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Sandra Bullock
Full Name
Sandra Annette Bullock is her full name.1)
Birth
She was born on July 26, 1964, in Arlington, Virginia, to a family of musicians from Germany.2)
Parents
Her mother is Helga (Meyer), a German opera singer, and her father is John W. Bullock, an Alabama-based vocal teacher.3)
Education
Bullock attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, to study acting but dropped out after just three courses.4)
Kids
She has a son, Louis, and a daughter, Laila.5)
Academy Award
She earned an Academy Award for her performance as the lead in the 2009 picture The Blind Side.6)
Jesse Gregory James
In 2005, she married Jesse Gregory James, and the pair split in 2010.7)
While You Were Sleeping
Bullock’s role in the 1995 hit romantic comedy, While You Were Sleeping, was originally meant for Demi Moore.8)
Speed
Bullock rose to prominence after starring in the 1994 film Speed. “Everyone warned me I shouldn't do Speed,” she says to The Virginian-Pilot. “I mean, it seemed like I'd simply be 'the female,' but I've learned to do things instinctively”.9)
Allergic To Horses
She found she is allergic to horses while writing on Two If by Sea (1996).10)
Minions
In the 2015 film Minions, she played Scarlett Overkill.11)
Opera
Sandra appeared as a youngster in one of her mother's operas as a beggar, virtually overshadowing the main. “They threw up these chocolates…like a bravo,” she explained to Vogue, “and I struck the ground, crawling”.12)
Fortis Films
In 1998, she establishes her own production business, Fortis Films, with the assistance of her younger sister Gesine. She obtains a production agreement with Warner Bros. and goes on to create popular films such as Hope Floats, Two Weeks Notice, and Miss Congeniality.13)
A Time To Kill
Bullock co-starred in A Time to Kill with Matthew McConaughey, and they began dating. “I just looked at her and thought, Wow!” According to McConaughey, “But she has no idea how gorgeous she is or how much others admire her.” She's simply very consistent in everything“.14)
George Clooney
Sandra has known star George Clooney for a long time. In 2013, she co-starred in the film “Gravity.” Not only does she have a good reputation, but so does her son Louis.15)