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| birth_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S. |
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'''Sandra Annette Bullock''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʊ|l|ə|k}}; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She has received |
'''Sandra Annette Bullock''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʊ|l|ə|k}}; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer. She has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Sandra Bullock|several accolades]], including an [[Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]]. She was the [[List of highest-paid film actors|world's highest-paid actress]] in 2010 and 2014, and was named one of [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s 100 most influential people in the world]] in 2010. |
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After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller ''[[Hangmen (film)|Hangmen]]'' (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993). Her breakthrough in the action thriller ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995), and the dramas ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996) and ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998). She achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'' (2002), ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' (2009), ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' (2013), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Lost City (2022 film)|The Lost City]]'' (2022); the dramas ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Unforgivable]]'' (2021); and the thrillers ''[[Premonition (2007 film)|Premonition]]'' (2007) and ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'' (2018). For her portrayal of [[Leigh Anne Tuohy]] in the biographical drama ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' (2009), Bullock won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), which is her highest-grossing live-action film. |
After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller ''[[Hangmen (film)|Hangmen]]'' (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993). Her breakthrough in the action thriller ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995), and the dramas ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996) and ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998). She achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'' (2002), ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' (2009), ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' (2013), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Lost City (2022 film)|The Lost City]]'' (2022); the dramas ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Unforgivable]]'' (2021); and the thrillers ''[[Premonition (2007 film)|Premonition]]'' (2007) and ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'' (2018). For her portrayal of [[Leigh Anne Tuohy]] in the biographical drama ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' (2009), Bullock won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), which is her highest-grossing live-action film. |
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In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company [[Fortis Films]]. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including ''[[Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous]]'' (2005) and ''[[All About Steve]]'' (2009), and served as an executive producer on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' (2002–2007), on which she made numerous appearances. Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, Bullock was also named the [[People (magazine)#People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|Most Beautiful Woman]] by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine in 2015. |
In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company [[Fortis Films]]. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including ''[[Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous]]'' (2005) and ''[[All About Steve]]'' (2009), and served as an executive producer on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' (2002–2007), on which she made numerous appearances. Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, Bullock was also named the [[People (magazine)#People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|Most Beautiful Woman]] by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine in 2015. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life and education== |
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Bullock was born in [[Arlington County, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/sandra_bullock/ |title=Sandra Bullock: Snapshot |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 14, 2016 |archive-date=February 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209160943/http://www.people.com/people/sandra_bullock/}}</ref> the daughter of Helga Mathilde ([[née]] Meyer; 1942–2000), an opera singer and voice teacher from Germany, and John Wilson Bullock<ref>{{cite web| url = https://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=john-wilson-bullock&pid=190383276| title = Obituary}}</ref> (1925–2018), an [[United States Army|Army]] employee and part-time voice coach from [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/bullock.htm |title=Sandra Bullock genealogy |website=RootsWeb |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-date=January 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106214030/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/bullock.htm |url-status=dead |
Bullock was born on July 26, 1964, in [[Arlington County, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/sandra_bullock/ |title=Sandra Bullock: Snapshot |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 14, 2016 |archive-date=February 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209160943/http://www.people.com/people/sandra_bullock/}}</ref> the daughter of Helga Mathilde ([[née]] Meyer; 1942–2000), an opera singer and voice teacher from [[Germany]], and John Wilson Bullock<ref>{{cite web| url = https://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=john-wilson-bullock&pid=190383276| title = Obituary}}</ref> (1925–2018), an [[United States Army|Army]] employee and part-time voice coach from [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/bullock.htm |title=Sandra Bullock genealogy |website=RootsWeb |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-date=January 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106214030/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/bullock.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/sandra-bullock-s-father-john-w-bullock-has-passed-away-t137953 |title=Sandra Bullock's father, John W. Bullock, dies at 93 |website=[[Today.com]] |date=September 21, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cwgbeyauqlgb/ |title=Keanu Reeves loving the World Cup |date=June 20, 2006 |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019183019/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cwgbeyauqlgb |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her father, who was in charge of the [[Military_mail#U.S. Military Postal Service (MPS)|Army's Military Postal Service]] in Europe, was stationed in [[Nuremberg]] when he met her mother.<ref name="Sandra">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sandra-bullocks-army-veteran-father-dead-at-93 |title=Sandra Bullock's Army veteran father dead at 93 |first=Morgan M. |last=Evans |date=September 20, 2018 |website=[[Fox News]] |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> Her parents married in Germany. Bullock's maternal grandfather was a German rocket scientist from Nuremberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/a166297/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-sandra-bullock/|title=Ten Things You Never Knew About Sandra Bullock|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|date=July 22, 2009|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> The family returned to Arlington, where her father worked with the [[United States Army Materiel Command|Army Materiel Command]] before becoming a contractor for [[The Pentagon]].<ref name="Sandra" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/sandra-bullock-mom-was-the-life-of-the-party/|title=Sandra Bullock: Mom Was the Life of the Party |last=Hamm |first=Liza |date=September 30, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://people.com/archive/cover-story-sandra-bullock-i-have-my-family-vol-67-no-12/ |title=Sandra Bullock: 'I Have My Family'|last=Chiu |first=Alexis |date=March 26, 2007 |magazine=People |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Bullock has a younger sister, [[Gesine Bullock-Prado]], who served as president of Bullock's production company Fortis Films.<ref name="Bio" /> |
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For 12 years, Bullock lived in [[Nuremberg]], West Germany, and [[Vienna]] and [[Salzburg]], Austria,<ref name="Welt profile">{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article1952673/SANDRA-BULLOCK.html |title=Sandra Bullock |date=April 30, 2008 |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |language=de |access-date=December 7, 2016}}{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}</ref> and grew up speaking German.<ref name="Local">{{cite web |url=http://www.thelocal.de/20090629/20277 |title=Sandra Bullock applying for German passport |date=June 26, 2009 |website=[[The Local]] |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> She had a [[Waldorf education]] in Nuremberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waldorf.net/html/aktuell/kuenstlerischer_unterricht.htm |title=Ehemalige Waldorfschülerin gewinnt Oscar |trans-title=Former Waldorf student wins Oscar |first=Detlef |last=Hardorp |website=[[Waldorf education|Die Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Waldorfschulen]] [[Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region|Berlin-Brandenburg]] |language=de |access-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131432/http://www.waldorf.net/html/aktuell/kuenstlerischer_unterricht.htm |archive-date=December 8, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Welt profile" /> As a child, while her mother went on European opera tours, Bullock usually stayed with her aunt Christl and cousin Susanne, the latter of whom later married politician [[Peter Ramsauer]].<ref>"Flash, Die Bilder des Tages – Echt bayerisch". ''[[Rhein-Zeitung]]''. July 11, 2000. Retrieved December 7, 2016.</ref> Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child and frequently accompanied her mother, taking small parts in her opera productions.<ref name="Bullockbio">{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/sandra-bullock-9542453 |title=Sandra Bullock Biography |website=Biography.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> In Nuremberg, she sang in the opera's children's choir.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kino.de/mitwirk.php4?typ=filmstarportrait&nr=24935&PHPSESSID=79bcb28af46330971138e0880b77c9b7 |title=Die Nette von nebenan |website=Kino.de |language=de |access-date=July 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514092453/http://www.kino.de/mitwirk.php4?typ=filmstarportrait&nr=24935&PHPSESSID=98816571faea1374fec030661906c351 |archive-date=May 14, 2005}}</ref> Bullock has a scar above her left eye which was caused by a fall into a creek when she was a child.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/celebrities-scars-famous-blemishes-stories-behind-them-204500278.html |title=Celebrities with Scars: Famous Blemishes and the Stories Behind Them |last=Zoe |first=Bauer |date=May 29, 2012 |website=Yahoo! News UK |access-date=October 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112153048/http://uk.news.yahoo.com/celebrities-scars-famous-blemishes-stories-behind-them-204500278.html |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |series=[[Live! With Kelly and Michael]] |season=1 |number=209 |airdate=June 27, 2013 |title=Live! With Kelly and Michael |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]}}</ref> While she maintains her American citizenship, she applied for German citizenship in 2009.<ref name="Local" /> |
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Bullock attended [[Washington-Lee High School]], where she was a cheerleader and performed in school theater productions. After graduating in 1982, she attended [[East Carolina University]] |
Bullock attended [[Washington-Lee High School]], where she was a cheerleader and performed in school theater productions. After graduating in 1982, she attended [[East Carolina University]] in [[Greenville, North Carolina]], where she received a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in Drama in 1987.<ref>[https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article211347744.html How did Sandra Bullock earn money at NC college? Drag queens]</ref> While at East Carolina, she performed in theater productions, including ''[[Peter Pan]]'' and ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/06/12/sandra-bullock-to-produce-tv-show-about-her-days-at-ecu/4926434007/|title=Sandra Bullock to produce TV show about her days at ECU|first=Hunter Ingram StarNews|last=Staff|website=Wilmington Star-News}}</ref> She then moved to [[Manhattan, New York]], where she supported herself as a bartender, cocktail waitress, and coat checker while auditioning for roles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Bullock |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/sandra-bullock/ |website=Empire Online |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Early roles and breakthrough (1987–1995)=== |
===Early roles and breakthrough (1987–1995)=== |
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While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with [[Sanford Meisner]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |title=Sandra Bullock- Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002500/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> She appeared in several student films and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play ''No Time Flat''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/theater/review-theater-ketron-s-no-time-flat.html |title=Review/Theater; Ketron's 'No Time Flat' |first=Mel |last=Gussow |date=May 5, 1988 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> Director [[Alan J. Levi]] was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film ''[[Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/171741_flashback_sandra_bullock_was_charming_as_ever_1989 |title=Flashback: Sandra Bullock Was Charming as Ever in 1989 |first=Meredith B. |last=Kile |date=September 11, 2015 |website=ET Online |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several [[independent film]]s, |
While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with [[Sanford Meisner]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |title=Sandra Bullock- Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002500/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> She appeared in several student films and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play ''No Time Flat''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/theater/review-theater-ketron-s-no-time-flat.html |title=Review/Theater; Ketron's 'No Time Flat' |first=Mel |last=Gussow |date=May 5, 1988 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> Director [[Alan J. Levi]] was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film ''[[Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/171741_flashback_sandra_bullock_was_charming_as_ever_1989 |title=Flashback: Sandra Bullock Was Charming as Ever in 1989 |first=Meredith B. |last=Kile |date=September 11, 2015 |website=ET Online |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several [[independent film]]s, and in the lead role of the short-lived [[NBC]] television version of the film ''[[Working Girl (TV series)|Working Girl]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/551820/yes-these-movies-became-tv-shows-and-it-didn-t-work-out |title=Yes, These Movies Became TV Shows...and it Didn't Work Out |first=Chris |last=Harnick |date=June 23, 2014 |website=E! Online |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1990/04/27/working-girl |title=Working Girl |first=Ken |last=Tucker |date=April 27, 1990 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> She went on to appear in several films, such as ''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]]'' (1992), ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993) and ''[[Fire on the Amazon]]'' (1993), before her supporting role in the sci-fi action film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993).<ref name="Bullockbio" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-07-ca-64914-story.html |title=She's So Hollywood--and Proud of It : Movies: 'Demolition Man's' Sandra Bullock says she's as 'shallow as anybody,' but don't let her wackiness fool you. There's a method to her madness |first=Bruce |last=Newman |date=December 7, 1993 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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[[File:Sandra Bullock Cannes.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]]] |
