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->''"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."''

Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American actress of German descent.

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}}''.

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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!!'''Notable Roles (in chronological order):'''
* ''Film/LovePotionNumberNine'' (1992) as Diane Farrow
* ''Film/DemolitionMan'' (1993) as Lenina Huxley
* ''Film/{{Speed}}'' (1994) as Annie
** ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' (1997)
* ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' (1995) as Lucy
* ''[[Film/TheNet1995 The Net]]'' (1995) as Angela Bennett
* ''Film/ATimeToKill'' (1996) as Ellen Roark
* ''Film/{{In Love and War|1996}}'' (1996) as Agnes von Kurowsky
* ''Film/HopeFloats'' (1998) as Birdee Pruitt
* ''Film/PracticalMagic'' (1998) as Sally Owens
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' (1998) as Miriam [-(Voice)-]
* ''Film/TwentyEightDays'' (2000) as Gwen Cummings
* ''Film/MissCongeniality'' (2000) as Gracie Hart
** ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005)
* ''Film/MurderByNumbers2002'' as Cassie Mayweather
* ''Film/DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood'' (2002) as Sidda
* ''Film/{{Crash}}'' (2004) as Jean
* ''Film/{{Loverboy|2005}}'' (2005) as Mrs. Harker
* ''Film/TheLakeHouse'' (2006) as Kate Forster
* ''Film/{{Premonition}}'' (2007) as Linda Hanson
* ''Film/TheProposal'' (2009) as Margaret Tate
* ''Film/AllAboutSteve'' (2009) as Mary Horowitz
* ''Film/TheBlindSide'' (2009) as Leigh Anne Tuohy [-(Oscar win for Best Actress)-]
* ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2011) as Linda Schell
* ''Film/TheHeat'' (2013) as Agent Sarah Ashburn
* ''Film/{{Gravity}}'' (2013) as Dr. Ryan Stone [-(Oscar nomination for Best Actress)-]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' (2015) as Scarlet Overkill [-(Voice)-]
* ''Film/OceansEight'' (2018) as Debbie Ocean
* ''Film/BirdBox'' (2018) as Malorie
* ''Film/TheLostCity'' (2022) as Loretta Sage
* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022) as Maria

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!!'''Tropes relating to Sandra Bullock:'''
* 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''.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* MsFanservice: Not always, but in some of her roles she occasionaly wears some revealing clothes and sometimes even a bikini.
** 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.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Still looks like she did in the 90s thirty years later.
* OldShame: [[invoked]]
** [[invoked]] Google ''Fire on the Amazon'' and see what pops up (but first make sure you're [[{{NSFW}} not at work]]).
** [[invoked]] She isn't particularly proud of ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' either.
** [[invoked]] Or ''[[Film/MissCongeniality Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous]]''.
** [[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.
* SheAlsoDid: She co-wrote and directed a short film called ''Making Sandwiches''.
* TypeCasting: [[invoked]]
** [[invoked]] ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' typecast her as a GirlNextDoor in romantic comedies.
** [[invoked]] ''Film/MissCongeniality'' turned her image into that of a more no-nonsense persona.
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