Her full name is Sandra Annette Bullock. (Photo: Archive)
Her mother was a German opera singer and her father was an American vocal instructor. (Photo: Archive)
She spent her childhood on the road, traveling with her parents through Europe. (Photo: Archive)
She is fluent in German. (Photo: Archive)
During her high school years, Sandra was part of the cheerleading team and played in many theater productions. (Photo: Archive)
Bullock went to East Carolina University to study acting, but she dropped out of college to pursue her acting career. (Photo: Archive)
During her struggling acting days, she worked as a bartender, cocktail waitress, and coat checker. (Photo: Archive)
Bullock first became widely known for her role in Speed. “Everyone told me not to do Speed,” she said in an interview. “I mean, it looked like I’d be just ‘the girl’… but I’ve learned to do things by instinct.” (Photo: Archive)
Despite the 16-year age difference, Sandra date Ryan Gosling for over a year. They met while filming Murder By Numbers. (Photo: Archive)
She married Jesse Gregory James in 2005, but the couple divorced in 2010. (Photo: Archive)
She adopted her son Louis Bardo Bullock when he was just three months old. (Photo: Archive)
She adopted a second child in 2015, her daughter Laila. (Photo: Archive)
She was dated former NFL star of Dallas Cowboys, Troy Aikman. (Photo: Archive)
Sandra has a longtime friendship with fellow actor George Clooney, with whom she played in Gravity. (Photo: Archive)
Once a 39-year-old trespasser reached her L.A. house. The crazy fan didn’t harm anyone, but she later got a restraining order against him. (Photo: Archive)
She discovered she is allergic to horses while working on Two If By Sea. (Photo: Archive)
She owns the production company Fortis Films, the restaurants Bess Bistro, Walton’s Fancy and Staple Bakery, and is an executive producer of George Lopez’ sitcom. (Photo: Archive)
Bullock starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill, and they begin dating. (Photo: Archive)
With a net worth of around $200 million, she is counted among the Most Powerful Women by Forbes. (Photo: Archive)
She is very fond of her 2 pet dogs, Ruby and Poppy. (Photo: Archive)
Since mid-2015, Bullock has been in a relationship with photographer Bryan Randall. (Photo: Archive)
Two days before she won the Oscar for The Blind Side, Bullock won two Razzies, the awards for the worst performances of the year. (Photo: Archive)
We all know Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for best starring actress back in 2010 for her performance in The Blind Side. We also know she played alongside Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper in Maximum Speed. We’ve witness her many faces from the most hilarious comedies to the most intense dramas. We saw her next to George Clooney in Gravity. We laughed with her in Miss Congeniality.
But behind her worldwide fame, there are many things yet to be known about the one and only Sandra Bullock. So, gather around, and click through our photo gallery above to learn 22 interesting facts you didn’t know about her.