In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films. 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.
For her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical drama The Blind Side (2009), Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress. 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). 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).
In 2010, she was named one of Time 's 100 most influential people in the world.Īfter 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). She was the world's highest-paid actress in 20. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Sandra Annette Bullock ( / ˈ b ʊ l ə k/ born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer.