[[File:Sandra Bullock Cannes.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]]] |
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In 1994, she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving a bus that was rigged by a terrorist, in the smash-hit blockbuster ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' alongside [[Keanu Reeves]]. She was required to read for ''Speed'' to ensure that there was the right chemistry between her and Reeves. She recalls they had to do "all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/07/22/sandra-bullocks-career-hits-high-gear/|title=Sandra Bullock's Career Hits High Gear |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |date=July 22, 1994 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''Speed'' received critical acclaim, with [[Rotten Tomatoes]] calling it a "terrific popcorn thriller [with] outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, [[Dennis Hopper]], and Sandra Bullock",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994 |title=Speed (1994) |website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=June 10, 1994 }}</ref> grossed $350 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=speed.htm |title=Speed |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Sandra Bullock|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=sandrabullock.htm|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and helped establish Bullock as a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actress. She won [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[21st Saturn Awards]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female|Most Desirable Female]] at the [[1995 MTV Movie Awards]]. |
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Bullock headlined the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995) as a lonely [[Chicago Transit Authority]] token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/while_you_were_sleeping |title=While You Were Sleeping (1995) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 19, 2002 }}</ref> She received her first |
Bullock headlined the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995) as a lonely [[Chicago Transit Authority]] token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/while_you_were_sleeping |title=While You Were Sleeping (1995) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 19, 2002 }}</ref> She received her first nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]]. The thriller ''[[The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]'' (also 1995), starred Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. [[Owen Gleiberman]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', complimented her performance, saying, "Bullock pulls you into the movie. Her overripe smile and clear, imploring eyes are sometimes evocative of [[Julia Roberts]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/08/04/net-2/|title=The Net |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=August 4, 1995 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''While You Were Sleeping'' and ''The Net'' made $182 million and $110.6 million, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=net.htm |title=The Net (1995) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
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=== Worldwide recognition (1996–2007) === |
=== Worldwide recognition (1996–2007) === |
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In ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), a legal drama based on [[John Grisham]]'s 1989 [[A Time to Kill (Grisham novel)|novel of the same name]], Bullock portrayed a member of the defense team in the trial for the murder of two men who raped a young girl, opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Matthew McConaughey]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]. She received an [[MTV Movie Award]] nomination for Best Female Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=timetokill.htm |title=A Time to Kill (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She subsequently received $11 million for ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'' (1997), which she agreed to star in for financial backing for her next project, ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.damascusfest.com/en/film/details/Speed+2%3A+Cruise+Control/214 |title=Festival History: 1987: Speed 2: Cruise Control |website=[[Damascus International Film Festival]] XVIII, November 7–13, 2010}} {{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Unlike the original film, ''Speed 2'' was a critical and commercial flop that she later disparaged.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/21-May-2009/Sandra-regrets-making-Speed-2 |title=Sandra regrets making Speed 2 |date=May 21, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> In ''Hope Floats'', she starred as an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (played by [[Michael Paré]]) reveals his infidelity to her on a talk show. Critic [[James Berardinelli]] remarked that her "undisputed strength lies in a blend of light drama and comedy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |title=Review: Hope Floats |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |year=1998 |website=[[ReelViews]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103701/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> That film was a commercial success, grossing $81.4 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hopefloats.htm |title=Hope Floats (1998) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
In ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), a legal drama based on [[John Grisham]]'s 1989 [[A Time to Kill (Grisham novel)|novel of the same name]], Bullock portrayed a member of the defense team in the trial for the murder of two men who raped a young girl, opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Matthew McConaughey]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]. She received an [[MTV Movie Award]] nomination for Best Female Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=timetokill.htm |title=A Time to Kill (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She subsequently received $11 million for ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'' (1997), which she agreed to star in for financial backing for her next project, ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.damascusfest.com/en/film/details/Speed+2%3A+Cruise+Control/214 |title=Festival History: 1987: Speed 2: Cruise Control |website=[[Damascus International Film Festival]] XVIII, November 7–13, 2010}} {{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Unlike the original film, ''Speed 2'' was a critical and commercial flop that she later disparaged.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/21-May-2009/Sandra-regrets-making-Speed-2 |title=Sandra regrets making Speed 2 |date=May 21, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> In ''Hope Floats'', she starred as an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (played by [[Michael Paré]]) reveals his infidelity to her on a talk show. Critic [[James Berardinelli]] remarked that her "undisputed strength lies in a blend of light drama and comedy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |title=Review: Hope Floats |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |year=1998 |website=[[ReelViews]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103701/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> That film was a commercial success, grossing $81.4 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hopefloats.htm |title=Hope Floats (1998) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
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Bullock starred in the comedy ''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998) alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] as two witch sisters who face a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. While the film opened atop the chart on its North American opening weekend, it flopped at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/practical-magic-revisited-20-years-later/573097/ |title=Thank the '90s for Practical Magic |first=David |last=Sims |date=October 16, 2018 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Practical-Magic |title=Practical Magic (1998) - Financial Information |website=The Numbers}}</ref> That year, she voiced Miriam in the [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' and wrote, produced, and directed the short film ''[[Making Sandwiches]]''. She next played a free-spirited drifter who begins to talk to a writer ([[Ben Affleck]]) in the romantic comedy ''[[Forces of Nature (1999 film)|Forces of Nature]]'' (1999), on which ''Boxoffice Magazine'' remarked: "The combination of Affleck's deadpan by-the-book persona with the spontaneity of Bullock's character sparks with convincing chemistry."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forces_of_nature/reviews/ |title=Forces of Nature - Movie Reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> ''Forces of Nature'' made $93 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcesofnature.htm |title=Forces of Nature (1999) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Bullock took on the role of an [[FBI]] agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in the comedy ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), which became another financial success, with a global gross of $212 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=misscongeniality.htm |title=Miss Congeniality (2000) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> It earned her a second Golden Globe Award |
Bullock starred in the comedy ''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998) alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] as two witch sisters who face a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. While the film opened atop the chart on its North American opening weekend, it flopped at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/practical-magic-revisited-20-years-later/573097/ |title=Thank the '90s for Practical Magic |first=David |last=Sims |date=October 16, 2018 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Practical-Magic |title=Practical Magic (1998) - Financial Information |website=The Numbers}}</ref> That year, she voiced Miriam in the [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' and wrote, produced, and directed the short film ''[[Making Sandwiches]]''. She next played a free-spirited drifter who begins to talk to a writer ([[Ben Affleck]]) in the romantic comedy ''[[Forces of Nature (1999 film)|Forces of Nature]]'' (1999), on which ''Boxoffice Magazine'' remarked: "The combination of Affleck's deadpan by-the-book persona with the spontaneity of Bullock's character sparks with convincing chemistry."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forces_of_nature/reviews/ |title=Forces of Nature - Movie Reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> ''Forces of Nature'' made $93 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcesofnature.htm |title=Forces of Nature (1999) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Bullock took on the role of an [[FBI]] agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in the comedy ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), which became another financial success, with a global gross of $212 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=misscongeniality.htm |title=Miss Congeniality (2000) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> It earned her a second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. In ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'' (also 2000), a dramedy directed by [[Betty Thomas]], Bullock starred as a newspaper columnist obliged to enter a rehabilitation program for alcoholism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191754/ |title=28 Days |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
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[[File:Sandra Bullock(cannesPhotoCall).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bullock at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]] |
[[File:Sandra Bullock(cannesPhotoCall).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bullock at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]] |
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Bullock starred in the psychological thriller ''[[Murder by Numbers]]'' (2002) as a seasoned homicide detective. [[Roger Ebert]] awarded the film three stars out of a possible four, stating: "Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability, creating a character you'd like to like, and could like, if she weren't so sad, strange and turned in upon herself."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/murder-by-numbers-2002 |title=Murder by Numbers |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=April 19, 2002 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=December 14, 2015}}</ref> She teamed up with [[Hugh Grant]] for the romantic comedy ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'' (also 2002), in which she starred as a lawyer who walks out on her boss.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |title=Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant Talk About 'Two Weeks Notice' |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |website=[[About.com]] |access-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050522085544/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> Liz Braun, of ''Jam! Movies'', found Bullock and Grant to be "perfectly paired", stating: "The script allows the two actors to be at their comedic best, even though the film as a whole is amateurish in many ways".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jam.canoe. |
