Biography of Sandra Bullock

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Name: Sandra Annette Bullock
D.o.B: 26 July 1964
Place of Birth: Arlington, Virginia
Parents: John Bullock and Helga Meyer
Occupation: Hollywood Actress

Biographic Data

One of Hollywood's reliable actors was born on the outskirts of Washington to an Opera singer and a vocal coach. Undoubtedly she grew up surrounded by voices; singing voices to be specific. Most of her childhood was spent on the road with her family. Born with a natural talent, she participated in her mother's productions, often finding a role in the children's chorus. On her many tours with her mum, Bullock stayed with her aunt and grandmother, where she developed a love for German. Bullock went to the Washington-Lee High School where she willingly participated in the theater productions and was also a part of the cheerleading squad.

Bullock got herself enrolled at the East Carolina University post her graduation to study acting; only to quit the course three credits short of her graduation. She moved to New York where she pursued her acting devoutly; for this, she joined the Neighborhood Playhouse where she was trained under the legendary Sanford Meisner. During this phase, she supported herself by undertaking jobs of a bartender, a waitress and a coat checker. She went back to East Carolina University to earn herself a degree in acting.

Bullock and Tate Donovan were engaged for four years. Her other relationships included footballer Troy Aikman, musician Bob Schneider and actors Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling before she went on to marry Jesse James, the host of Monster Garage. Her wedding took place at her favorite time of the day - 'Dusk' on a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. Her wedding, however, reached a dead end in a short span of five years, with the news of Jesse's apparent infidelity. Her ray of hope came in through her son, Louis Bardo Bullock whom she adopted in 2010. Currently enjoying her single-parent status, Bullock revels in the joy of mothering her son.

Bullock and a co-passenger survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport in 2000; besides, she also survived a head-on collision while she was traveling with her ex-husband in 2008. Bullock was stalked by an ardent fan who tried to run over James in 2007.

She supports the American Red Cross and has donated huge amounts to the organization.
She donated the dress she wore to the 'Practical Magic' premiere, in order to benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade in October 2001.
She is a supporter of Partners in Health, which provides medical care and services to people in Peru, Siberia and Haiti.
She made a donation to the Warren Easton Charter High School, which was destroyed in 2005 by hurricane Katrina.
She also supports various causes like AIDS, Disaster Relief, Education, Human Rights, Health, etc.


: Won an Oscar for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - The Blind Side
: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - The Blind Side
: Screen Actors Guild Awards for an Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role - The Blind Side
: People's Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Actress
: People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress
: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Crash
: Hasty Pudding Theatricals Award for the Woman of the Year
: People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress

Miscellaneous
: Formed Fortis Films along with her sister, Gesine Bullock and her Father, John Bullock.
: Composed and performed her song 'Heaven Knocking on My Door'.
: Directed and scripted the movie 'Making Sandwiches'.

Interesting Trivia

✰ Bullock was bullied in school, for wearing outdated clothes bought in Germany.
✰ Bullock has learned dance forms like flamenco, salsa and tango.
✰ She plays the piano since she was 8.
✰ Bullock loves horses but can't get near one due to an allergy.
✰ She is the granddaughter of a German Rocket Scientist.
✰ Her first stage performance was when she was 5.
✰ Her alternate career choice would have been a Romantic Novelist.
✰ She founded a popular restaurant named Bess Bistro in 2006.
✰ She renovated Walton's Fancy and Staple, which offers services like event planning; it is a floral shop, restaurant and bakery.
✰ She loves eating cookie dough, right out of the tube.

Work

: Gravity
: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
: The Proposal
: The Blind Side
: All About Steve
: Premonition
: The Lake House
: Infamous
: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
: Loverboy
: Crash
: Two Weeks Notice
: Murder by Numbers
: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
: Miss Congeniality
: Gun Shy
: 28 Days
: Forces of Nature
: The Prince of Egypt
: Practical Magic
: Hope Floats
: Speed 2: Cruise Control
: Making Sandwiches
: Two If by Sea
: In Love and War
: A Time to Kill
: While You Were Sleeping
: The Net
: Speed
: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
: The Vanishing
: The Thing Called Love
: Fire on the Amazon
: Demolition Man
: Who Do I Gotta Kill? (aka "Me and the Mob")
: When the Party's Over
: Love Potion No. 9
: Lucky Chances
: Who Shot Patakango?
: The Preppie Murder
: Religion, Inc. (aka "A Fool and His Money")
: Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
: Hangmen