Sandra Bullock has always been a muse for directors in Hollywood. Today is her birthday, why don't we dig a bit into he...
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Sandra Bullock has always been a muse for directors in Hollywood. Today is her birthday, why don't we dig a bit into her profile and find out 10 facts about this gorgeous and talented actress?
Debut on stage at 5
Sandra has made her first appearance on stage when she was just 5 years old when she was in German. The actress had a lot of chances to travel across Europe with her family and then moved back to the States when she was 12.
Fluently in German
Thanks to the traveling times she had when spending her childhood in Europe, Sandra is fluent in German and still holds dual citizenship for both America and Germany.
A college dropper
She dropped college to pursue the acting career when she was only three credits left to graduate from East Carolina University. However, this decision completely changed her life.
Has an opera-singer mother
Her mother, Helga Meyer Bullock was born in Germany and she was an opera singer. Sandra revealed in a recent interview that she and her mother were very close before she passed away in 2000. Her father also worked in music, as a voice teacher.
Her breakthrough character
A report back in 1995 includes a quote Sandra gave to one of her hometown newspapers about her role in Speed, alongside Keanu Reeves, saying, "Everyone told me not to do Speed. I mean, it looked like I’d be just ‘the girl,’ but I’ve learned to do things by instinct."
She's allergic to horses
Sandra Bullock unfortunately discovered her fear of horses during the set of the movie Two If by Sea in 1996.
She owns a restaurant in Texas
The restaurant's name is Bess Bistro and was known for French and Cajun cuisine in Austin before it was shut down. Sandra Bullock used to live in Texas while in a relationship with Texas-native actor Matthew McConaughey.
She survives a plane crash
While traveling around Christmas back in 2000, she and her boyfriend at the time were luckily unharmed when the pilot of the jet they were flying in became confused by the snowy conditions.
Her ex-boyfriend was Ryan Gosling
In 2001, Sandra quietly began dating her costar Ryan Gosling despite their 16-year age difference. They were together for a little over a year.
Sandra hates musicals
Although she once took on musical training, Sandra admitted that she would never step foot on the set of a musical. She made her point even more clear by saying, “I hate them. Hate them.”