Bullock starred in the psychological thriller ''[[Murder by Numbers]]'' (2002) as a seasoned homicide detective. [[Roger Ebert]] awarded the film three stars out of a possible four, stating: "Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability, creating a character you'd like to like, and could like, if she weren't so sad, strange and turned in upon herself."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/murder-by-numbers-2002 |title=Murder by Numbers |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=April 19, 2002 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=December 14, 2015}}</ref> She teamed up with [[Hugh Grant]] for the romantic comedy ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'' (also 2002), in which she starred as a lawyer who walks out on her boss.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |title=Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant Talk About 'Two Weeks Notice' |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |website=[[About.com]] |access-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050522085544/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> Liz Braun, of ''Jam! Movies'', found Bullock and Grant to be "perfectly paired", stating: "The script allows the two actors to be at their comedic best, even though the film as a whole is amateurish in many ways".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429201738/http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |title=Latest reviews |website=Jam! Movies |access-date=December 9, 2018 }} </ref> ''Two Weeks Notice'' made $199 million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twoweeksnotice.htm |title=Two Weeks Notice (2002) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> That year, she was presented with the [[Raul Julia]] Award for Excellence for helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry as the executive producer of the sitcom ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' (2002–2007).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.washingtonlife.com/backissues/archives/02nov/around_town.htm |title=Around Town |last=Shor |first=Donna |date=November 2002 |magazine=Washington Life |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031225071915/http://www.washingtonlife.com/backissues/archives/02nov/around_town.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2003 }}</ref> She also made several appearances on the show as [[List of George Lopez characters#Amy|Accident Amy]], an accident-prone employee at the factory Lopez's character manages.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/george-lopez-1200550388/ |title=George Lopez |first=Phil |last=Gallo |date=April 9, 2002 |magazine=Variety |access-date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref> |
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As part of a large ensemble cast, Bullock played the wife of a district attorney in the drama ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004), which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |title=Total Recall: Sandra Bullock's Best Movies |page=2 |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=June 18, 2009 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621190626/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> For ''Crash'', she received the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] along with the rest of the cast. She next received a $17.5 million salary for ''[[Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61702-2005Mar23.html |title=Miss Congeniality' Sequel Flunks the Talent Competition |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=March 24, 2005 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> which Roger Ebert called a "doubly unnecessary" sequel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/miss-congeniality-2-armed-and-fabulous-2005|title=Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous movie review (2005) | Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref> She was a co-recipient of the 2005 [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |title=The Crystal + Lucy Awards® |website=Women In Film |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160728200327/http://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, Bullock reunited with [[Keanu Reeves]] for the romantic drama ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'', although their characters were separated throughout the film and they were only on set together for two weeks during filming,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895 |title=Speed Demons |last=Topel |first=Fred |magazine=The Wave |access-date=June 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216071629/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895 |archive-date=December 16, 2006}}</ref> and played [[Harper Lee]] in ''[[Infamous (2006 film)|Infamous]]'', a drama based on [[George Plimpton]]'s 1997 book ''Truman Capote'', alongside [[Toby Jones]] and [[Daniel Craig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infamous-2006 |title=Infamous |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=October 12, 2006 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> ''The Lake House'' was a financial success, while ''Infamous'' received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lakehouse.htm |title=The Lake House (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller ''[[Premonition (2007 film)|Premonition]]'' (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |title=Dead or alive? |last=Whipp |first=Glenn |date=January 20, 2007 |website=San Bernardino County Sun |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202825/http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Despite negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2007/03/i-see-sandra-bullock/ |title=I See Sandra Bullock! |first=Rex |last=Reed |date=March 19, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> the film grossed $84.1 million worldwide. |
As part of a large ensemble cast, Bullock played the wife of a district attorney in the drama ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004), which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |title=Total Recall: Sandra Bullock's Best Movies |page=2 |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=June 18, 2009 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621190626/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> For ''Crash'', she received the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] along with the rest of the cast. She next received a $17.5 million salary for ''[[Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61702-2005Mar23.html |title=Miss Congeniality' Sequel Flunks the Talent Competition |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=March 24, 2005 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> which Roger Ebert called a "doubly unnecessary" sequel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/miss-congeniality-2-armed-and-fabulous-2005|title=Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous movie review (2005) | Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref> She was a co-recipient of the 2005 [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |title=The Crystal + Lucy Awards® |website=Women In Film |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160728200327/http://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, Bullock reunited with [[Keanu Reeves]] for the romantic drama ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'', although their characters were separated throughout the film and they were only on set together for two weeks during filming,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895 |title=Speed Demons |last=Topel |first=Fred |magazine=The Wave |access-date=June 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216071629/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895 |archive-date=December 16, 2006}}</ref> and played [[Harper Lee]] in ''[[Infamous (2006 film)|Infamous]]'', a drama based on [[George Plimpton]]'s 1997 book ''Truman Capote'', alongside [[Toby Jones]] and [[Daniel Craig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infamous-2006 |title=Infamous |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=October 12, 2006 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> ''The Lake House'' was a financial success, while ''Infamous'' received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lakehouse.htm |title=The Lake House (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller ''[[Premonition (2007 film)|Premonition]]'' (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |title=Dead or alive? |last=Whipp |first=Glenn |date=January 20, 2007 |website=San Bernardino County Sun |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202825/http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Despite negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2007/03/i-see-sandra-bullock/ |title=I See Sandra Bullock! |first=Rex |last=Reed |date=March 19, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> the film grossed $84.1 million worldwide. |
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[[File:SandraBullockMay09.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the premiere of ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' in 2009]] |
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In 2009, Bullock starred as a pushy editor-in-chief in the romantic comedy ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'', opposite [[Ryan Reynolds]], which grossed $317 million at the worldwide box office, making it her fourth-most successful picture to date.<ref name="bom" /> She received her third Golden Globe Award |
In 2009, Bullock starred as a pushy editor-in-chief in the romantic comedy ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'', opposite [[Ryan Reynolds]], which grossed $317 million at the worldwide box office, making it her fourth-most successful picture to date.<ref name="bom" /> She received her third nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/sandra-bullock |title=Sandra Bullock |website=GoldenGlobes.com |access-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216052028/http://www.goldenglobes.com/sandra-bullock |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}</ref> That same year, the drama ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' opened at number two behind ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon]]'' with $34.2 million, making it Bullock's second-highest opening weekend ever; it went on to gross over $309 million, making it her highest-grossing domestic film, her fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide, and the first one in history to pass the $200 million mark with only one top-billed female star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blindside.htm |title=The Blind Side (2009) |date=February 21, 2010 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=February 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/movies/sandra-bullock-makes-history/|title=Sandra Bullock Makes History! |last=Donaldson |first=Catherine |date=January 5, 2010 |magazine=People |access-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref> Bullock portrayed [[Leigh Anne Tuohy]], the adoptive mother of [[Michael Oher]], a role she had initially turned down three times due to discomfort in portraying a devout Christian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crosswalk.com/movies/11616855/ |title=Believers Walk the Talk in The Blind Side |last=Swartzendruber |first=Jay |date=November 17, 2009 |website=Crosswalk.com |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Academy Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/life-begins-at-45-bullock-wins-best-actress-award-at-golden-globes-1871991.html |title=Life begins at 45: Bullock wins best actress award at Golden Globes |first=Geoffrey |last=Macnab |date=January 19, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122094250/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/life-begins-at-45-bullock-wins-best-actress-award-at-golden-globes-1871991.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Blind Side'' also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html |title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> Winning the Oscar also gave Bullock another unique distinction: the prior night, she won the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Razzie Award for Worst Actress]] for her performance as an eccentric [[crossword puzzle]] writer in ''[[All About Steve]]'' (2009), becoming the only actor in history to win both awards for the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-razzies-idUSTRE62609S20100307 |title=Oscar hopeful Sandra Bullock crowned worst actress |last=Dobuzinskis |first=Alex |date=March 7, 2010 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> |
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By 2010, Bullock was said to be "courted for virtually every female starring role Hollywood has to offer", according to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref name="sbrs">{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/02/ew-cover-sandra-bullock/ | title=This week's cover: Sandra Bullock -- the most powerful actress in Hollywood | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> [[Ben Affleck]], her co-star in the romantic comedy ''Forces of Nature'' (1999), stated: "Every movie you hear about and every script I see, they say, 'We're going after Sandra Bullock for the woman'."<ref name="sbrs" /> She decided to eschew "the torrent of offers" in favour of "quietly [putting] acting on hold" to focus on her personal life. She also became "more selective" with the projects that she accepted, on which she said: "As I've gotten older, I say 'No' a lot more. I've become a better fighter for my work. I didn't have the guts to do that before".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/sandra+bullock-227694.html | title=Sandra Bullock is Picky About Roles }}</ref> She would next star alongside [[Tom Hanks]] as a widow of the [[September 11 attacks]] in the drama ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]'' (2011), a film adaptation based on the [[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/movies/extremely-loud-incredibly-close-with-tom-hanks-review.html?pagewanted=all |title=A Youngster With a Key, a Word and a Quest: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=December 22, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close |title=Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> the film was nominated for numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Picture. Bullock was nominated for Favorite Actress Drama by [[Teen Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |website=MTV |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> |
By 2010, Bullock was said to be "courted for virtually every female starring role Hollywood has to offer", according to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref name="sbrs">{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/02/ew-cover-sandra-bullock/ | title=This week's cover: Sandra Bullock -- the most powerful actress in Hollywood | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> [[Ben Affleck]], her co-star in the romantic comedy ''Forces of Nature'' (1999), stated: "Every movie you hear about and every script I see, they say, 'We're going after Sandra Bullock for the woman'."<ref name="sbrs" /> She decided to eschew "the torrent of offers" in favour of "quietly [putting] acting on hold" to focus on her personal life. She also became "more selective" with the projects that she accepted, on which she said: "As I've gotten older, I say 'No' a lot more. I've become a better fighter for my work. I didn't have the guts to do that before".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/sandra+bullock-227694.html | title=Sandra Bullock is Picky About Roles }}</ref> In 2010, she was the [[List of highest-paid film actors|world's highest-paid actress]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Erenza |first=Jen |title=Justin Bieber, Miranda Cosgrove, & Lady Gaga Are Welcomed into 2012 Guinness World Records |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |website=RyanSeacrest.com |access-date=September 16, 2011 |date=September 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925171516/http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |archive-date=September 25, 2011}}</ref> She would next star alongside [[Tom Hanks]] as a widow of the [[September 11 attacks]] in the drama ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]'' (2011), a film adaptation based on the [[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/movies/extremely-loud-incredibly-close-with-tom-hanks-review.html?pagewanted=all |title=A Youngster With a Key, a Word and a Quest: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=December 22, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close |title=Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> the film was nominated for numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Picture. Bullock was nominated for Favorite Actress Drama by [[Teen Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907112855/http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |website=MTV |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2013, Bullock starred alongside [[Melissa McCarthy]] in the comedy ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' as an [[FBI Special Agent]] who, along with a city detective, must take down a mobster in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/the-heat-trailer/ |title=First Trailer for THE HEAT Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=November 16, 2012 |website=Collider.com |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heat/ |title=The Heat (2013) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-heat |title=The Heat |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref> and took in $230 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm |title=The Heat (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> Bullock subsequently played an astronaut stranded in space in the sci-fi thriller ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', opposite [[George Clooney]], which premiered at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival|70th Venice Film Festival]] and was released on October 4, 2013, to coincide with the beginning of [[World Space Week]].