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Sandra Bullock Profile |
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Birth Date: July 26, 1964
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Birth Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Birth Name: Sandra Annette Bullock
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Height: 5'7½"
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Biography |
The cutest woman to hit Hollywood since Meg Ryan has all the
necessary elements needed to have a career filled with
success and abundance. Everyone, men and women alike, love
the characters she plays in her film roles, and she is able
to bring her characters to life in every movie she stars in.
Sandra Annette Bullock was Born in Washington D.C. on July
26th, 1964. This part German and Alabamian was raised in
Arlington. Being the oldest of two children, Sandra, her
baby sister and their mom used to travel to Europe often
because her mom was a renowned opera singer.
Although Sandra was constantly traveling, she made a habit
of fitting in with every crowd she encountered. In her years
at Arlington's Washington-Lee High School, she was even
voted "Most Likely To Brighten Up Your Day" .
After having completed high school, Sandra attended East
Carolina University majoring in drama. Since Sandra knew
that fame wasn't simply handed to a person, she decided to
jump start her career and, with the approval of her parents,
she left University before acquiring her degree, packed up
and moved to New York.
Once she arrived in the Big Apple, Sandra didn't waste any
time and enrolled in intensive acting classes whilst
simultaneously holding a bartending job. She was a bartender
for three years after that while she worked hard at
achieving her dream of becoming an actress. Sandra went to
every casting call and audition she could.
Finally, in 1998, a critic named John Simon gave Sandra's
career a push in the right direction when he made a positive
comment about her acting talent in a review of No Time Flat
an off-Broadway production that Sandra was in.
With positivity by her side, Sandra got herself an agent and
began acting in television with the role of a beautiful
bionic woman in the 1989 show entitled Bionic Showdown: The
Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.
After her stint on television, she moved to LA and landed
her first starring role in NBC's adaptation of the movie
Working Girl. Unfortunately, the show only lasted for six
episodes, in which case, Sandra had to resort to holding
various odd jobs.
Trying hard to boost her career, she took a role in the 1992
film entitled Love Potion No. 9. Even if the film did not
reach incredible heights or land her other bigger movie
roles, it did introduce her to Tate Donovan, her boyfriend
for the three years that followed.
As she slowly began making her way into mainstream, Sandra
managed to land herself five film roles in '93. Her most
noticeable film of that year, however, was Demolition Man
with co-stars Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes.
Although her part in the film was not that of
epic-proportion, producer of the film, Joel Silver,
introduced her to his friend and colleague, director Jan De
Bont.
De Bont gave Sandra the female lead in the upcoming action
movie Speed alongside Keanu Reeves. Even with opposition
from fellow workers, De Bont kept Bullock, which evidently
proved to be a very smart move.
Speed launched her popularity intensely, which led her to
star in upcoming movies like While You Were Sleeping and A
Time To Kill, where she began earning a seven digit salary.
Sandra had a little slump in 1996 with Two If by Sea, a
romantic comedy co-starring Denis Leary. As well she chose
other bad roles in movies like In Love and War and A
Farewell to Arms. But Sandra's worst career move was her
starring role in the sequel to Speed; Speed 2: Cruise
Control.
Being the smart woman that she is, however, Sandra began her
own production company called Fortis Films. Her first
project was Hope Floats, and even though it only achieved a
minimal amount of success, her career came back in full
force when she starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Practical
Magic.
Sandra then lent her voice to The Prince of Egypt. And 1999
even started very well for Sandra with her role in the
romantic comedy Forces of Nature, opposite Ben Affleck and
28 Days in which she plays a recovering alcoholic.
Proving to be a master of physical comedy, she starred as
Miss Congeniality in 2000, and was next seen in the 2002
thriller Murder By Numbers. She can also add Divine Secrets
of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, co-starring Ashley Judd, and the
romantic comedy Two Weeks Notice, to her already long
filmography. |
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Other
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Her mother, opera singer Helga Bullock, died in Arlington,
VA. [April 4, 2000]
On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. [1999]
Ranked #58 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie
Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world [1996]
While working on Two If by Sea (1996), discovered she is
allergic to horses.
She replaced Demi Moore in While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Wrote and performed her own song "Heaven Knocking On My
Door" in The Thing Called Love (1993).
Replaced Lori Petty in Demolition Man (1993).
Daughter of a German opera singer and an American voice
coach.
Attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North
Carolina.
Graduated from Washington-Lee HS in Arlington, Virginia in
1982.
Voted best actress by the readers of the "US Magazine" in
1995.
Voted "Best Actress" by viewers of MTV's "The Big Picture"
in 1994 and 1995.
Friends with Samantha Mathis.
Was a cheerleader in high school.
Voted "Most Likely To Brighten Up Your Day" by her high
school class.
Received the scar on her head when she fell into a lake and
cut her head on a rock.
Sister Gesine Bullock-Prado broke Sandy's nose with her
elbow while opening a garage door when they were kids.
Spent time at a Rehabilitation Clinic to research her role
in 28 Days (2000).
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in
film history (#27). [1995]
Was considered for the lead in Runaway Bride (1999).
Is fluent in German.
Was engaged to Tate Donovan.
Owns a home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Born at 3:15 AM
Appeared in Bob Schneider's video 'Round and Round' (2000).
While filming 28 Days (2000), in New York, she stayed in
former co-star Dennis Hopper's apartment.
Her favorite perfume is Dune, by Christian Dior.
Replaced Nancy McKeon in the sitcom "Working Girl" (1990)
Her sister is Gesine Bullock-Prado, a lawyer and
Vice-President of Fortis Films, aged 33 (2001).
Studied ballet when she was a child
Her favorite time of the day is dusk
Loves horses, but is extremely allergic to them
1998: Golden Globes Awards Presenter: "Best Movie
Comedy/Musical"
1997: Academy Awards Presenter: "Best Art Direction"
Her favorite drinks are beer (Heineken and Rolling Rock) and
tequila.
Owns a house in Austin, Texas where she filmed some scenes
in Miss Congeniality (2000).
Measurements: 33B-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Uses the ancient Chinese technique of accupuncture as a form
of weight loss.
Is from the same Metro Area as Martin Lawrence, Dave
Chappelle, Mya, Regina Hall, Alan Heitz and Dwayne Winstead.
Is dating "Monster Garage" (2002) actor Jesse James (2004).
Was considered for the role of Lois Lane in a proposed
relaunch of the Superman franchise by Warner Brothers and
was also considered for the role of Wonder Woman in a film
adaptation that was never made.
Has a house on Tybee Island, Georgia.
Sister-in-law of Raymond Prado.
She was originally cast as Rafi in Prime (2005) but two
weeks before principal photography, was dropped due to
script differences between her and writer/director Ben
Younger. Uma Thurman stepped in quickly to replace her.
Shares a birthday with Kevin Spacey, Kate Beckinsale and
Jeremy Piven.
Donated $1 million to the American Red Cross after the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Did the same, again donating
$1 million to the Red Cross, after the tsunami-disaster in
Asia in 2004.
At 40, she was voted sexiest female celebrity in a 'Naughty
Forties' poll conducted for UK television station FX.
After college, she moved to New York to waitress.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [March 24,
2005].
Ranked #18 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People
[Issue #100]
Was originally cast as Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar
Baby (2004).
Stepmother of Jesse James' children Chandler, Jesse Jr. and
Sunny.
Married actor Jesse James in a sunset ceremony on a ranch
outside Santa Barbara, California. They celebrated with
several hundred guests including Jamie Lee Curtis, William
Shatner and Regina King. [16 July 2005] |
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