1998) - Voice
Hope Floats - (1998) - Actor
Speed 2: Cruise Control - (1997) - Actor
In Love and War - (1996) - Actor
A Time to Kill - (1996) - Actor
While You Were Sleeping - (1995) - Actor
Two If by Sea - (1995) - Actor
While You Were Sleeping/Up Close and Personal - (1995) - Actor
The Net - (1995) - Actor
Speed - (1994) - Actor
Me and the Mob - (1994) - Actor
The Vanishing - (1993) - Actor
The Thing Called Love - (1993) - Actor
Demolition Man - (1993) - Actor
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway - (1993) - Actor
Who Shot Pat? - (1992) - Actor
Love Potion #9 - (1992) - Actor
When the Party's Over - (1991) - Actor
Fire on the Amazon - (1991) - Actor
A Fool and His Money - (1988) - Actor
Hangmen - (1987) - Actor
Hangmen/ Power, Passion and Murder - (1987) - Actor