Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Washington D.C. on July 26th, 1964. She is part German and part Alabamian. She began her career in television with the show Bionic Showdown: The Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.

One of her most notable early roles was in 1993 with the film ‘Demolition Man’. However her biggest break (one which made her a household name) was her role in ‘Speed’ alongside Keanu Reeves. Other films have included ‘A time to kill’, ‘While you were sleeping’, ’28 Days’, ‘Miss Congeniality’ and ‘Two Weeks notice’.