Bullock, Sandra 1964–

PERSONAL

Full name, Sandra Annette Bullock; born July 26, 1964, in Arlington, VA; daughter of John (a voice coach, government worker, and executive) and Helga (an opera singer) Bullock; married Jesse James (proprietor of the West Coast Choppers custom motorcycle and clothing company and a television personality), July, 16, 2005; stepchildren: Chandler, Jesse Jr., Sunny. Education: Attended East Carolina University; studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Avocational Interests: Construction and remodeling, cooking, playing the piano, surfing the Internet.

Addresses: Office—Fortis Films, 8581 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite One, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Career: Actress, producer, director, and soundtrack producer. Fortis Films, West Hollywood, CA, partner. Worked as a cleaning person, store clerk, coat checker, bartender, and waitress. Involved in charitable efforts.

Member: Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors: Best Actress awards, chosen by viewers of The Big Picture (MTV television series), 1994 and 1995; Saturn Award, best actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, MTV Movie awards, best female performance, most desirable female, and (with Keanu Reeves) best on-screen duo, MTV Movie Award nomination (with Keanu Reeves), best kiss, and Blimp Award nomination, favorite movie actress, Kids' Choice awards, all 1995, for Speed; Golden Apple Award, female star of the year, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1995; Best Actress Award, chosen by readers of US magazine (now US Weekly magazine), 1995; ShoWest Award, female star of the year, ShoWest Convention, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1996; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy/musical, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest actress in a leading role in a motion picture, and MTV Movie Award nominations, best female performance and most desirable female, all 1996, for While You Were Sleeping; MTV Movie Award nomination, most desirable female, 1996, for The Net; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite actress—suspense, and MTV Movie Award nomination, best female performance, both 1997, for A Time to Kill; named one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, Empire magazine, 1997; People's Choice Award, favorite motion picture actress, 1996; Career Excellence Award, Montreal World Film Festival, 1998; Lone Star Film and Television Award, best actress, 1999, for Hope Floats; Joseph Plateau Award of Honour, 1999; Teen Choice Award, choice hissy fit, 1999, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress—comedy/romance, 2000, and Blimp Award nominations, favorite movie actress and (with Ben Affleck) favorite movie couple, both 2000, all for Forces of Nature; People's Choice Award nominations, favorite motion picture actress, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003; Bambi Award, film—international, 2000; American Comedy Award, funniest actress in a leading role in a motion picture, Teen Choice Award, choice wipeout, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy/musical, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical, International Press Academy, and Teen Choice Award nominations, choice actress and choice hissy fit, all 2001, for Miss Congeniality; ShoWest Award, female star of the year, 2001; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice actress in a drama or action adventure, 2002, for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood; Teen Choice Award nominations, choice movie actress and choice movie hissy fit, both 2003, for Two Weeks Notice; Virginia Film Award, Virginia Film Festival, 2004; Woman of the Year, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard University, 2004; Teen Choice Award, choice movie actress in a comedy, and Teen Choice Award nomination (with Regina King), choice movie dance scene, both 2005, for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous; Crystal Award, Women in Film Crystal awards, 2005; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2005; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best acting ensemble, 2005, Gotham Award nomination, best ensemble cast, Independent Features Project/New York, 2005, and Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a cast, 2006, all with others, for Crash; People's Choice Award, favorite female movie star, 2006; named one of the summer's top ten female movie stars, Fandango.com online ticket service, 2006; named one of the ten most generous stars, Forbes magazine, 2006; named one of the twenty-five most intriguing people, Tropopkin magazine.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lisa Edwards, Hangmen, Shapiro Entertainment, 1987.

Debby, Religion, Inc. (also known as A Fool and His Money), Chronicle Films, 1989.

Devlin Moran, Who Shot Patakango? (also known as Breakin' the Rules, Brooklyn Love Story, and Who Shot Pat?), Castle Hill Productions, 1989.

Diane Farrow, Love Potion No. 9 (also known as Love Potion #9), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Lori, Me and the Mob (also known as Who Do I Gotta Kill?), Arrow Releasing, 1992.

Alyssa Rothman, Fire on the Amazon (also known as Lost Paradise), Concorde-New Horizons, 1993.

Amanda, When the Party's Over, Strand Releasing, 1993.

Diane Shaver, The Vanishing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Elaine, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, Warner Bros., 1993.

Lenina Huxley, Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993.

Linda Lue Linden, The Thing Called Love, Paramount, 1993.

Annie Porter, Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Angela Bennett, The Net, Columbia, 1995.

Lucy Eleanor Moderatz, While You Were Sleeping, Buena Vista, 1995.

Agnes von Kurowsky, In Love and War, Warner Bros., 1996.

Ellen Roark, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996.

Roz, Two If by Sea (also known as Stolen Hearts), Warner Bros., 1996.

