Sandra Annette Bullock (; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer.
She was an executive producer on the ABC sitcom George Lopez (2002–2007) and made several appearances during its run. ==Early life== Sandra Annette Bullock was born on July 26, 1964 in the Washington, D.C.
After graduating in 1982, she attended East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina, where she received a BFA in Drama in 1987.
After graduating in 1982, she attended East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina, where she received a BFA in Drama in 1987.
She established herself in the 1990s with leading roles in the romantic comedies While You Were Sleeping (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and the thrillers The Net (1995), A Time to Kill (1996).
9 (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993) and Fire on the Amazon (1993), before rising to early prominence with her supporting role in the sci-fi action film Demolition Man (1993). ===1994–1999: Worldwide recognition=== Bullock's big breakthrough came in 1994, when she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving the bus in the smash-hit blockbuster Speed alongside Keanu Reeves.
In 1995, Bullock also starred in the thriller The Net (1995) as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.
In 2006, Bullock played Harper Lee in Infamous, a drama based on George Plimpton's 1997 book, Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career. Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller Premonition (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.
Alongside Ben Affleck, she played a free-spirited drifter who begins to talk to a writer in the 1999 romantic comedy Forces of Nature.
Also in 2000 she played a newspaper columnist obliged to enter a rehabilitation program for alcoholism in the dramedy 28 Days; it was a moderate commercial success with a worldwide gross of $62.1 million.
Bullock announced in December 2015 that she had adopted a second child and appeared on the cover of People magazine with her then three-year-old new daughter. ===Accidents=== On December 20, 2000, Bullock was in a private jet crash on a runway from which she and the two crew escaped uninjured.
Bullock produced the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold, released in 2001, then starred in the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers (2002) as a seasoned homicide detective.
She was presented with the Raul Julia Award for Excellence in 2002 for helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry as the executive producer of the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2007).
They were uninjured. ===Legal issues=== Beginning in 2002 Bullock was stalked across several states by a man named Thomas James Weldon.
Bullock obtained a restraining order against him in 2003, which was renewed in 2006.
Three years later, she sent money in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.
After the restraining order expired and Weldon was released from a mental institution, he again traveled across several states to find Bullock; she then obtained another restraining order. Bullock won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin, Texas, home in October 2004.
In 2005 she received a $17.5 million salary for Armed and Fabulous and was a co-recipient of the Women in Film Crystal Award.
On March 24, 2005, Bullock received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. In 2010, Time magazine included Bullock in its annual Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
She previously dated football player Troy Aikman and actors Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling. Bullock married motorcycle builder and Monster Garage host Jesse James on July 16, 2005.
In 2006, Bullock played Harper Lee in Infamous, a drama based on George Plimpton's 1997 book, Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career. Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller Premonition (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.
Her father, John Bullock, was the company's CEO and her sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, is the former president. In November 2006, Bullock founded an Austin, Texas, restaurant named Bess Bistro which was located on West 6th Street.
Bullock obtained a restraining order against him in 2003, which was renewed in 2006.
Daneshjou and his insurer later settled with Bullock for roughly half the awarded verdict. On April 22, 2007, a woman named Marcia Diana Valentine was found lying outside James and Bullock's home in Orange County, California.
In 2008, Bullock was announced as the face of the cosmetic brand Artistry. ===2009–2014: Critical acclaim=== Bullock had two record highs in 2009.
(KLF) and in late 2008 joined other top celebrities in supporting the work of KLF's founder and CEO, Amos Ramirez.
The accident caused a separation of the nose cone and landing gear, partial separation of the right wing, and a bend in the left wing. While Bullock was in Massachusetts on April 18, 2008, shooting the film The Proposal, she and her then-husband Jesse James were in a vehicle that was hit head-on by a drunk driver.
While she maintains her American citizenship, Bullock applied for German citizenship in 2009. Bullock attended Washington-Lee High School, where she was a cheerleader and performed in school theater productions.
In 2008, Bullock was announced as the face of the cosmetic brand Artistry. ===2009–2014: Critical acclaim=== Bullock had two record highs in 2009.
Fortis Films also produced All About Steve which was released in September 2009.
In November 2009, Bullock and James entered into a custody battle with James' second ex-wife, former adult film actress Janine Lindemulder, with whom James had a child.
She was the world's highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014.
In 2015, she was named People's Most Beautiful Woman and was included in Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.
