Sandra Bullock Total Net Worth: How Much Is She Earning?

Sandra Annette Bullock, also known as Sandra Bullock, is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and entrepreneur.

Personal Details

Stage Name: Sandra Bullock
Full Name: Sandra Annette Bullock
Gender: Female
Birthday: July 26, 1964
Place of Origin: Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Age: 56
Height: 5’7”
Nationality: American
Sexual Orientation: Straight Female
Status: Single, divorcee
Spouse: Ex-husband, Jesse James
Profession: Actress, voice actress, producer, and entrepreneur
Total Net Worth: $200 million US dollars

Personal Life

Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, on July 26, 1964 to parents Helga Mathilde Meyer and John Wilson Bullock.

Helga is an opera singer and a voice teacher in Germany, while John is from Birmingham, Alabama and is an Army employee and part-time voice coach. Bullock’s father met her mother when he was stationed in Europe, Nuremberg, Germany, and they got married there.

Sandra Bullock has a younger sister named Gesine Bullock-Prado who is the president of Sandra Bullock’s production company which is the “Fortis Films”.

Though Sandra Bullock was born in Virginia, she grew up in Nuremberg, Germany and also in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. She speaks fluent German. When Sandra Bullock’s mom is away for an opera tour, she stays with her aunt Christl and cousin Susanne who later marries a politician named Peter Ramsauer. Sandra Bullock studied ballet, vocal arts, and had a Waldorf education. Sandra Bullock grew up in Germany for 12 years. Then, the family returned to Arlington, Virginia when Sandra was then 12 years old.

In high school, Sandra Bullock went to Washington-Lee High School. She was a cheerleader and also part of the school theater. She graduated high school in 1982, then attended East Carolina University and graduated with BFA in Drama in 1987.

After she graduated from the uni, she transferred to Manhattan, New York, and while auditioning for a role she did sidelines to support herself such as working as a cocktail waitress, bartending, and coat checker.

By the start of 2002, Bullock had a number of stalkers which she all filed a restraining order. Sandra Bullock married Jesse James, West Coast Choppers Founder, on July 16, 2005. Then on April 23, 2010, Sandra Bullock filed for divorce. Jesse James made a public apology to Bullock after a scandal arose in March 2010. A lot of women claimed that they have an affair with James.

Sandra adopted her first child, a son, in January 2010. And then, she adopted her second child, a daughter, in December 2015.

Career

Sandra Bullock had steady small roles when she moved to Los Angeles. Until Directed Alan J. Levi saw one of her performances and was impressed. It was in 1989 when Levi offered Sandra Bullock a role in the TV film entitled “Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.”

Her role in the TV film has secured her with lots of small roles. Then in 1993, she landed a major role in “Demolition Man” with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes.

In 1994, She co-starred in the blockbuster movie entitled “Speed” with Keanu Reeves. Sandra Bullock played the role of Annie Porter who is a passenger and eventually drove the bus. The movie grossed $350.4 million US dollars worldwide. Her role in the movie Speed was her breakout performance as it established her as the Hollywood leading actress.

She landed in high profile roles in very successful movies such as the 1995 romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping that grossed $182 million worldwide which she played the lonely Chicago Transit Authority token collector, the movie A Time to Kill that grossed $152.2 million US dollars worldwide which she played a member of the defense team with actors such as Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kevin Spacey, the movie Miss Congeniality which grossed $212.7 million globally, and the movie Two Weeks Notice that grossed $199 million US dollars worldwide.

Her 2013 drama movie entitled Gravity grossed $700 million US dollars. She also starred in the movie with Ryan Reynolds, The Proposal, which grossed $317 million. Sandra Bullock is the voice over the villain Scarlet Overkill in the animated movie Minions which has an astonishing gross of $1.1 billion globally.

Sandra Bullock received awards and nominations. She received her first Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress in the movie While You Were Sleeping. The movie Miss Congeniality was successful and won her another Golden Globe Award Nomination for Best Actress. She garnered a Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the movie The Blind Side. She also got nominated in the Oscars for Best Actress.

With her film Gravity, Sandra Bullock has earned $70 million US dollars which is one of the largest paychecks in Hollywood history for a single acting role. She earned $10.5 million in the movies A Time to Kill, $20 million in the movie The Blind Side, $15 million in the movie Murder by Numbers, $17.5 million in the movie Miss Congeniality, and $10 million in the movie Minions. Sandra Bullock earned about $150 million US dollars between the years 1994 and 2009. And, as being an executive producer in the sitcom George Lopez, Sandra Bullock earned about $10 million US dollars.

In the years 2010 and 2014, Sandra Bullock was the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Aside from acting, she also has a production company, The Fortis Films. She is the executive producer of the sitcom George Lopez.

Sandra Bullock has invested in business. She founded Bess Bistro which is a Texas restaurant and also Walton’s Fancy and Staple. She also invested in real estate which is worth $60 million. She has one of the most impressive portfolios in real estate.