<ref name="ColliderGravity" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldspaceweek.org/news/world-space-week-2013-highlights/ |title=World Space Week 2013 Highlights |website=World Space Week.org |access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> ''Gravity'' received universal critical acclaim and a standing ovation in Venice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |title='Gravity' director's new film 'Roma' is one of the best Netflix originals of all time, critics say |first=John |last=Lynch |date=September 1, 2018 |newspaper=[[The News-Times]] |access-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051531/https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ColliderGravity">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/gravity-reviews/ |title=Early Reactions to GRAVITY Praise Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's Performances, Alfonso Cuaron's Direction, Emmanuel Lubezki's Camerawork, and 3D |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |date=August 28, 2013 |website=Collider.com |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/gravity-movie-reviews/13360?wssac=164&wssaffid=news |title=The Early Reviews of 'Gravity' Call It Visceral and Hugely Entertaining |first=Alison |last=Nastasi |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Movies.com]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-what-critics-are-saying-616642 |title='Gravity': What the Critics Are Saying |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> The film was called "the most realistic and beautifully choreographed film ever set in space"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/gravity/review/615139 |title=Gravity: Venice Review |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> and certain critics considered Bullock's performance to be the best of her career.<ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/gravity-soars-with-critics-a-recap-of-the-reviews-so-far |title='Gravity' Takes Off With Critics: A Recap of the Reviews So Far |last=Holloway |first=Clint |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/early-buzz-alfonso-cuarons-gravity-stuns-critics-at-venice/ |title=Early Buzz: Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity' Stuns Critics at Venice |first=Angie |last=Han |date=August 28, 2013 |work=/Film |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/sandra-bullock-her-best-day-ever-venice-film-194610242.html |title=Sandra Bullock Has the Best Day Ever as 'Gravity' Lifts Off in Venice |first=Bryan |last=Enk |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> ''Gravity'' grossed $716 million worldwide to become Bullock's second-most successful film.<ref name="bom" /> For her role as Dr. Ryan Stone, Bullock was nominated for the Academy Award,<ref>{{cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|date=January 17, 2014|title=Sandra Bullock on 'Gravity' Oscar Nom: 'I've Just Gotten Better at Not Picking Crap'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/sandra-bullock-gravity-oscar-nom-671771|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Golden Globe Award,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 12, 2013|title='12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' Lead Golden Globes Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/12-years-a-slave-american-hustle-lead-golden-globes-nominations-1200946385/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=January 7, 2014|title=Battle for BAFTAs: 'Gravity,' '12 Years,' 'Hustle,' 'Phillips' in Kudos Fight|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/bafta-unveils-film-nominations-2-1201034830/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 16, 2014|title=Oscar Nominations Backed Up by SAG Choices|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-nominations-backed-up-by-sag-choices-1201061521/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 16, 2013|title=Critics Choice Awards: '12 Years,' 'American Hustle' Earn 13 Nominations Each|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/critics-choice-awards-12-years-american-hustle-earn-13-nominations-each-1200954010/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> On her performance, ''Variety'' wrote: Bullock inhabits the role with grave dignity and hints at Stone's past scars with sensitivity and tact, and she holds the screen effortlessly once ''Gravity'' becomes a veritable one-woman show [...] the actress remains fully present emotionally, projecting a very appealing combo of vulnerability, intelligence and determination that not only wins us over immediately, but sustains attention all the way through the cathartic closing reels.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beggs|first=Scott|date=August 28, 2013|title=Early 'Gravity' Reviews Praise Alfonso Cuaron With Dropped Jaws|url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055301/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|archive-date=September 21, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2013|website=Film School Rejects.com}}</ref> |
In 2013, Bullock starred alongside [[Melissa McCarthy]] in the comedy ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' as an [[FBI Special Agent]] who, along with a city detective, must take down a mobster in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/the-heat-trailer/ |title=First Trailer for THE HEAT Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=November 16, 2012 |website=Collider.com |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heat/ |title=The Heat (2013) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-heat |title=The Heat |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref> and took in $230 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm |title=The Heat (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> Bullock subsequently played an astronaut stranded in space in the sci-fi thriller ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', opposite [[George Clooney]], which premiered at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival|70th Venice Film Festival]] and was released on October 4, 2013, to coincide with the beginning of [[World Space Week]].<ref name="ColliderGravity" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldspaceweek.org/news/world-space-week-2013-highlights/ |title=World Space Week 2013 Highlights |website=World Space Week.org |access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> ''Gravity'' received universal critical acclaim and a standing ovation in Venice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |title='Gravity' director's new film 'Roma' is one of the best Netflix originals of all time, critics say |first=John |last=Lynch |date=September 1, 2018 |newspaper=[[The News-Times]] |access-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051531/https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ColliderGravity">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/gravity-reviews/ |title=Early Reactions to GRAVITY Praise Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's Performances, Alfonso Cuaron's Direction, Emmanuel Lubezki's Camerawork, and 3D |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |date=August 28, 2013 |website=Collider.com |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/gravity-movie-reviews/13360?wssac=164&wssaffid=news |title=The Early Reviews of 'Gravity' Call It Visceral and Hugely Entertaining |first=Alison |last=Nastasi |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Movies.com]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-what-critics-are-saying-616642 |title='Gravity': What the Critics Are Saying |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> The film was called "the most realistic and beautifully choreographed film ever set in space"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/gravity/review/615139 |title=Gravity: Venice Review |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> and certain critics considered Bullock's performance to be the best of her career.<ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/gravity-soars-with-critics-a-recap-of-the-reviews-so-far |title='Gravity' Takes Off With Critics: A Recap of the Reviews So Far |last=Holloway |first=Clint |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/early-buzz-alfonso-cuarons-gravity-stuns-critics-at-venice/ |title=Early Buzz: Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity' Stuns Critics at Venice |first=Angie |last=Han |date=August 28, 2013 |work=/Film |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/sandra-bullock-her-best-day-ever-venice-film-194610242.html |title=Sandra Bullock Has the Best Day Ever as 'Gravity' Lifts Off in Venice |first=Bryan |last=Enk |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> ''Gravity'' grossed $716 million worldwide to become Bullock's second-most successful film.<ref name="bom" /> For her role as Dr. Ryan Stone, Bullock was nominated for the Academy Award,<ref>{{cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|date=January 17, 2014|title=Sandra Bullock on 'Gravity' Oscar Nom: 'I've Just Gotten Better at Not Picking Crap'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/sandra-bullock-gravity-oscar-nom-671771|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Golden Globe Award,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 12, 2013|title='12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' Lead Golden Globes Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/12-years-a-slave-american-hustle-lead-golden-globes-nominations-1200946385/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=January 7, 2014|title=Battle for BAFTAs: 'Gravity,' '12 Years,' 'Hustle,' 'Phillips' in Kudos Fight|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/bafta-unveils-film-nominations-2-1201034830/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 16, 2014|title=Oscar Nominations Backed Up by SAG Choices|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-nominations-backed-up-by-sag-choices-1201061521/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 16, 2013|title=Critics Choice Awards: '12 Years,' 'American Hustle' Earn 13 Nominations Each|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/critics-choice-awards-12-years-american-hustle-earn-13-nominations-each-1200954010/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> On her performance, ''Variety'' wrote: Bullock inhabits the role with grave dignity and hints at Stone's past scars with sensitivity and tact, and she holds the screen effortlessly once ''Gravity'' becomes a veritable one-woman show [...] the actress remains fully present emotionally, projecting a very appealing combo of vulnerability, intelligence and determination that not only wins us over immediately, but sustains attention all the way through the cathartic closing reels.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beggs|first=Scott|date=August 28, 2013|title=Early 'Gravity' Reviews Praise Alfonso Cuaron With Dropped Jaws|url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055301/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|archive-date=September 21, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2013|website=Film School Rejects.com}}</ref> In 2014, she was Hollywood's highest-paid actress.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11012632/Sandra-Bullock-is-Hollywoods-highest-paid-actress.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11012632/Sandra-Bullock-is-Hollywoods-highest-paid-actress.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sandra Bullock is Hollywood's highest paid actress |first=Rebecca |last=Hawkes |date=August 5, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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===Success with limited work (2015–present)=== |
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Bullock provided her voice for Scarlet Overkill, the villainous character, in the animated film ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015), which became her highest-grossing film to date with a worldwide gross of over $1.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=minions.htm |title=Minions |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, she served as an executive producer and starred, as a political consultant hired to help win a Bolivian presidential election, in the drama ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]'', based on the [[Our Brand Is Crisis (2005 film)|2005 documentary film of the same name]] by Rachel Boynton. Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found Bullock's portrayal to be "easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/our-brand-is-crisis-film-review-1201591362/|title=Our Brand Is Crisis Review |website=Variety|date=September 12, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> but film had the worst [[wide release]] opening of her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/sandra-bullock-bradley-cooper-box-office-bomb-our-brand-is-crisis-burnt-1201600750/ |title= Star-Driven Casualties 'Our Brand Is Crisis' & 'Burnt' At The B.O.: What The Hell Happened? |website= |
Bullock provided her voice for Scarlet Overkill, the villainous character, in the animated film ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015), which became her highest-grossing film to date with a worldwide gross of over $1.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=minions.htm |title=Minions |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, she served as an executive producer and starred, as a political consultant hired to help win a Bolivian presidential election, in the drama ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]'', based on the [[Our Brand Is Crisis (2005 film)|2005 documentary film of the same name]] by Rachel Boynton. Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found Bullock's portrayal to be "easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/our-brand-is-crisis-film-review-1201591362/|title=Our Brand Is Crisis Review |website=Variety|date=September 12, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> but film had the worst [[wide release]] opening of her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/sandra-bullock-bradley-cooper-box-office-bomb-our-brand-is-crisis-burnt-1201600750/ |title= Star-Driven Casualties 'Our Brand Is Crisis' & 'Burnt' At The B.O.: What The Hell Happened? |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= October 31, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/sandra-bullock-our-brand-is-crisis-hollywood-stars-warner-bros-1201603995/ |title=Star System 'Crisis' Dings Warner Bros.: Monday Box Office Postmortem |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=November 3, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
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[[File:Sandra Bullock 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bullock promoting ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' in 2018]] |
