Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia on July 26, 1966. Her mother being a German opera singer she was raised, in part, in Nuremberg. While in Germany for her mother's operas, she would sometimes perform small parts, usually playing the part of a gypsy kid in the background. Sandra and her family moved back to Virginia when she was ten years old.

In 1982 she graduated from Washington-Lee High School, where she was voted "The girl most likely to brighten up your day". After high school she majored in Drama at East Carolina University in North Carolina. She then moved to New York to persue a career in acting. She worked as a waitress, went to auditions, and tried to get herself established in the acting field. She got a role in the TV version of "Working Girl", co-starring with Nana Visitor but she hated every minute of it, and was glad when it was cancelled.

She moved to Los Angeles, and got a job as a supporting role in the made-for-TV movie, "The Preppie Murder" with William Baldwin. But after making several smaller budget films (Fire in the Amazon, Who Do I Gotta Kill, etc) she replaced Lori Petty as Selvester Stallone's partner in the futuristic action/sci-fi flick, Demolition Man. In this film, she gained a bunch of fans, and nice addition to her resume.

This helped get Sandra the part in Jan de Bont's directoral debut film, SPEED, which also starred Keanu Reaves and Dennis Hopper. SPEED was a huge success, grossing over 120 million dollars at the box office. In this film she stole the show from the larger stars and became a star overnight, although she missed most of the hoopla, as she was in Europe, promoting the film.

Sandra then moved on to the hit, While You Were Sleeping, which was carried by her now-well-known name. While You Were Sleeping was a hit, bringing in 85 million, and showed that she could be very funny. After WYWS, came The Net, and recently she starred in Two If By Sea, which brought in dissapointing reviews, and didn't stay at the theaters for very long. Next, she will be in A Time To Kill, which is the movie adaptaion of John Grisham's novel by the same name, and will be released some time in the spring of 1996.