Sandra Bullock - Margaret Tate

Date of Birth
26 July 1964, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Birth Name
Sandra Annette Bullock

Nickname
Sandy

Height
5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Mini Biography
Born in a Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, to a German opera singer and a voice teacher, Sandra Bullock grew up on the road with her parents and younger sister. She often performed in the children's chorus of whatever production her mother was in. That singing talent later came in handy for her role as an aspiring country singer in The Thing Called Love (1993). Her family moved back to the Washington area when she was a teenager. She later enrolled in E. Carolina University in North Carolina, where she studied acting. Shortly afterward she moved to New York to pursue a career on the stage. This led to acting in television programs and then feature films. She gave memorable performances in Demolition Man (1993) and Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993), but did not achieve the stardom that seemed inevitable for her until her work in the smash hit Speed (1994/I). She now ranks as one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.

IMDb Mini Biography By: David Montgomery

Spouse
Jesse James (16 July 2005 - present)

Trivia
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.

Her younger 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 younger 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.

Known for her generous donations, she 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. She again donated $1 million, this time to Doctors Without Borders, after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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]

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, Hugh Grant, Keanu Reeves, William Shatner, Regina King and some member of the Hell's Angels.. [16 July 2005]

Was considered for the role of "Harper Lee" in Capote (2005), and later got the role in Infamous (2006). Both films concern Truman Capote's researching and writing of In Cold Blood (1967).

Often said to be one of the last actors to have studied with the great teacher Sanford Meisner, who trained Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and Joanne Woodward at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Sandra most likely did not work with the great man himself but with a number of actors who did: Ron Stetson, Richard Pinter and Dan Biehn, the latter taught her at East Carolina University.

With her newest movie, Premonition (2007/I), she has now played the love interest of both starts of "Nip/Tuck" (2003). She previously played the girlfriend of Dylan Walsh's character in The Lake House (2006) and she is married to Julian McMahon in Premonition (2007/I).

Named Empire Magazines #66 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars (2007).

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $10 million.

Sandra and her husband, Jesse James, were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver in Massachusetts on April 18, 2008. Both vehicles were totaled but no one was hurt.

Has designed special seat-belts so her pet dogs, Ruby and Poppy, can ride safely in her car [April 8, 2009].

Hates musicals and vows to never participate in one.

Was considered for the role of Helen Lyle in Candyman (1992).

Was bullied in school, as a kid, for wearing frumpy clothes bought in Germany.

Became a first-time bride at age 41.

By starring in The Blind Side (2009) she became the only actress to date to have a film marketed with her name solely above the title (i.e. based on her star power alone, and not a franchise or tentpoll picture) pass the $200 million mark in domestic gross.


Personal Quotes
(on marital plans) "I've always been very sceptical about marriage, because I only want to do it once; I want to do it the right way."

I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. It's what you choose to do with it, the people you choose to surround yourself with. Always choose people that are better than you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you. Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you've lost it.

"I remember sitting down in Joel Silver's office and Joel going, "Do you want to do this film?". I remember going, "I would like to do it, but I would love to talk about the character, and it was almost like I had said the biggest joke".

The only reason I haven't married yet, is because I take it too seriously.

Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.

I have no desire to maintain a lifestyle. I am a horrible celebrity. If I am out in public I dress like a pig.

"The Acadamy Awards shouldn't even nominate Meryl Streep anymore. She should just be given an award every year. There should just be the Meryl Streep category".

"Everyone told me to pass on Speed (1994/I) because it was a 'bus movie'".

I'd rather take risks than make something that's cookie cutter.

The first Miss Congeniality (2000) gave me the chance to do broad comedy that had nothing to do with being the romantic interest. The girl-next-door thing went away with that film and I tend to do characters that I want to be more like. In the beginning, though, I was sort of the 'action girl'. And then with While You Were Sleeping (1995), I was the romantic-comedy girl. But when I took time off, I thought, 'There's something I'm missing here.' I literally had to start from scratch.

I don't like to talk about personal things. ... And by keeping it private, you have a better shot at a healthy relationship. I learned at a young age that there are certain things you just don't talk about.

I don't think there's ever what could be called a 'chilled state' in my head.

"My goal now is to remember every place I've been, only do things I love and not say yes when I don't mean it." quoted in WOMAN'S WORLD (7-5-05)

"If I'm blessed with that, I hope I am the best version of me that I can possibly be." - on motherhood to People Magazine.

Movie sex scenes are never romantic, and you're never swept off your feet. It's always very technical....I'm counting the beats: Okay, we're supposed to kiss for two beats, then I say my line, then they want another kiss for four beats. I'm going, One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three and break. It's like choreography. Sometimes you have actors who feel it's their job to get as far down into your throat as possible. You're like, Excuse me, I like you, but not that much.

Why do you need one? I don't understand why there needs to be a love interest to make women go see a film. I think society sort of makes us feel that way - that if you don't have a guy, you're worthless.

On Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997): That was a mistake but, in retrospect, how are you supposed to know?


Salary
Murder by Numbers (2002) $15,000,000
28 Days (2000) $12,500,000
Hope Floats (1998) $11,000,000
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) $12,500,500
In Love and War (1996) $10,500,000
A Time to Kill (1996) $6,000,000
The Net (1995) $250,000
While You Were Sleeping (1995) $1,200,000
Speed (1994/I) $500,000

Where Are They Now
(March 2003) Producing "George Lopez" (2002).

(October 2003) Preparing to star in and produce Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005).



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