Line #25 Creator/SandraBullock


1	[[quoteright:339:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sandra_bullock_8627.jpg]]
2	->''"The acting thing is so beyond my control. Acting isn't mine. You're like a tiny piece in this big, corporate mechanism that needs chemistry and divine intervention."''
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4	Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American actress of German descent.
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6	She's been Hollywood's go-to actress when looking for [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak slightly tomboyish]], [[TheDitz quirky]], or HollywoodHomely characters who later prove to be BeautifulAllAlong[=/=]SugarAndIcePersonality[=/=]"not so helpless after all" since TheNineties. This was exemplified in the film ''Film/MissCongeniality'' and its sequel in the mid-[[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]]. She also starred in ''Film/{{Speed}}'', ''Film/ATimeToKill'', ''Film/HopeFloats'', ''Film/PracticalMagic'' (alongside Creator/NicoleKidman), the RomanticComedy ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'', ''Film/{{Gravity}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}''.
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8	Bullock has the unique distinction of winning a [[MedalOfDishonor Razzie Award]] for Worst Actress (for ''Film/AllAboutSteve'') and an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for Best Actress (for ''Film/TheBlindSide'') in ''the same year''. She not only turned up to accept the Razzie Award in person, but brought with her a cart filled with ''All About Steve'' Blu-ray discs to hand out to the audience members.
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10	!!'''Notable Roles (in chronological order):'''
11	* ''Film/LovePotionNumberNine'' (1992) as Diane Farrow
12	* ''Film/DemolitionMan'' (1993) as Lenina Huxley
13	* ''Film/{{Speed}}'' (1994) as Annie
14	** ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' (1997)
15	* ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' (1995) as Lucy
16	* ''[[Film/TheNet1995 The Net]]'' (1995) as Angela Bennett
17	* ''Film/ATimeToKill'' (1996) as Ellen Roark
18	* ''Film/{{In Love and War\|1996}}'' (1996) as Agnes von Kurowsky
19	* ''Film/HopeFloats'' (1998) as Birdee Pruitt
20	* ''Film/PracticalMagic'' (1998) as Sally Owens
21	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' (1998) as Miriam [-(Voice)-]
22	* ''Film/TwentyEightDays'' (2000) as Gwen Cummings
23	* ''Film/MissCongeniality'' (2000) as Gracie Hart
24	** ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005)
25	* ''Film/MurderByNumbers2002'' as Cassie Mayweather
26	* ''Film/DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood'' (2002) as Sidda
27	* ''Film/{{Crash}}'' (2004) as Jean
28	* ''Film/{{Loverboy\|2005}}'' (2005) as Mrs. Harker
29	* ''Film/TheLakeHouse'' (2006) as Kate Forster
30	* ''Film/{{Premonition}}'' (2007) as Linda Hanson
31	* ''Film/TheProposal'' (2009) as Margaret Tate
32	* ''Film/AllAboutSteve'' (2009) as Mary Horowitz
33	* ''Film/TheBlindSide'' (2009) as Leigh Anne Tuohy [-(Oscar win for Best Actress)-]
34	* ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2011) as Linda Schell
35	* ''Film/TheHeat'' (2013) as Agent Sarah Ashburn
36	* ''Film/{{Gravity}}'' (2013) as Dr. Ryan Stone [-(Oscar nomination for Best Actress)-]
37	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' (2015) as Scarlet Overkill [-(Voice)-]
38	* ''Film/OceansEight'' (2018) as Debbie Ocean
39	* ''Film/BirdBox'' (2018) as Malorie
40	* ''Film/TheLostCity'' (2022) as Loretta Sage
41	* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022) as Maria
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44	!!'''Tropes relating to Sandra Bullock:'''
45	* ActorAllusion: Invoked. It was Sandra's idea to name her character's dog 'Jack' in ''The Lake House'', after Keanu Reeves's character in ''Speed''.
46	* ActorShipping: [[invoked]] The huge [[LGBTFanbase lesbian fanbase]] behind ''Film/OceansEight'' love shipping her with co-star Creator/CateBlanchett due to their scorching chemistry, friendship and camaraderie in real life and the fact that their characters have an incredibly [[AmbiguouslyBi ambiguous]] relationship in the film.
47	* CelebrityResemblance: To some, Creator/JuliaRoberts. Becomes HilariousInHindsight when she ended up playing Creator/GeorgeClooney's sister in the ''Oceans'' franchise, and Julia Roberts previously played his ex-wife in the same franchise.
48	* CoveredInGunge: She got slimed at both the 2009 and 2013 [[UsefulNotes/KidsChoiceAward Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]. The former was alongsideh Creator/HughJackman, while the latter was alongside Creator/NeilPatrickHarris when they were presenting an award to Creator/KristenStewart.
49	* HollywoodHomely: [[invoked]] She's found herself cast as the plain or less glamorous girl in many movies. ''Film/MissCongeniality'' is actually a subversion - as Gracie gets picked as the UndercoverModel precisely because she looks good in a swimsuit.
50	* MsFanservice: Not always, but in some of her roles she occasionaly wears some revealing clothes and sometimes even a bikini.
51	** She agreed to do the nude scene in ''Film/TheProposal'' only on the condition that it would be funny and humiliating for her character. She prefers not to play this trope straight.
52	* OlderThanTheyLook: Still looks like she did in the 90s thirty years later.
53	* OldShame: [[invoked]]
54	** [[invoked]] Google ''Fire on the Amazon'' and see what pops up (but first make sure you're [[{{NSFW}} not at work]]).
55	** [[invoked]] She isn't particularly proud of ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' either.
56	** [[invoked]] Or ''[[Film/MissCongeniality Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous]]''.
57	** [[invoked]] And as mentioned in the description, her reaction to ''All About Steve'' getting her a Razzie was to come to the ceremony and happily admit it was terrible. Especially notable since she ''produced'' it.
58	* SheAlsoDid: She co-wrote and directed a short film called ''Making Sandwiches''.
59	* TypeCasting: [[invoked]]
60	** [[invoked]] ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' typecast her as a GirlNextDoor in romantic comedies.
61	** [[invoked]] ''Film/MissCongeniality'' turned her image into that of a more no-nonsense persona.

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