The highest-paid actress of and , Bullock's filmography spans both comedy and drama, and her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was named one of Time ' s most influential people in the world in After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller Hangmen , Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film Demolition Man She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller Gravity , which is her highest-grossing live-action film.
In addition to acting, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous and All About Steve , and served as an executive producer on the ABC sitcom George Lopez — , on which she made numerous appearances.
Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, Bullock was also named the Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine in Bullock's maternal grandfather was a German rocket scientist from Nuremberg. Bullock attended Washington-Lee High School , where she was a cheerleader and performed in school theater productions.
In , she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving a bus that was rigged by a terrorist, in the smash-hit blockbuster Speed alongside Keanu Reeves. She was required to read for Speed to ensure that there was the right chemistry between her and Reeves. She recalls they had to do "all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff.
Bullock headlined the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping as a lonely Chicago Transit Authority token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name. The thriller The Net also , starred Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.
