Sandra Bullock Biography (3)

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Sandra Bullock is one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading ladies. She is currently starring in and producing the romantic comedy Two Weeks Notice, opposite Hugh Grant, for release later this year. She was most recently seen in Barbet Schroeder's psychological thriller Murder By Numbers, which she also executive produced, and last year's blockbuster hit Miss Congeniality, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination.

Following acclaimed roles in several motion pictures, Bullock's breakthrough came in the runaway hit Speed. Her next two features, While You Were Sleeping and The Net, were both critical and popular successes. She went on to star in the box office smash Forces of Nature; Hope Floats, which marked her film producing debut; Practical Magic, which she co-produced for her production company, Fortis Films; Gun Shy, also for Fortis Films; as well as Speed 2: Cruise Control, A Time to Kill, In Love and War, Two if By Sea, The Vanishing, Demolition Man, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway and The Thing Called Love. She also voiced the role of Miriam in The Prince of Egypt.

Bullock has received numerous awards and nominations for her work, including two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and two MTV Movie Awards for her role in Speed; a Golden Globe nomination, an American Comedy Award nomination, two People's Choice Awards and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for her role in While You Were Sleeping; and a People's Choice Award and Blockbuster Entertainment Award for her role in A Time To Kill. In 1996, Bullock was voted NATO/ShoWest Female Star of the Year.

Bullock made her debut as a writer/director with the short film Making Sandwiches, in which she also starred with Matthew McConaughey and which debuted at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.

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