Mini Biography of Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock was born Sandra Annette Bullock on July 26, 1964, in a suburb of Washinton, D.C.. Bullock's father is from Alabama. He was a contractor for the Pentagon and a voice coach. Sandra's mother was an opera singer. Sandra's beloved mother died of cancer in 2000.

Sandra Bullock's grandfather was a rocket scientist from Germany. Bullock grew up in Nuernberg, Germany until she was twelve years old. Sandra is fluent in German. Sandra sang in the children's choir in Nuernberg. Sandra accompanied her mother when her mother performed for the opera and traveled all around Europe with her mother. Bullock studied both ballet and singing as a child. Bullock even had small parts in her mother's opera tours.

After moving to the United States, Sandra was a cheerleader and performed in school plays while attending high school. She was voted "Most Likely to Brighten Up Your Day" while in high school. After graduating in 1982, she attended East Carolina University in North Carolina. Bullock went to school until her senior year, when she dropped out of college to pursue acting. Sandra later finished her degree and got a bachelor's degree.

Bullock relocated to Manhattan while trying to get acting jobs. She worked as a bartender and waitress to support herself. Sandra took acting classes at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She is one of the last actors to have studied under the infamous acting coach, Sanford Meisner.

Bullock's first movie was the television movie, "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" in 1989. Soon after making the movie, Bullock relocated to Los Angeles, California. Sandra Bullock started getting small parts in several films. She landed a lead role on the NBC sitcom "Working Girl" in 1990.

Sandra's first important role was in the movie "Demolition Man". This role led to her playing a leading role in "Speed" opposite Keanu Reeves in 1994. "Speed" landed Bullock other roles which would lead to her stardom. She starred in "While You Were Sleeping", "Two Weeks Notice", "The Net", "Speed 2", "Miss Congeniality", and "Miss Congeniality 2" in short succession.