Occupation: Actress
Date of Birth: July 26, 1964
Place of Birth: Arlington, Va., USA
Sign: Sun in Leo, Moon in Aquarius
Relations: Father: John (voice coach); mother: Helga (opera singer; deceased); sister: Gesine (lawyer); ex-companion: Tate Donovan (actor); companion: Bob Schneider (musician); former companion: Matthew McConaughey (actor)
Education: Dropped out of East Carolina University

Actress known for her “girl-next-door” appeal, she is the daughter of an opera singer. Bullock's voice lessons led to her debut as a country singer in The Thing Called Love (1993). After studying acting at E. Carolina University in North Carolina, she landed roles in While You Were Sleeping (1995), Speed (1994 opposite Keanu Reeves), Speed 2 and The Net (1995). Bullock has become one of Hollywood's most popular leading women, starring in the romantic films In Love and War (1996 opposite Chris O'Donnell), Hope Floats (1998), and Practical Magic (1998 with Nicole Kidman), A Time To Kill (with Matthew McConaughey), 28 days (1999), Miss Congeniality, Forces Of Nature (with Ben Affleck) and many more. In 2002 she starred in Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Murder By Numbers.

Trivia:

(1999) On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list.

(October 1997) Ranked #58 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world

While working on Two if by Sea (1996) discovered she is allergic to horses.

She replaced Demi Moore in While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Daughter of a German opera singer and an American voice coach.

Replaced Lori Petty in Demolition Man (1993).

Voted best actress by the readers of the "US Magazine" in 1995.

Voted "Best Actress" by viewers of MTV's "The Big Picture" in 1994 and 1995.

Was a cheerleader in high school.

Voted "Most Likely To Brighten Up Your Day" by her high school class.

Received the scar on her head when she fell into a lake and cut her head on a rock.

Spent time at a Rehabilitation Clinic to research her role in 28 Days (2000).

Is fluent in German.

Owns a home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

(2001) Is writing her memories, because she doesn't want people (specially her kids) to believe the untrue stories written about her.

(May, 2001) Voted as the most wanted to see star by US Military Personnel serving in the Balkans

(2001) To prepare for her character in Murder by Numbers (2002), read every book of murder autopsies, watched many crime investigation documentals, every A&E biography and Discovery Channel that had any sort of crime story.

Can't swim. She's terrified of water.

(1988) Her performance in off-Broadway play 'No Time Flat' got her an agent and a very important audition. The audition was for Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (TV)

Was raised in Germany (Nüremberg) and Austria (Vienna and Salzburg).

Her parents didn't allowed her or her sister to watch TV, read fashion magazines or eat junk food.

Had many different jobs: Half-day waitress, bar tender, babysitter, dog hairdresser, coat check-girl, disco dancer in a gay club, worked in an ice-cream shop and cleaning lady at an insurance company (first job).

Loves poetry. She prefers to be given a good poem instead of flowers. Her favorites writers are Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck. Her favorite book is A Lover Discourse: Fragments, by Roland Barthes.

Has a 4,600-square-foot townhouse in New York

Was ready to quit movie business until she got a part in The Vanishing (1993)

Considered for the lead role in Tomb Raider (2001), it finally went to Angelina Jolie

Hates mirrors. In her houses, she only has mirrors in the bathroom, to keep from looking at herself in them everytime.

(October, 2001) Donated the dress she wore to the Practical Magic (1998) premiere for a Charity Auction at eBay, to benefit The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade

(1999) Refused to be a presenter at the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, because she feels uncomfortable walking the red carpet and being the center of attention.

Has played piano since she was eight.

(December 2001) Was maid of honor for her friend Ashley Judd when she married car racer Dario Francitti in Scotland, in the castle where Madonna married Guy Ritchie on 12/22/2000.

Donated $ 1,000,000 to the Red Cross, after the terrorist attack, on September 11, 2001.

Loves buying houses, has five in USA (2002)

Personal quotes:

"Everyone told me to pass on Speed because it was a 'bus movie.'"
- Sandra Bullock

"The key to any good relationship, on-screen and off, is communication, respect, and I guess you have to like the way the other person smells . . ."
- Sandra Bullock

"There's something sexy about a gut. Not a 400-pound beer gut, but a little paunch. I love that."
- Sandra Bullock