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In ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), an all-female spin-off of the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise directed by [[Gary Ross]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sullivan|first=Kevin P.|date=October 30, 2015|title=Ocean's 11: Sandra Bullock will lead an all-female reboot|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/30/sandra-bullock-oceans-eleven/|access-date=July 30, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Bullock played Debbie Ocean, the sister of [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], who helps plan a sophisticated heist of the annual [[Met Gala]] in New York City. Writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Josh Spieger called the film a "welcome return to the big screen for Bullock" and observed: "She has reached a point in her career where she chooses her roles with care; before ''Gravity'', she'd only co-starred in a handful of films over the previous five years, including her Oscar-winning turn in ''The Blind Side''. ''Ocean's 8'' is Bullock's first true franchise film in decades [...] and it suggests that her decision to be more selective in which projects she picks can pay off in dividends".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oceans-8-does-sandra-bullock-live-up-franchise-1118527/ | title=How Sandra Bullock Leads Her 'Ocean's 8' Ensemble | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=June 8, 2018 }}</ref> ''Ocean's 8'' had the best debut for the franchise,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/oceans-8-sandra-bullock-box-office-hereditary-hotel-artemis-1202406200/ | title='Ocean's 8' Steals Franchise Record with $41.5M Opening – Final Sunday Update | date=June 10, 2018 }}</ref> and ultimately made $297 million globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's 8 (2018)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018c.htm|website=Box Office Mojo |
In ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), an all-female spin-off of the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise directed by [[Gary Ross]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sullivan|first=Kevin P.|date=October 30, 2015|title=Ocean's 11: Sandra Bullock will lead an all-female reboot|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/30/sandra-bullock-oceans-eleven/|access-date=July 30, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Bullock played Debbie Ocean, the sister of [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], who helps plan a sophisticated heist of the annual [[Met Gala]] in New York City. Writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Josh Spieger called the film a "welcome return to the big screen for Bullock" and observed: "She has reached a point in her career where she chooses her roles with care; before ''Gravity'', she'd only co-starred in a handful of films over the previous five years, including her Oscar-winning turn in ''The Blind Side''. ''Ocean's 8'' is Bullock's first true franchise film in decades [...] and it suggests that her decision to be more selective in which projects she picks can pay off in dividends".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oceans-8-does-sandra-bullock-live-up-franchise-1118527/ | title=How Sandra Bullock Leads Her 'Ocean's 8' Ensemble | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=June 8, 2018 }}</ref> ''Ocean's 8'' had the best debut for the franchise,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/oceans-8-sandra-bullock-box-office-hereditary-hotel-artemis-1202406200/ | title='Ocean's 8' Steals Franchise Record with $41.5M Opening – Final Sunday Update | date=June 10, 2018 }}</ref> and ultimately made $297 million globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's 8 (2018)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018c.htm|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
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Her next role was that of Malorie, a woman who must find a way to guide herself and her children to safety despite the potential threat from an unseen adversary, in the [[Netflix]] post-apocalyptic horror film ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'' (2018), based on the [[Bird Box (novel)|novel of the same name]]. She received acclaim for her performance,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/bird-box-early-buzz/ |title='Bird Box' Early Buzz: Sandra Bullock is a Bright Spot in Netflix Post-Apocalyptic Horror Film With No Vision |author=Hoai-Tran Bui |date=November 13, 2018 |website=/Film |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> with ''Variety'' and ''The Wrap'' describing it as "wonderfully self-reliant",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/bird-box-review-sandra-bullock-netflix-1203027004/ |title=Sandra Bullock in 'Bird Box' |last1=Debruge |first1=Peter |date=November 13, 2018 |magazine=Variety |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> and "fascinating and terrifying to watch,"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bird-box-film-review-sandra-bullock-netflix/ |title=Sandra Bullock Battles Her Fears in Thoughtful Thriller |last1=Machado |first1=Yolanda |date=December 19, 2018 |website=The Wrap |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> respectively. ''Bird Box'' was the most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of its release until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-netflix-movies-based-on-watch-time-2021-12 |title=The most popular Netflix movies of all time, including 'Red Notice' and 'Bird Box' |first= Travis |last= Clark |work=Business Insider |date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/red-notice-netflixs-top-streamed-movie-ever/ |title='Red Notice' Netflix's Top-Streamed Movie Ever |date=November 29, 2021 |first=Erik |last=Gruenwedel |work=Media Play News |access-date=November 29, 2021 }}</ref> In another production for Netflix, [[Nora Fingscheidt]]'s drama ''[[The Unforgivable]]'' (2021), Bullock played a woman who is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sandra-bullock-netflix-movie-life-after-prison-1203391834/|title=Sandra Bullock Returning to Netflix for Post-Incarceration Movie|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> It became the fifth most-streamed-film on the platform at the time of its release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-biggest-shows-and-movies-ranked-according-to-netflix/|title=Witcher season 2 is Netflix's No. 7 most watched show ever (according to Netflix) |author=Joan E. Solsman |date=January 20, 2022 |work=[[CNET]] |access-date=January 22, 2022 }}</ref> |
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== Other endeavours == |
== Other endeavours == |
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Bullock has been dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media in reference to her "friendly and direct and so unpretentious" nature.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/movies/sandra-bullock-may-be-hollywoods-gutsiest-a-list-actress.html |title=Following Her Fears to Greater Heights |first=Brooks |last=Barnes |date=September 6, 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> She was selected as one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1996,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/archive/beautiful-through-the-years-vol-47-no-18/|title=Beautiful Through the Years |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=May 12, 1997 |volume=47 |issue=18 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> 1999,<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://people.com/archive/table-of-contents-vol-51-no-17/ |title=The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1999 |magazine=People |date=May 10, 1999 |volume=51 |issue=17 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> and 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20481337,00.html#20936773 |title=People's Most Beautiful 2011 |date=April 13, 2011 |magazine=People |access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> The publication named her as its Woman of the Year in 2010 as well as the [[People (magazine)#People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|Most Beautiful Woman]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/22/sandra-bullock-people-most-beautiful-woman |title=Sandra Bullock is People's World's Most Beautiful Woman |date=April 22, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 7, 2015}}</ref> |
Bullock has been dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media in reference to her "friendly and direct and so unpretentious" nature.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/movies/sandra-bullock-may-be-hollywoods-gutsiest-a-list-actress.html |title=Following Her Fears to Greater Heights |first=Brooks |last=Barnes |date=September 6, 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> She was selected as one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1996,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/archive/beautiful-through-the-years-vol-47-no-18/|title=Beautiful Through the Years |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=May 12, 1997 |volume=47 |issue=18 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> 1999,<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://people.com/archive/table-of-contents-vol-51-no-17/ |title=The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1999 |magazine=People |date=May 10, 1999 |volume=51 |issue=17 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> and 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20481337,00.html#20936773 |title=People's Most Beautiful 2011 |date=April 13, 2011 |magazine=People |access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> The publication named her as its Woman of the Year in 2010 as well as the [[People (magazine)#People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|Most Beautiful Woman]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/22/sandra-bullock-people-most-beautiful-woman |title=Sandra Bullock is People's World's Most Beautiful Woman |date=April 22, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2010, ''Time'' magazine included Bullock in its annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] as one of the most influential people in the world,<ref>{{cite magazine |url= |
In 2010, ''Time'' magazine included Bullock in its annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] as one of the most influential people in the world,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985519,00.html |title=The 2010 TIME 100: Sandra Bullock |date=April 29, 2010 |magazine=TIME |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> and ''Entertainment Weekly'' named her The Most Powerful Actress in Hollywood.<ref name="sbrs" /> In she joined other Hollywood legends at the [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre|TCL Chinese Theatre]] on Hollywood Boulevard in making imprints of her hands and feet in cement of the theater's forecourt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sandra-bullock-enshrined-in-hollywood-history/ |title=Sandra Bullock enshrined in Hollywood history |date=September 26, 2013 |website=CBS News |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> That year, she was named among The Most Powerful Women in Entertainment by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/list/hollywood-reporters-2013-women-entertainment-power-100-664497 |title=The Hollywood Reporter's 2013 Women in Entertainment Power 100 |date=December 10, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> and Entertainer of the Year, due to her success with ''The Heat'' and ''Gravity'', by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/11/25/entertainers-of-the-year-sandra-bullock |title=This Week's Cover: Our Entertainers of the Year! |date=November 25, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> Bullock ranked #2 on the 2014 ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} list of most powerful actresses<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ejlfg/sandra-bullock-22/ |title=Celeb 2014: Most Powerful Actresses |work=Forbes |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> and was honored with the Decade of Hotness Award by [[Guys Choice|Spike Guys' Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-celebrity/sandra-bullock-receives-decade-of-hotness-award-from-her-3-favorite-men-164725782.html |title=Sandra Bullock Receives Decade of Hotness Award From Her 3 Favorite Men |date=June 8, 2014 |website=Yahoo! Celebrity |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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On December 20, 2000, she was in a private jet crash on a runway from which she and the two crew escaped uninjured. Pilot error and blizzard conditions were responsible.<ref>{{cite web | title=Pilot error, weather blamed for Sandra Bullock's 2000 crash | website=Plainview Herald | date=July 1, 2016 | url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Pilot-error-weather-blamed-for-Sandra-Bullock-s-8968067.php | access-date=June 14, 2021 | archive-date=June 14, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614053512/https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Pilot-error-weather-blamed-for-Sandra-Bullock-s-8968067.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> The crew were unable to [[Pilot-controlled lighting|activate the runway lights]] during a night landing at [[Jackson Hole Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|date=December 2000|title=Accident Brief DEN01FA030|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010105X00028|access-date=July 30, 2019|website=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref> |
On December 20, 2000, she was in a private jet crash on a runway from which she and the two crew escaped uninjured. Pilot error and blizzard conditions were responsible.<ref>{{cite web | title=Pilot error, weather blamed for Sandra Bullock's 2000 crash | website=Plainview Herald | date=July 1, 2016 | url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Pilot-error-weather-blamed-for-Sandra-Bullock-s-8968067.php | access-date=June 14, 2021 | archive-date=June 14, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614053512/https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Pilot-error-weather-blamed-for-Sandra-Bullock-s-8968067.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> The crew were unable to [[Pilot-controlled lighting|activate the runway lights]] during a night landing at [[Jackson Hole Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|date=December 2000|title=Accident Brief DEN01FA030|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010105X00028|access-date=July 30, 2019|website=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref> |
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Bullock won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin, Texas, home in October 2004. The jury ruled that the house was uninhabitable. It has since been torn down and rebuilt.<ref>{{cite news |url= |
Bullock won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin, Texas, home in October 2004. The jury ruled that the house was uninhabitable. It has since been torn down and rebuilt.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/06/24/actress-bullock-sues-over-texas-land-deal/ |title=Actress Bullock sues over Texas land deal |first=Amy |last=Schatz |date=June 24, 2001 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |agency=[[Knight Ridder]]/Tribune |access-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1474292/Actress-wins-7m-for-builders-shoddy-work.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1474292/Actress-wins-7m-for-builders-shoddy-work.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Actress wins $7m for builder's shoddy work |first=Catherine |last=Elsworth |date=October 16, 2004 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=September 13, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Daneshjou and his insurer later settled with Bullock for roughly half the awarded verdict.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/408123/builder-for-sandra-bullock-can-t-revive-malpractice-suit |title=Builder For Sandra Bullock Can't Revive Malpractice Suit |date=January 17, 2013 |website=Law360 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
