Biography of Sandra Bullock

Drama and irony

July 26, 1964
Sandra Annette Bullock, known by all as Sandra Bullock was born in Virginia, in Arlington on July 26, 1964. Daughter of Helga Meyer, German singing teacher (whose father had been a rocket scientist), and John w. Bullock, coach native to Alabama. Until the age of twelve years living in Furth, Germany, taking part as a singer in a choir of the Staatstheater Nuremberg. To follow its mother, which parallels to the teaching activities of opera singer on tour, Sandra during infancy travels often to Europe, learning to speak German and coming into contact with many cultures. After studying singing and Ballet, is also known for small roles in productions at the theater of Nuremberg, before moving in the United States and return to Arlington, where he attended Washington-Lee High School. Here participates in school theatrical productions, alternating between acting to that of cheerleader. After graduating from high school in 1982, she enrolled at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, but leaves the University in 1986, to devote himself body and soul to the acting career. Shortly after he decided to move to New York, where, keeping working as a waitress and bartender, follows an acting course at Sanford Meisner.
In 1987, then gets her first role in the movie "Hangmen". It's been years where Sandra is divided between theatre, television and film. After starring in "No time flat" representation off-Broadway, is called by Director Alan j. Levi, was positively impressed by her performance, for a role in the tv movie Bionic showdown: the six million dollar man and the bionic woman. " Is the first part of a certain thickness, followed by independent productions such as "preppie murder" (original title: "The preppie murder") and "Who shot Patakango?". The big break, however, comes with a comic role: Bullock is called to make the star of the sitcom "Working girl-a career woman," where she plays Tess McGill, in the role in the film released in 1988 was played by Melanie Griffith. At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s Sandra stands out more and more, until in 1992 comes to star in "love potion" (original title: "Love potion no. 9 "), the film in fact negligible, except on the set meets Mr Tate Donovan, whom he falls in love madly.
The following year, however, is the time of "The vanishing", thriller horror shades that includes the cast Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland. At this point in career, Sandra Bullock alternates with equal aplomb comedies and dramas: switch from fun "new year's Eve Party" (original title: "When the party's over") in the drama "the thing called love" (original title: "The thing called love"), where, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starred Dermot Mulroney and Samantha Mathis. Located opposite Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition man, "science fiction thriller, followed by" fire on the Amazon "(original title:" Fire on the Amazon "), pretentious adventure movies, and especially" wrestling Ernest Hemingway "(original title:" Wrestling Ernest Hemingway "), starring Shirley MacLaine, Richard Harris and Robert Duvall. What role does know Sandra Bullock to worldwide is to Annie Porter, star of "Speed", the 1994 blockbuster movie with Dennis Hopper and Keanu Reeves. The actress plays a rather reckless bus driver, which must maintain the means over fifty miles per hour of speed to avoid it explodes. Critics and audiences applaud both the foil (won the Academy Award for best sound editing and best sound) that the protagonist, winner of the Mtv Movie Awards as an actress more attractive and best female performance. For Sandra this is a period of great success from the point of view of work. With "a love of his own" (original title "While you were sleeping") also gets a nomination for a Golden Globe as best actress in a musical or comedy: she plays Lucy, a Metro ticket lady who saves the life of a wealthy man, handsome and famous following an accident in the metro, and being exchanged by the relatives of the man for his girlfriend (the role of Lucy Incidentally, was originally to be entrusted to Demi Moore).
The 1995 is also the year of "The net-Trapped in the net," thriller with Jeremy Northam where Bullock (which for this part will also get a nomination at the Mtv Movie Awards) Act as custodian of a shocking secret, a computer expert and a victim of a gang of hackers. The second half of the 1990s does not leave a moment's pause to Sandra that in 1996, after having taken part in the comedy with Denis Leary "thieves of love" (original title: "Two if by sea"), he founded a production company, Fortis Films, the controlled and managed together with her sister Gesine. Also in 1996 appears in "love forever" (original title: "In love and war"), Richard Attenborough's biopic chronicling the life of Agnes von Kurovsky, the first woman beloved by Ernest Hemingway (who has the face of Chris O'Donnell) and especially in "a time to kill" (original title: "A time to kill"), choral thriller with Oliver Platt, Kevin Spacey , Donald Sutherland, Matthew McConaughey and Samuel l. Jackson, based on the novel written by John Grisham. A setback came in 1997, when "Speed 2-without limits" (original title: "Speed 2: Cruise control"), sequel to the film that launched, is panned by critics, also because of the replacement of Keanu Reeves with Jason Patric. Sandra, however, recovers immediately, both as actress-by participating in the romantic "hope floats" (original title: "Hope floats"), with Harry Connick Jr. and Gena Rowlands-both as a filmmaker, because in 1998 he directed a short film for the first time: it's about "Making sandwiches," starring Eric Roberts and Matthew McConaughey.
