Sandra Annette Bullock was born in July 1964 in Arlington, Virginia (USA). His mother was of German origin and an opera singer, his father a diction teacher. The couple had to travel constantly for their mother’s profession and she, along with her younger sister, followed her mother’s performances since she was little and several times she sang in the children’s choir of these operas. Thus begins the development of his voice that will serve him for the future and for the big screen.
When Sandra He was a teenager, his parents settled in Washington. Study acting at the East Carolina University but he abandons his career before culminating in acting in theater.
For this purpose, he settled in New York, where he got offers to act on television. His first roles were of great importance since because of them he got a role in the cinema.
The six years that followed Bullock he was acting in the cinema and participated in productions for television without reaching fame.
In 1994 he achieved a huge success with the film “Speed“ (“Maximum speed“), co-starring Keanu reeves. Thanks to this film, she is recognized as a movie star, having previously worked with Sylvester Stallone on “Demolition Man“(1993).
These were followed by the romantic comedy “While you were Sleeping“(1995), who co-starred with Bill pullman; the thriller “Network“, of the same year; “Time to kill“, with Matthew McConaughey; “Speed 2“(1997); or”The forces of nature“(1999), together with Ben affleck.
Excellent actress, capable of acting fluently in dramatic and comedy roles; Bullock prepares for his roles with great intensity and commitment, as for example in en “28 days“(2000), where she plays an alcoholic addict for which she spent some time in a rehabilitation institution with the purpose of meeting and interacting with real addicts and patients.
Sandra Bullock He has appeared in several mini-series and television films. His voice has been heard in animated films, such as “The prince of Egypt“(1998). She has also been a co-producer of several of his films, and has directed a 40-minute medium-length film.
His latest works include the feature films “Proposition“(2009);”Crazy obsession“(2009) and”The Blind Side“(2009) where he plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wealthy woman who adopts a young African-American who would become a professional soccer player. For this performance, Sandra won the award Oscar 2010, Besides of Golden globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award.
In her personal life, Sandra married producer Jesse James in July 2005. The couple spend several months in the state of Texas (Austin), one of their favorite places, where they have one of their properties.