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While Bullock was in Massachusetts on April 18, 2008, shooting ''The Proposal'', she and her husband [[Jesse James (television personality)|Jesse James]] were in a vehicle that was hit head-on by a drunk driver. They were uninjured.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 19, 2008|title=Sandra Bullock's Car Hit Head-On|url=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/15931720/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421130109/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/15931720/detail.html|archive-date=April 21, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2008|website=WCVB TV Boston}}</ref> |
While Bullock was in Massachusetts on April 18, 2008, shooting ''The Proposal'', she and her then husband [[Jesse James (television personality)|Jesse James]] were in a vehicle that was hit head-on by a drunk driver. They were uninjured.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 19, 2008|title=Sandra Bullock's Car Hit Head-On|url=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/15931720/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421130109/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/15931720/detail.html|archive-date=April 21, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2008|website=WCVB TV Boston}}</ref> |
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===Relationships and family=== |
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Bullock announced in 2010 that she had proceeded with plans to adopt a son born in January 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref name="PeopleBaby">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/world-exclusive-meet-sandra-bullocks-baby-boy/|title=World Exclusive: Meet Sandra Bullock's Baby Boy! |date=April 28, 2010 |magazine=People |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Bullock and James had begun an initial adoption process four months earlier. 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. Given the pair's split and subsequent divorce, Bullock continued the adoption of her son as a single parent.<ref name="PeopleBaby" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/12/02/sandra-bullock-adopts-daughter-laila/76655260/ |title=Sandra Bullock adopts second child |first=Kelly |last=Lawler |date=December 2, 2015 |work=USA Today |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
Bullock announced in 2010 that she had proceeded with plans to adopt a son born in January 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref name="PeopleBaby">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/world-exclusive-meet-sandra-bullocks-baby-boy/|title=World Exclusive: Meet Sandra Bullock's Baby Boy! |date=April 28, 2010 |magazine=People |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Bullock and James had begun an initial adoption process four months earlier. 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. Given the pair's split and subsequent divorce, Bullock continued the adoption of her son as a single parent.<ref name="PeopleBaby" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/12/02/sandra-bullock-adopts-daughter-laila/76655260/ |title=Sandra Bullock adopts second child |first=Kelly |last=Lawler |date=December 2, 2015 |work=USA Today |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
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Bullock was in a relationship with photographer Bryan Randall<ref>{{cite web | title=Sandra Bullock and Bryan Randall's Relationship Timeline | website=People Magazine | date=August 3, 2022 | url=https://people.com/movies/sandra-bullock-bryan-randall-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> from mid-2015 until Randall's death due to [[ALS]] on August 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sandra Bullock's Longtime Partner Bryan Randall Dead at 57 After Private 3-Year Battle with ALS | website=People via MSN | date=August 7, 2023 | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/sandra-bullocks-longtime-partner-bryan-randall-dead-at-57-after-private-3-year-battle-with-als/ar-AA1eVcrQ | access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-08 |title=Bryan Randall: Sandra Bullock praised for 'amazing' way she cared for partner |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66437720 |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref> |
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===Stalking incidents=== |
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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. After the restraining order expired and Weldon was released from a mental institution, he again traveled through several states to find Bullock; she then obtained another restraining order.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/sandra-bullock-gets-restr_n_673552.html |title=Sandra Bullock Gets Restraining Order Against Thomas James Weldon |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 25, 2011 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=August 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823083136/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/sandra-bullock-gets-restr_n_673552.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010 }}</ref> |
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. After the restraining order expired and Weldon was released from a mental institution, he again traveled through several states to find Bullock; she then obtained another restraining order.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/sandra-bullock-gets-restr_n_673552.html |title=Sandra Bullock Gets Restraining Order Against Thomas James Weldon |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 25, 2011 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=August 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823083136/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/sandra-bullock-gets-restr_n_673552.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010 }}</ref> |
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On April 22, 2007, a woman named Marcia Diana Valentine was found lying outside James and Bullock's home in [[Orange County, California]]. When James confronted the woman, she ran to her car, got behind the wheel and tried to run him over. She was said to be an obsessed fan of Bullock.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20036964,00.html |title=Cops: Woman Tried to Kill Sandra Bullock's Husband — Jesse James, Sandra Bullock |last=Lee |first=Ken |date=April 26, 2007 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=April 18, 2010}}</ref> Valentine was charged with one felony count each of aggravated assault and stalking. Bullock obtained a restraining order to bar Valentine from "contacting or coming near her home, family or work for three years".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.hbindependent.com/2007-05-16/news/hbi-bullock17_1_restraining-sunset-beach-huntington-beach-woman |title=Bullock stalker put on notice |last=Battistelli |first=L'Oreal |date=May 16, 2007 |newspaper=[[Huntington Beach Independent]] |access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.today.com/id/18729381 |title=Sandra Bullock fan charged with stalking |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 17, 2007 |website=Today.com |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073311/http://www.today.com/id/18729381 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Valentine pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonnet.co.uk/entertainment/2007/jun/6124_20070613.php |title=Stalker denies attempt to run over Sandra Bullock's husband |date=June 13, 2007 |website=LondonNet |access-date=April 18, 2010}}</ref> She was subsequently convicted of stalking and sentenced to three years' probation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/13/2008-11-13_sandra_bullock_stalker_marcia_valentine_.html |title=Sandra Bullock stalker Marcia Valentine sentenced to three years probation |first=Leah |last=Chernikoff |date=November 13, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |access-date=June 4, 2010}}</ref> |
On April 22, 2007, a woman named Marcia Diana Valentine was found lying outside James and Bullock's home in [[Orange County, California]]. When James confronted the woman, she ran to her car, got behind the wheel and tried to run him over. She was said to be an obsessed fan of Bullock.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20036964,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429022636/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20036964,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2007 |title=Cops: Woman Tried to Kill Sandra Bullock's Husband — Jesse James, Sandra Bullock |last=Lee |first=Ken |date=April 26, 2007 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=April 18, 2010}}</ref> Valentine was charged with one felony count each of aggravated assault and stalking. Bullock obtained a restraining order to bar Valentine from "contacting or coming near her home, family or work for three years".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.hbindependent.com/2007-05-16/news/hbi-bullock17_1_restraining-sunset-beach-huntington-beach-woman |title=Bullock stalker put on notice |last=Battistelli |first=L'Oreal |date=May 16, 2007 |newspaper=[[Huntington Beach Independent]] |access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.today.com/id/18729381 |title=Sandra Bullock fan charged with stalking |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 17, 2007 |website=Today.com |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073311/http://www.today.com/id/18729381 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Valentine pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonnet.co.uk/entertainment/2007/jun/6124_20070613.php |title=Stalker denies attempt to run over Sandra Bullock's husband |date=June 13, 2007 |website=LondonNet |access-date=April 18, 2010}}</ref> She was subsequently convicted of stalking and sentenced to three years' probation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/13/2008-11-13_sandra_bullock_stalker_marcia_valentine_.html |title=Sandra Bullock stalker Marcia Valentine sentenced to three years probation |first=Leah |last=Chernikoff |date=November 13, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |access-date=June 4, 2010}}</ref> |
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Joshua James Corbett broke into Bullock's Los Angeles home in June 2014. Bullock locked herself in a room and dialed 911. Corbett pleaded no contest in 2017 and was sentenced to five years' probation for stalking Bullock and breaking into her residence. He was then subject to a ten-year protective order that required him to stay away from Bullock. 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. He refused to leave and threatened to shoot officers. A SWAT team was called and, after a five-hour standoff, they deployed gas canisters and entered the house where they found Corbett had committed suicide. Corbett's death was the result of "multiple incised wounds" according to the Los Angeles County coroner.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sandra-bullock-stalker-kills-himself-20180503-story.html |title=Man convicted of stalking Sandra Bullock kills himself during SWAT standoff |first=Melissa |last=Etehad |date=May 3, 2018 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
Joshua James Corbett broke into Bullock's Los Angeles home in June 2014. Bullock locked herself in a room and dialed 911. Corbett pleaded no contest in 2017 and was sentenced to five years' probation for stalking Bullock and breaking into her residence. He was then subject to a ten-year protective order that required him to stay away from Bullock. 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. He refused to leave and threatened to shoot officers. A SWAT team was called and, after a five-hour standoff, they deployed gas canisters and entered the house where they found Corbett had committed suicide. Corbett's death was the result of "multiple incised wounds" according to the Los Angeles County coroner.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sandra-bullock-stalker-kills-himself-20180503-story.html |title=Man convicted of stalking Sandra Bullock kills himself during SWAT standoff |first=Melissa |last=Etehad |date=May 3, 2018 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> |
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Bullock has starred in [[Sandra Bullock filmography|over 50 films]], and has helped produce over 15 works in film and television.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sandra Bullock|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000113/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=IMDb}}</ref> Her highest-grossing releases are ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994), ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' (2009), ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' (2009), ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' (2013), ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015), and ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ellwood-Hughes|first=Pip|title=Sandra Bullock's 10 biggest films at the box office|date=June 10, 2018 |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2018/06/10/sandra-bullocks-10-biggest-films-at-the-box-office/|access-date=2021-06-07 |
Bullock has starred in [[Sandra Bullock filmography|over 50 films]], and has helped produce over 15 works in film and television.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sandra Bullock|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000113/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=IMDb}}</ref> Her highest-grossing releases are ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994), ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' (2009), ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' (2009), ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' (2013), ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015), and ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ellwood-Hughes|first=Pip|title=Sandra Bullock's 10 biggest films at the box office|date=June 10, 2018 |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2018/06/10/sandra-bullocks-10-biggest-films-at-the-box-office/|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hardest Working Actors in Hollywood – 24/7 Wall St.|url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/05/10/the-hardest-working-actors-in-hollywood/|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> |
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On March 24, 2005, Bullock received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion picture star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Gary|date=February 19, 2010|title=Sandra Bullock|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/sandra-bullock/|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> Her performance in the biographical drama film ''The Blind Side'' (2009) garnered her the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]]. Bullock was nominated again in these categories for her performance in the film ''Gravity'' (2013). |
On March 24, 2005, Bullock received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion picture star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Gary|date=February 19, 2010|title=Sandra Bullock|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/sandra-bullock/|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> Her performance in the biographical drama film ''The Blind Side'' (2009) garnered her the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]]. Bullock was nominated again in these categories for her performance in the film ''Gravity'' (2013). |
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Born | Sandra Annette Bullock July 26, 1964 |
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Alma mater | East Carolina University (BFA) |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Partner(s) | Bryan Randall (2015–2023; his death) |
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Relatives | Gesine Bullock-Prado (sister) |
Awards | Full list |
Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer. She has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was the world's highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.