Follow the voice of the cartoon "the Prince of Egypt" (original title: The prince of Egypt ") and participation in" Amori & spells "(original title:" Practical magic "), with Stockard Channing and Nicole Kidman. In 1999 Sandra Bullock starred alongside Ben Affleck in "catch 22", romantic comedy inspired by the films of Frank Capra's 1934 's "it happened one night," and Liam Neeson in "Gun shy-A revolver in analysis," Detective comedy produced by herself. Underappreciated is "28 days" (original title: "28 days"), drama film with Viggo Mortensen, in which Bullock plays the role of a female drug addict and alcoholic obliged to spend 28 days in a clinic for care. The great public success goes back to the dawn of the new millennium, with the 2000 comedy "Miss congeniality" (original title: "Miss Congeniality"), in which Bullock plays an undercover FBI agent Gracie Hart, committed to thwarting an attack on the Miss America beauty pageant: a role that also applies a nomination for a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy. After "Miss congeniality" Sandra Bullock takes a break to concentrate on private life, and back to the big screen in 2002, alongside Michael Pitt and Ryan Gosling in "Formula for a crime" (original title: "Murder by numbers"), psychological thriller that is being screened out of competition at the 55th Cannes Film Festival. Sandra continues to pass easily between dramatic roles in comic roles and vice versa: and so, in the same year he took part in "divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" (original title: "Divine secret of Ya-Ya sisterhood"), alongside Ellen Burstyn, James Garner and Maggie Smith. Taken from the novel of the same name written by Rebecca Wells, the comedy highlights the irony of Sandra Bullock, then confirmed in the romantic comedy with Hugh Grant "Two weeks notice-two weeks notice." In 2004 Sandra Bullock is called acting in one of the best films of the season: "Crash" Director Paul Haggis's debut, earn six Oscar nominations of 2006, winning statuettes for best film editing, best original screenplay and best picture.
Next to Bullock, actors like Brendan Fraser, Thandie Newton and Matt Dillon. The 2005 is the year of the star on the Walk of fame; in the same year, Sandra makes a brief appearance in "Loverboy," with Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, and plays back Gracie Hart in "Miss congeniality-Infiltrated special" sequel to "Miss congeniality" featuring along with Regina King. Another great return is that of 2006, when Bullock returns to pair with Keanu Reeves, to more than ten years from "Speed", in "the Lake House": a romantic comedy, a remake of the 2000 film "Sea", which depicts the relationship of love between Kate Foster, doctor, and Alex Wyler, architect, who have never met despite living in the same House , and who have a sentimental story only through the letterbox. In the same year, then, "Infamous-a very bad reputation" starring alongside Jeff Daniels, Peter Bogdanovich and Sigourney Weaver in a biographical film dedicated to the life of Truman Capote. In 2007, however, the critique appreciates in an excited Linda Hanson role played by Bullock in the drama "Premonition" with Amber Valletta and Peter Stormare as a housewife who discovers that her husband died in a car accident while traveling on business, he is still alive. Sandra's career travels set sail: in 2009 the comedy "Blackmail of love" (original title: "The proposal") won four nominations at the Mtv Movie Awards, while Bullock wins award for actress of the year at the People's Choice Awards: the box office success of the film, which sees as co-star Ryan Reynolds is awesome, and proceeds almost 320 million dollars. Other comedy of 2009 is "all about Steve" (original title: "All about Steve"), in which Bullock, alongside Bradley Cooper as a creator of crossword puzzles somewhat unfortunate. The outcome of the film, however, is not the best, and Bullock wins two Golden Raspberry Awards, for worst actress and worst screen couple as part of.
A slight hiccup in a period that soon will give the greatest satisfaction, namely the Oscar for "The blind side," biographical film in which Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, the mother of future football hero Michael Oher. Trivia: the actress received the Oscar for best actress on the evening after collecting the Golden Raspberry Awards. In 2011, after producing "Kiss & tango", takes part in "extremely loud and incredibly close," nominated for best picture at the Oscars of 2012. During the ceremony, the Bullock presents the award dedicated to the best foreign language film, showing off a great German and, surprisingly, even a few phrases in Mandarin. The private life of Sandra Bullock has always been characterized by violent emotions: on 20 December 2000, the actress crashed aboard a private business jet at Jackson Hoile Airport, due to technical problems at runway lights which made it impossible to land under normal conditions. For her, however, there were no consequences. From the emotional point of view, it is often accompanied by colleagues met on the set: from Tate Donovan in Troy Aikman, from Matthew McConaughey (met during the filming of "a time to kill") to Ryan Reynolds, not to mention Ryan Gosling. In 2005 she married Jesse g. James; the relationship ended after the discovery of cheating her husband with a porn star.
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