Sandra Bullock is an American actress who, starting with a minor role in the 1987 thriller 'Hangmen', and went on to become one of the highest paid Hollywood actresses by 2007. Portraying Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical sports drama 'The Blind Side' (2009) is considered one of her best roles as it earned her an 'Academy Award' and a 'Golden Globe Award'. The list of her top grossing movies include the sci-fi thriller 'Gravity' (2013) – for which she earned an 'Academy Award' nomination, and the animated comedy 'Minions' (2015), which made over US$1 billion at the box office.
She gained recognition in a supporting role in the sci-fi action film 'Demolition Man' (1993) and bagged a lead role in the box-office hit 'Speed' (1994). Throughout the decade, she established herself as a lead actress with successful films like 'While You Were Sleeping' (1995), 'The Net' (1995), 'A Time to Kill' (1996) and 'Hope Floats' (1998), but regretted acting in the sequel 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' (1997), which was a commercial failure.
Some of the best Sandra Bullock films of recent times include 'Miss Congeniality' (2000), 'Two Weeks Notice' (2002), 'Crash' (2004), 'The Proposal' (2009), and 'The Heat' (2013).