After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller Hangmen (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film Demolition Man (1993). Her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995), and the dramas A Time to Kill (1996) and Hope Floats (1998). She achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), The Proposal (2009), The Heat (2013), Ocean's 8 (2018), and The Lost City (2022); the dramas Crash (2004) and The Unforgivable (2021); and the thrillers Premonition (2007) and Bird Box (2018). For her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical drama The Blind Side (2009), Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), which is her highest-grossing live-action film.
In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) and All About Steve (2009), and served as an executive producer on the ABC sitcom George Lopez (2002–2007), on which she made numerous appearances. Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, Bullock was also named the Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine in 2015.
Early life and education
Bullock was born on July 26, 1964, in Arlington County, Virginia,[1] the daughter of Helga Mathilde (née Meyer; 1942–2000), an opera singer and voice teacher from Germany, and John Wilson Bullock[2] (1925–2018), an Army employee and part-time voice coach from Birmingham, Alabama.[3][4][5] Her father, who was in charge of the Army's Military Postal Service in Europe, was stationed in Nuremberg when he met her mother.[6] Her parents married in Germany. Bullock's maternal grandfather was a German rocket scientist from Nuremberg.[7] The family returned to Arlington, where her father worked with the Army Materiel Command before becoming a contractor for The Pentagon.[6][8][9] Bullock has a younger sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, who served as president of Bullock's production company Fortis Films.[10]
For 12 years, Bullock lived in Nuremberg, West Germany, and Vienna and Salzburg, Austria,[11] and grew up speaking German.[12] She had a Waldorf education in Nuremberg.[13][11] As a child, while her mother went on European opera tours, Bullock usually stayed with her aunt Christl and cousin Susanne, the latter of whom later married politician Peter Ramsauer.[14] Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child and frequently accompanied her mother, taking small parts in her opera productions.[15] In Nuremberg, she sang in the opera's children's choir.[16] Bullock has a scar above her left eye which was caused by a fall into a creek when she was a child.[17][18] While she maintains her American citizenship, she applied for German citizenship in 2009.[12]
Bullock attended Washington-Lee High School, where she was a cheerleader and performed in school theater productions. After graduating in 1982, she attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where she received a BFA in Drama in 1987.[19] While at East Carolina, she performed in theater productions, including Peter Pan and Three Sisters.[20] She then moved to Manhattan, New York, where she supported herself as a bartender, cocktail waitress, and coat checker while auditioning for roles.[21]
Career
Early roles and breakthrough (1987–1995)
While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with Sanford Meisner.[10] She appeared in several student films and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play No Time Flat.[22] Director Alan J. Levi was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989).[23] This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several independent films, and in the lead role of the short-lived NBC television version of the film Working Girl (1990).[24][25] She went on to appear in several films, such as Love Potion No. 9 (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993) and Fire on the Amazon (1993), before her supporting role in the sci-fi action film Demolition Man (1993).[15][26]
In 1994, she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving a bus that was rigged by a terrorist, in the smash-hit blockbuster Speed alongside Keanu Reeves. She was required to read for Speed to ensure that there was the right chemistry between her and Reeves. She recalls they had to do "all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff."[27] Speed received critical acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes calling it a "terrific popcorn thriller [with] outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock",[28] grossed $350 million worldwide,[29][30] and helped establish Bullock as a Hollywood actress. She won Best Actress at the 21st Saturn Awards and Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female at the 1995 MTV Movie Awards.
Bullock headlined the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995) as a lonely Chicago Transit Authority token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name."[31] She received her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. The thriller The Net (also 1995), starred Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. Owen Gleiberman, writing for Entertainment Weekly, complimented her performance, saying, "Bullock pulls you into the movie. Her overripe smile and clear, imploring eyes are sometimes evocative of Julia Roberts".[32] While You Were Sleeping and The Net made $182 million and $110.6 million, respectively.[33]
Worldwide recognition (1996–2007)
In A Time to Kill (1996), a legal drama based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name, Bullock portrayed a member of the defense team in the trial for the murder of two men who raped a young girl, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey. She received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Female Performance.[34] She subsequently received $11 million for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), which she agreed to star in for financial backing for her next project, Hope Floats (1998).[35] Unlike the original film, Speed 2 was a critical and commercial flop that she later disparaged.[36] In Hope Floats, she starred as an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (played by Michael Paré) reveals his infidelity to her on a talk show. Critic James Berardinelli remarked that her "undisputed strength lies in a blend of light drama and comedy".[37] That film was a commercial success, grossing $81.4 million worldwide.[38]
Bullock starred in the comedy Practical Magic (1998) alongside Nicole Kidman as two witch sisters who face a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. While the film opened atop the chart on its North American opening weekend, it flopped at the box office.[39][40] That year, she voiced Miriam in the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt and wrote, produced, and directed the short film Making Sandwiches. She next played a free-spirited drifter who begins to talk to a writer (Ben Affleck) in the romantic comedy Forces of Nature (1999), on which Boxoffice Magazine remarked: "The combination of Affleck's deadpan by-the-book persona with the spontaneity of Bullock's character sparks with convincing chemistry."[41] Forces of Nature made $93 million worldwide.[42] Bullock took on the role of an FBI agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in the comedy Miss Congeniality (2000), which became another financial success, with a global gross of $212 million.[43] It earned her a second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. In 28 Days (also 2000), a dramedy directed by Betty Thomas, Bullock starred as a newspaper columnist obliged to enter a rehabilitation program for alcoholism.[44]
Bullock starred in the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers (2002) as a seasoned homicide detective. Roger Ebert awarded the film three stars out of a possible four, stating: "Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability, creating a character you'd like to like, and could like, if she weren't so sad, strange and turned in upon herself."[45] She teamed up with Hugh Grant for the romantic comedy Two Weeks Notice (also 2002), in which she starred as a lawyer who walks out on her boss.[46] Liz Braun, of Jam! Movies, found Bullock and Grant to be "perfectly paired", stating: "The script allows the two actors to be at their comedic best, even though the film as a whole is amateurish in many ways".[47] Two Weeks Notice made $199 million globally.[48] That year, she was presented with the Raul Julia Award for Excellence 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).[49] She also made several appearances on the show as Accident Amy, an accident-prone employee at the factory Lopez's character manages.[50]
As part of a large ensemble cast, Bullock played the wife of a district attorney in the drama Crash (2004), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career to that point.[51] For Crash, she received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with the rest of the cast. She next received a $17.5 million salary for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous,[52] which Roger Ebert called a "doubly unnecessary" sequel.[53] She was a co-recipient of the 2005 Women in Film Crystal Award.[54] In 2006, Bullock reunited with Keanu Reeves for the romantic drama The Lake House, although their characters were separated throughout the film and they were only on set together for two weeks during filming,[55] and played Harper Lee in Infamous, a drama based on George Plimpton's 1997 book Truman Capote, alongside Toby Jones and Daniel Craig.[56] The Lake House was a financial success, while Infamous received generally positive reviews.[57] Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller Premonition (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.[58] Despite negative reviews,[59] the film grossed $84.1 million worldwide.
