Sandra Annette Bullock ( born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award

she was the world's highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014

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The films in which she has appeared have collectively grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide, making her one of Hollywood's most bankable stars

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Bullock received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.

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After 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)

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Her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedies While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Forces of Nature (1999), and the dramas A Time to Kill (1996) and Hope Floats (1998)

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She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), which ranks as her highest-grossing live-action film.

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In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films

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For 12 years, Bullock was raised in Nuremberg, Germany, and Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, and grew up speaking German.

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