Annie Porter, Speed 2: Cruise Control (also known as Speed: Cruise Control), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Melba Club, Making Sandwiches (short film), Fortis Films, 1997.

Birdee Pruitt, Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Sally Owens, Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998.

Voice of Miriam, The Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks, 1998.

Herself, Welcome to Hollywood, Phaedra Cinema/PM Entertainment Group/Sunland Entertainment, c. 1998.

Sarah, Forces of Nature, DreamWorks, 1999.

Gracie Hart, Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), Warner Bros., 2000.

Gwen Cummings, 28 Days, Columbia, 2000.

Judy Tipp, Gun Shy (also known as Gunshy), Buena Vista, 2000.

Herself, Famous (also known as Lisa Picard Is Famous), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000.

Exactly 3:30, 2001.

Cassie Mayweather/Jessica Marie Hudson, Murder by Numbers (also known as Murd3r 8y Num8ers), Warner Bros., 2002.

Lucy Kelson, Two Weeks Notice (also known as Untitled Marc Lawrence Project), Warner Bros., 2002.

Siddalee "Sidda" Walker, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Warner Bros., 2002.

Jean, Crash (also known as L.A. Crash), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Gracie Hart, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (also known as Miss Congeniality: Armed and Fabulous, Miss Congeniality 2, and Untitled Miss Congeniality Sequel), Warner Bros., 2005.

Mrs. Harker, Loverboy, Warner Bros., 2005.

Harper Lee, Infamous (also known as Every Word Is True, Have You Heard?, and Untitled Douglas McGrath Movie), Warner Independent Pictures, 2006.

Kate Forster, The Lake House (also known as The Sea and Il mare), Warner Bros., 2006.

Linda, Premonition, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/TriStar, 2006.

Some sources cite appearances in Making Time and Willie and Maya.

Film Executive Producer:

Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998.

Murder by Numbers (also known as Murd3r 8y Num8ers), Warner Bros., 2002.

Film Producer:

Our Father, 1996.

Making Sandwiches (short film), Fortis Films, 1997.

Trespasses (short film), Fortis Films, 1999.

Gun Shy (also known as Gunshy), Buena Vista, 2000.

Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), Warner Bros., 2000.

Exactly 3:30, 2001.

Two Weeks Notice (also known as Untitled Marc Lawrence Project), Warner Bros., 2002.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (also known as Miss Congeniality: Armed and Fabulous, Miss Congeniality 2, and Untitled Miss Congeniality Sequel), Warner Bros., 2005.

Jingle, Paramount, c. 2006.

Film Director:

Making Sandwiches (short film), Fortis Films, 1997.

Film Work; Other:

Performer of song "Heaven Knocking on My Door," The Thing Called Love, Paramount, 1993.

Television Appearances; Series:

Tess McGill, Working Girl, NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Maria, Lucky/Chances (also known as Chances, Chances and Lucky, Jackie Collins' "Lucky," Jackie Collins' "Lucky/Chances," and Lucky), NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Kate Mason, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (also known as Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman II), NBC, 1989.

Stacy, The Preppie Murder, ABC, 1989.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Great American Music: A Salute to Fast Cars, Family Channel, 1994.

The Making of "Speed," 1994.

Herself, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1995.

The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, NBC, 1995.

Smithsonian Fantastic Journey, CBS, 1996.

The Making of "Speed 2: Cruise Control," 1997.

Herself, The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory—75 Years of Award Winners, TNT, 1998.

Herself, The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory—75 Years of Blockbusters, TNT, 1998.

Herself, The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory—75 Years of Laughter, TNT, 1998.

Herself, The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory—75 Years of Stars, TNT, 1998.

The Music of Hope Floats, Country Music Television (CMT), 1998.

Women of the Net, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Herself, Celebrity Weddings: In Style, ABC, 1999.

Herself, 20th Century-Fox: The Blockbuster Years, 2000.

Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (also known as AFI's 100 Years … 100 Thrills), CBS, 2001.

Women on Top: Hollywood and Power, American Movie Classics, 2003.

Appeared in other specials.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1994.

1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995.

The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996.

The 1996 ShoWest Awards, 1996.

The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997.

The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997.

"Andrew Taylor Fashion Show" segment, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998.

Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998.

Presenter, VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 1999.

The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, 1999.

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

The Seventh Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 2001.

2001 ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2001.

The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2001.

Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2002.

Presenter, The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004.

MTV Movie Awards 2005 Pre-Show, MTV, 2005.

The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Fox, 2005.

Presenter, The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006.

Presenter, 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006.

The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2006.

2006 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Barbara Webster, "Confidence Game" (also known as "Episode #19"), Starting from Scratch, syndicated, 1988.

Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 1993, multiple episodes in 1994 and 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006.

The Big Picture, MTV, c. 1994, c. 1995.

Herself, "The Net," HBO First Look, HBO, 1995.

Herself, "Speed," HBO First Look, HBO, 1995.