Established career (2008–2014)
In 2009, Bullock starred as a pushy editor-in-chief in the romantic comedy The Proposal, opposite Ryan Reynolds, which grossed $317 million at the worldwide box office, making it her fourth-most successful picture to date.[30] She received her third nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.[60] That same year, the drama The Blind Side opened at number two behind New Moon with $34.2 million, making it Bullock's second-highest opening weekend ever; it went on to gross over $309 million, making it her highest-grossing domestic film, her fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide, and the first one in history to pass the $200 million mark with only one top-billed female star.[61][62] Bullock portrayed Leigh Anne Tuohy, the adoptive mother of Michael Oher, a role she had initially turned down three times due to discomfort in portraying a devout Christian.[63] She was awarded the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.[64] The Blind Side also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[65] Winning the Oscar also gave Bullock another unique distinction: the prior night, she won the Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performance as an eccentric crossword puzzle writer in All About Steve (2009), becoming the only actor in history to win both awards for the same year.[66]
By 2010, Bullock was said to be "courted for virtually every female starring role Hollywood has to offer", according to Entertainment Weekly.[67] Ben Affleck, her co-star in the romantic comedy Forces of Nature (1999), stated: "Every movie you hear about and every script I see, they say, 'We're going after Sandra Bullock for the woman'."[67] She decided to eschew "the torrent of offers" in favour of "quietly [putting] acting on hold" to focus on her personal life. She also became "more selective" with the projects that she accepted, on which she said: "As I've gotten older, I say 'No' a lot more. I've become a better fighter for my work. I didn't have the guts to do that before".[68] In 2010, she was the world's highest-paid actress.[69] She would next star alongside Tom Hanks as a widow of the September 11 attacks in the drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), a film adaptation based on the novel of the same name.[70] Despite mixed reviews,[71] the film was nominated for numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Picture. Bullock was nominated for Favorite Actress Drama by Teen Choice Awards.[72]
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.[73] It received positive reviews from critics,[74][75] and took in $230 million at the worldwide box office.[76] Bullock subsequently 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.[77][78] Gravity received universal critical acclaim and a standing ovation in Venice.[79][77][80][81] The film was called "the most realistic and beautifully choreographed film ever set in space"[82] and certain critics considered Bullock's performance to be the best of her career.[81][83][84][85] Gravity grossed $716 million worldwide to become Bullock's second-most successful film.[30] For her role as Dr. Ryan Stone, Bullock was nominated for the Academy Award,[86] Golden Globe Award,[87] BAFTA Award,[88] Screen Actors Guild Award,[89] and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.[90] On her performance, Variety wrote: Bullock inhabits the role with grave dignity and hints at Stone's past scars with sensitivity and tact, and she holds the screen effortlessly once Gravity becomes a veritable one-woman show [...] the actress remains fully present emotionally, projecting a very appealing combo of vulnerability, intelligence and determination that not only wins us over immediately, but sustains attention all the way through the cathartic closing reels.[91] In 2014, she was Hollywood's highest-paid actress.[92]
Success with limited work (2015–present)
Bullock provided her voice for Scarlet Overkill, the villainous character, in the animated film Minions (2015), which became her highest-grossing film to date with a worldwide gross of over $1.1 billion.[93] In 2015, she served as an executive producer and starred, as a political consultant hired to help win a Bolivian presidential election, in the drama Our Brand Is Crisis, based on the 2005 documentary film of the same name by Rachel Boynton. Peter Debruge of Variety found Bullock's portrayal to be "easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years",[94] but film had the worst wide release opening of her career.[95][96]
In Ocean's 8 (2018), an all-female spin-off of the Ocean's Eleven franchise directed by Gary Ross,[97] Bullock played Debbie Ocean, the sister of Danny Ocean, who helps plan a sophisticated heist of the annual Met Gala in New York City. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Josh Spieger called the film a "welcome return to the big screen for Bullock" and observed: "She has reached a point in her career where she chooses her roles with care; before Gravity, she'd only co-starred in a handful of films over the previous five years, including her Oscar-winning turn in The Blind Side. Ocean's 8 is Bullock's first true franchise film in decades [...] and it suggests that her decision to be more selective in which projects she picks can pay off in dividends".[98] Ocean's 8 had the best debut for the franchise,[99] and ultimately made $297 million globally.[100]
Her next role was that of Malorie, a woman who must find a way to guide herself and her children to safety despite the potential threat from an unseen adversary, in the Netflix post-apocalyptic horror film Bird Box (2018), based on the novel of the same name. She received acclaim for her performance,[101] with Variety and The Wrap describing it as "wonderfully self-reliant",[102] and "fascinating and terrifying to watch,"[103] respectively. Bird Box was the most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of its release until 2021.[104][105] In another production for Netflix, Nora Fingscheidt's drama The Unforgivable (2021), Bullock played a woman who is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime.[106] It became the fifth most-streamed-film on the platform at the time of its release.[107]
She took on the role of a successful yet depressed best-selling romance novelist in Paramount Pictures' The Lost City (2022), a Romancing the Stone-style romantic comedy–adventure film, directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, opposite Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe.[108][109] The film was favorably received by critics, who praised the chemistry between Bullock and Tatum,[110] and grossed $190.8 million globally,[111] which made Bullock "the first actress to have $100 million earners in live-action star vehicles over four different decades", according to Forbes.[112] She also featured in the Brad Pitt-starring action thriller Bullet Train, in a mostly vocal performance.[113]
Other endeavours
Business ventures
Bullock owns the production company Fortis Films, through which she has served as a producer for several of her star vehicles, including Hope Floats (1998), Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), as well as for the sitcom George Lopez (2002–2007).[114] Her father, John Bullock, was the company's CEO[115] and her sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, is the former president.[116] The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and West Hollywood, California.[117]
In November 2006, Bullock founded an Austin, Texas, restaurant named Bess Bistro which was located on West 6th Street.[118] She later opened another business, Walton's Fancy and Staple, across the street in a building she extensively renovated. Walton's is a bakery, upscale restaurant, and floral shop that also offers services including event planning.[119] After almost nine years in business, Bess Bistro closed on September 20, 2015.[120]
Philanthropy
Bullock has been a public supporter of the American Red Cross and has donated $1 million to the organization at least five times. Her first public donation of that amount was to the Liberty Disaster Relief Fund. Three years later, she sent money in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.[121] 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.[122] She donated $1 million in 2017 to support relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas.[123]
In 2010, along with other public figures, Bullock made 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.[124][125] Bullock was inducted into the Warren Easton Hall of Fame in 2012, for her donations to charities, and was honored 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.[126][127]
In 2014, Bullock designed a space-themed Paddington Bear statue, dubbed "Gravity Bear" (a reference to her 2013 film Gravity), which was located at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich (one of 50 placed around London), which was auctioned to raise funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).[128][129]
Public image
Bullock has been dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media in reference to her "friendly and direct and so unpretentious" nature.[130] She was selected as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1996,[131] 1999,[132] and 2011.[133] The publication named her as its Woman of the Year in 2010 as well as the Most Beautiful Woman in 2015.[134]
In 2010, Time magazine included Bullock in its annual Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world,[135] and Entertainment Weekly named her The Most Powerful Actress in Hollywood.[67] In she 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.[136] That year, she was named among The Most Powerful Women in Entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter,[137] and Entertainer of the Year, due to her success with The Heat and Gravity, by Entertainment Weekly.[138] Bullock ranked #2 on the 2014 Forbes' list of most powerful actresses[139] and was honored with the Decade of Hotness Award by Spike Guys' Choice Awards.[140]
Personal life
Bullock owns properties in Los Angeles, Austin and New Orleans.[141]
On December 20, 2000, she was in a private jet crash on a runway from which she and the two crew escaped uninjured. Pilot error and blizzard conditions were responsible.[142] The crew were unable to activate the runway lights during a night landing at Jackson Hole Airport.[143]
Bullock won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin, Texas, home in October 2004. The jury ruled that the house was uninhabitable. It has since been torn down and rebuilt.[144][145] Daneshjou and his insurer later settled with Bullock for roughly half the awarded verdict.[146]
While Bullock was in Massachusetts on April 18, 2008, shooting The Proposal, she and her then husband Jesse James were in a vehicle that was hit head-on by a drunk driver. They were uninjured.[147]
Relationships and family
Bullock was once engaged to actor Tate Donovan, whom she met while filming Love Potion No. 9. Their relationship lasted three years.[148] She dated football player Troy Aikman and actors Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling.[149][150]
Bullock married motorcycle builder and Monster Garage host Jesse James on July 16, 2005. They first met when Bullock arranged for her ten-year-old godson to meet James as a Christmas present. 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. Bullock and James subsequently won full legal custody of James' five-year-old daughter.[151]
A scandal arose in March 2010 when several women claimed to have had affairs with James during his marriage to Bullock.[152][153][154] Bullock canceled European promotional appearances for The Blind Side citing "unforeseen personal reasons".[155][156] On March 18, 2010, James responded to the rumors of infidelity by issuing a public apology to Bullock. He stated, "The vast majority of the allegations reported are untrue and unfounded [...] beyond that, I will not dignify these private matters with any further public comment."[157] James declared, "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me." He asked that Bullock and their children one day "find it in their hearts to forgive me" for their "pain and embarrassment".[157] 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.[158] On April 23, 2010, Bullock filed for divorce in Austin, Texas.[159][160] Their divorce was finalized on June 28, 2010, with "conflict of personalities" cited as the reason.[161]
Bullock announced in 2010 that she had proceeded with plans to adopt a son born in January 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[162] Bullock and James had begun an initial adoption process four months earlier. 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. Given the pair's split and subsequent divorce, Bullock continued the adoption of her son as a single parent.[162] 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.[163]
Bullock was in a relationship with photographer Bryan Randall[164] from mid-2015 until Randall's death due to ALS on August 5, 2023.[165][166]
Stalking incidents
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. After the restraining order expired and Weldon was released from a mental institution, he again traveled through several states to find Bullock; she then obtained another restraining order.[167]
On April 22, 2007, a woman named Marcia Diana Valentine was found lying outside James and Bullock's home in Orange County, California. When James confronted the woman, she ran to her car, got behind the wheel and tried to run him over. She was said to be an obsessed fan of Bullock.[168] Valentine was charged with one felony count each of aggravated assault and stalking. Bullock obtained a restraining order to bar Valentine from "contacting or coming near her home, family or work for three years".[169][170] Valentine pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking.[171] She was subsequently convicted of stalking and sentenced to three years' probation.[172]
Joshua James Corbett broke into Bullock's Los Angeles home in June 2014. Bullock locked herself in a room and dialed 911. Corbett pleaded no contest in 2017 and was sentenced to five years' probation for stalking Bullock and breaking into her residence. He was then subject to a ten-year protective order that required him to stay away from Bullock. 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. He refused to leave and threatened to shoot officers. A SWAT team was called and, after a five-hour standoff, they deployed gas canisters and entered the house where they found Corbett had committed suicide. Corbett's death was the result of "multiple incised wounds" according to the Los Angeles County coroner.[173]
Filmography and accolades
Bullock has starred in over 50 films, and has helped produce over 15 works in film and television.[174] Her highest-grossing releases are Speed (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Miss Congeniality (2000), The Proposal (2009), The Blind Side (2009), The Heat (2013), Gravity (2013), Minions (2015), and Ocean's 8 (2018).[175][176]
On March 24, 2005, Bullock received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.[177] Her performance in the biographical drama film The Blind Side (2009) garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Bullock was nominated again in these categories for her performance in the film Gravity (2013).
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Notes
Further reading
- Zannos, Susan (2000). Sandra Bullock. Mitchell Lane Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58415-027-5.
- Hill, Anne E. (2000). Sandra Bullock. Lucent Books. ISBN 978-1-56006-711-5.
- Johnson, Taft (2011). Sandra Bullock's Rise to the Top: An Unauthorized Biography. ISBN 978-1-240-96122-1.
External links
- Sandra Bullock at IMDb
- Sandra Bullock at the TCM Movie Database
- Sandra Bullock at AllMovie
- Sandra Bullock at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sandra Bullock at TV Guide
- "Sandra Bullock: 2010's Triumphs". Life. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010.
- Duck, Charlotte (November 25, 2009). "Interview: Sandra Bullock". Glamour.
- Gay, Jason (September 17, 2013). "Sandra Bullock Is On Top of The World with Her New Film 'Gravity'". Vogue. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013.
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