On March 24, 2005, Bullock received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. In 2010, Time magazine included Bullock in its annual Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
Bullock was selected by People magazine as its 2010 Woman of the Year and ranked number 12 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list. In September 2013, Bullock joined other Hollywood legends at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in making imprints of her hands and feet in cement of the theater's forecourt.
In 2010, she donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti following the Haiti earthquake and again donated the same amount following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
A scandal arose in March 2010 when several women claimed to have had affairs with James during his marriage to Bullock.
Bullock canceled European promotional appearances for The Blind Side citing "unforeseen personal reasons". On March 18, 2010, James responded to the rumors of infidelity by issuing a public apology to Bullock.
James' publicist subsequently announced on March 30, 2010, that James had checked into a rehabilitation facility to "deal with personal issues" and save his relationship to Bullock.
However, on April 28, 2010, it was reported that Bullock had filed for divorce on April 23 in Austin, Texas.
Their divorce was finalized on June 28, 2010, with "conflict of personalities" cited as the reason. ===Children=== Bullock announced on April 28, 2010, that she had proceeded with plans to adopt a son born in January 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bullock's son began living with them in January 2010, but they chose to keep the news private until after the Oscars ceremony that March.
Bullock was selected by People magazine as its 2010 Woman of the Year and ranked number 12 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list. In September 2013, Bullock joined other Hollywood legends at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in making imprints of her hands and feet in cement of the theater's forecourt.
In 2010, she donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti following the Haiti earthquake and again donated the same amount following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Our country needs more organizations that are committed to the service that Kindred Life is." In 2012, Bullock was inducted into the Warren Easton Hall of Fame for her donations to charities.
Bullock was nominated for Favorite Actress Drama by Teen Choice Awards. In 2013, Bullock starred alongside Melissa McCarthy in the comedy The Heat as an FBI Special Agent who, along with a city detective, must take down a mobster in Boston.
Bullock played an astronaut stranded in space in the sci-fi thriller Gravity, opposite George Clooney, which premiered at the 70th Venice Film Festival and was released on October 4, 2013 to coincide with the beginning of World Space Week.
Bullock was selected by People magazine as its 2010 Woman of the Year and ranked number 12 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list. In September 2013, Bullock joined other Hollywood legends at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in making imprints of her hands and feet in cement of the theater's forecourt.
In November 2013 The Hollywood Reporter named Bullock among the most powerful women in entertainment and she was also named Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year due to her success with The Heat and Gravity. Bullock was ranked at number two on the 2014 Forbes' list of most powerful actresses and was honored with the Decade of Hotness Award by Spike Guys' Choice Awards.
She was honored in 2013 with the Favorite Humanitarian Award at the 39th People's Choice Awards for her contributions to New Orleans' Warren Easton High School, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ==Personal life== ===Relationships=== Bullock was once engaged to actor Tate Donovan, whom she met while filming Love Potion No.
She was the world's highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014.
In November 2013 The Hollywood Reporter named Bullock among the most powerful women in entertainment and she was also named Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year due to her success with The Heat and Gravity. Bullock was ranked at number two on the 2014 Forbes' list of most powerful actresses and was honored with the Decade of Hotness Award by Spike Guys' Choice Awards.
She was subsequently convicted of stalking and sentenced to three years' probation. Joshua James Corbett broke into Bullock's Los Angeles home in June 2014.
In 2015, she was named People's Most Beautiful Woman and was included in Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.
She was named the Most Beautiful Woman by People in 2015. ==Business ventures== Bullock owns the production company Fortis Films .
After almost nine years in business, Bess Bistro closed on September 20, 2015. ==Philanthropy== Bullock has been a public supporter of the American Red Cross and has donated $1 million to the organization at least five times.
Bullock announced in December 2015 that she had adopted a second child and appeared on the cover of People magazine with her then three-year-old new daughter. ===Accidents=== On December 20, 2000, Bullock was in a private jet crash on a runway from which she and the two crew escaped uninjured.
She donated $1 million in 2017 to support Red Cross relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Along with other stars, Bullock did a public service announcement urging people to sign a petition for clean-up efforts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Corbett pleaded no contest in 2017 and was sentenced to five years' probation for stalking Bullock and breaking into her residence.
After Corbett missed a court date the previous month, police officers went to his parents' residence on May 2, 2018, where he lived in a guest house, to arrest him.
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