Herself, "What Women Want," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1995.

Herself, Muppets Tonight! (also known as Muppets Live! and The New Muppet Show), ABC, 1996.

Herself, Mundo VIP, 1996, 2001.

Herself, "The Best of Muppets Tonight!," Muppets Tonight! (also known as Muppets Live! and The New Muppet Show), ABC, 1997.

"Sylvester Stallone," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Sylvester Stallone), Arts and Entertainment, 1997.

Herself, "Hope Floats," HBO First Look, HBO, 1998.

Herself, "Sandra Bullock," Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998.

Herself, Ruby Wax Meets, BBC, 1998.

The Entertainment Business (also known as Bravo Profiles), Bravo, 1998.

Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Herself, "Blowhard," Action (also known as Dragon), Fox, 1999.

Herself, "Forces of Nature," HBO First Look, HBO, 1999.

Herself, "Harry Connick," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Harry Connick), Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Herself, "28 Days," HBO First Look, HBO, 2000.

Herself, Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show), E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Amy, "Happy Birthdays," George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show), ABC, 2002.

Amy, "No Free Lunch," George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show), ABC, 2002.

Herself, "Sandra Bullock," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Herself, "Two Weeks Notice," HBO First Look, HBO, 2002.

Herself, Total Request Live (also known as TRL and Total Request with Carson Daly), MTV, 2002.

Herself, The View, ABC, 2002.

Herself, When I Was a Girl, Women's Entertainment Network (WE), 2002.

Herself, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2002, 2005.

Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2002, 2005.

Herself, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Independent Television (England), 2003.

(In archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004.

Amy, "Bachelor Party," George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show), ABC, 2004.

Herself, "Sandra Bullock," Love Chain, E! Entertainment Television, c. 2004.

Herself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), 2005.

Herself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005.

(In archive footage) Herself, The Fabulous Life of Las Vegas (also known as Fabulous Life of: Las Vegas), VH1, 2005.

Herself, GMTV, Independent Television, 2005.

Herself, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, 2005.

Herself, Parkinson, Independent Television, 2005.

Herself, Rove Live, Ten Network (Australia), 2005.

Herself, This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), Independent Television, 2005.

(In archive footage) Herself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola, 2006.

Herself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T, ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2006.

Herself, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2006.

Herself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2006.

Herself, Taff, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Series:

George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show), ABC, 2002–.

Stage Appearances:

Carolina, No Time Flat, Workshop of the Players Art (WPA) Theatre, New York City, 1988.

Appeared in other productions, including Fool for Love, Go Fish, Hatful of Rain, Measure for Measure, My Sister Eileen, and A Streetcar Named Desire; appeared in an opera in Nuremberg, West Germany (now Germany) and other operas as a child.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show), 2000.

RECORDINGS

Album Work; Executive Producer; Soundtracks:

(Uncredited) Practical Magic, Reprise/Wea, 1998.

Gun Shy, Hollywood Records, 2000.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Warner Bros., 2005.

Videos:

Conversations with Jon Turteltaub (also known as Spotlight on John Turteltaub), Buena Vista, 2000.

Inside "The Net," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002.

"Crash" Featurette, 2005.

Music Videos:

Bob Schneider, "Round and Round," 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Making Sandwiches (short film), Fortis Films, 1997.

Film Music; Songs:

"Heaven Knocking on My Door," The Thing Called Love, Paramount, 1993.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Empire, October, 1997, p. 197; June, 1999, pp. 83-88.

Entertainment Weekly, May 5, 1995.

Femme Fatales, December, 1998, pp. 28-31.

Film Review, June, 1999, pp. 52-57.

Good Housekeeping, May, 2000, p. 106.

InStyle, May, 1998, pp. 232-37; December, 2000, pp. 562-69.

Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2004.

Marie Claire, May, 2002, pp. 80-82, 84.

Movieline, August, 1994, pp. 56-60, 87; April, 1999, pp. 44-52, 86.

Parade, May 17, 1998, p. 10; March 31, 2002, pp. 8-9.

People Weekly, November 18, 1996, p. 60; January 27, 1997, p. 122; June 30, 1997, p. 130; June 15, 1998, p. 164; October 19, 1998, p. 182; May 10, 1999, p. 198; April 4, 2005, p. 82; August 1, 2005, p. 48.

Premiere, July, 1996, pp. 62-69, 103; April, 2000, pp. 72-76, 106.

Reader's Digest, January, 2003, pp. 88-95.

Redbook, January, 2001, p. 78.

Rolling Stone, June 26, 1997, pp. 38-41, 62.

The Source, November 13, 1998, p. 5.

TV Guide, February 21, 2004, p. 36.

USA Today, May 29, 1998.

US Weekly, April 24, 2000, pp. 48-53; August 14, 2000, p. 20; December 31, 2000, pp. 46-51.