Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia on July 26, 1984. She is an accomplished actress, producer and philanthropist. Her early childhood was spent  growing up near her mother’s family in Nuremberg, Germany. Sandra would often travel with her mother, and would sing in the chorus of her mother’s opera productions. 

Parents: Her father, John Bullock, was an Army employee and vocal coach. Her mother, Helga Meyer, was an opera singer, who would often take her along to opera performances. 

Sibling: Her younger sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, has enjoyed success as a Hollywood producer, and television cooking celebrity. 

Relationships: Tate Donovan, Jesse James (2005-2010)

Children: Louis Bardo Bullock (2010 ), Laila  Bullock (2012)

Height: 5’7 1/2″ (1.71 m)

Net Worth: $200 million

Zodiac: Leo 

Charities: American Red Cross, Art + Practice Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Humane Society

Trivia: 

• Her films have grossed more than $5 billion worldwide. 
• She is the only won to receive both an Academy Award and a Razzie Award in the same year. 
• Became the highest earning actress in 2014, with her Oscar-winning blockbuster film, Gravity.
• In 1987, she graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in theater. 
• Learned to speak fluent German from her mother. 
• She was a high school cheerleader. 
• Is allergic to horses.
• Received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, March 24, 2005.
• Her favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz. 
• Is a huge fan of Audrey Hepburn’s. 
• Her most commercially successful film was Minions.  
• Had a crush on her Speed costar, Keanu Reeves.
• Was selected as one of People Magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” in both 1996 and 1999.
• In high school she was voted, “Most Likely to Brighten Up Your Day”. 
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Quotes: 

• “There’s no race, no religion, no class system, no color – nothing – no sexual orientation, that makes us better than anyone else. We are all deserving of love.” 
• “Nothing is a failure. It’s just not supposed to work out that way because something better is supposed to come along.”
• “One of the reasons I go out of my way to be kind is because I’ve known what it’s like to not be given kindness.” 
• “We all grow into that beautiful person we’re supposed to be – some sooner, some later.”
• “I was raised like a man, not to marry myself off and have a husband take care of me, but raised to take care of myself.”
• “Life is hard sometimes, but we get through with laughter.”
• “The older I get, the less mature I get, and I like that.”
• “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.”
• “The people you dislike the most usually show you a side of yourself that you don’t want to admit to.”
• “I feel like it’s become hunting season in how women are attacked. And it’s not because of who we are as people, it’s because of how we look or our age.”
• “I’d rather take risks than make something that’s cookie cutter.”
• “Savor what you are, and not what everyone wants you to be.”
• “My goal now is to remember every place I’ve been, only do things I love.
• “People want to see you fail, but that’s not your problem, that’s their problem.”