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Sandra Bullock

Actor, producer and filmmaker

Born 1964

Sandra Bullock is an American actor and producer whose career spans action films, romantic comedies, ensemble dramas and thrillers. The daughter of an opera singer and a voice coach, she spent part of her childhood in Germany and later studied acting at East Carolina University. The university archive documents her performances in Stage Door, Three Sisters and Peter Pan. After leaving college, she moved to New York, took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse and supported herself through waitressing and bartending. She later told Vogue that watching physical comedy while growing up in Germany shaped her childhood ambition to become a comedian. Early screen work included Hangmen and the television comedy Working Girl. Speed made her a major film star, followed by While You Were Sleeping, The Net and Miss Congeniality; Murder by Numbers later combined a detective role with an executive producer credit. She also developed a producing career through Fortis Films and wrote, directed and starred in the short Making Sandwiches, shown at Sundance in 1997. She won the leading-actress Oscar for The Blind Side and received another nomination for Gravity. Her later films include Ocean's 8, Bird Box, The Unforgivable and The Lost City. In 2026 she returned as Sally Owens and a producer in Practical Magic 2, reuniting with Nicole Kidman; the studio scheduled its North American theatrical release for September 11.

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ConnectionNicole KidmanPlays her sister Gillian Owens and co-produces Practical Magic 2.

ConnectionSusanne BierDirects Practical Magic 2.

Full profileKeanu ReevesSpeed and The Lake House collaborator, also attached to the reported Amazon MGM project.

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Sandra Bullock at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, January 23, 2010. — Profile image · djtomdog / CC BY 2.0

NewProject13 Sept 2026

Practical Magic 2 opens atop the North American box office

AP reports an estimated $30 million North American opening for the Bullock–Kidman sequel. The figure is a contemporaneous opening-weekend estimate, not a final or lifetime gross.

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Sandra Bullock returns as Sally Owens
Practical Magic 2 reunites Bullock and Nicole Kidman, with Susanne Bier directing. Bullock also produces the film. Warner Bros. listed September 11 for North America and international releases beginning September 9.
11 Sept 2026Official release schedule and credits
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Good Hang conversation
Recalls Meisner training at East Carolina University and children’s J. Cole recommendation.
8 Sept 2026Original episode
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Revisiting Practical Magic with Jennifer Aniston
Bullock discusses the original film's difficult reception and its later audience with Jennifer Aniston. She describes developing the sequel with producing partner Denise Di Novi after learning about another Alice Hoffman book.
8 Sept 2026Direct interview; conversation June 16
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Another Dana Fox collaboration
Plans another Dana Fox project after Practical Magic 2 publicity; no title or date supplied.
3 Sept 2026Direct interview
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Disabled-animal advocacy with Kylie Kelce
The official Not Gonna Lie episode description highlights Bullock's interest in helping disabled animals and her story about Ruby alongside memories of Betty White.
3 Sept 2026Official podcast description
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The Practical Magic 2 tour starts in London
Vogue reports Bullock and Kidman launching the film's press tour in London. Their return continues the screen partnership established by the 1998 original.
26 Aug 2026Reported event
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A professional Instagram account
Bullock discussed joining Instagram at CNBC Changemakers, explaining that Warner Bros. had asked her to participate. Interview later links directly to her account at sandrabullock.
17 Apr 2026Public remarks and primary linked profile
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A reported new collaboration with Keanu Reeves
Variety reports an untitled romantic thriller in development at Amazon MGM, with Reeves and Bullock attached and Noah Oppenheim writing. Bullock is a producer through Fortis Films. No release or filming date is established.
4 May 2025Trade development report
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2022	The Lost CityfilmIMDb	Loretta Sage / Dr. Angela Lovemore
2022	Bullet TrainfilmIMDb	Maria Beetle (cameo)
2022	The Lost CityfilmIMDb	Producer
2026	Practical Magic 2filmIMDb	Sally Owens
2026	Practical Magic 2filmIMDb	Producer

Timeline

1964—2026

1964Born in Arlington, Virginia.
1983Plays Jean in East Carolina Playhouse's Stage Door.
1985Performs in Three Sisters and Peter Pan at East Carolina University.
1987Makes an early film appearance in Hangmen.
1990Stars as Tess McGill in the Working Girl television series.
1994Plays Annie Porter in Speed.
1995Stars in While You Were Sleeping and The Net.
1997Brings Making Sandwiches, which she wrote and directed, to Sundance.
1998Stars in and executive-produces Hope Floats; plays Sally Owens in Practical Magic.
2000Stars in and produces Miss Congeniality.
2002Stars in and produces Two Weeks Notice; begins producing George Lopez.
2009Stars in The Proposal and The Blind Side.
2010Wins the Academy Award for The Blind Side.
2013Stars in The Heat and Gravity.
2014Receives an Academy Award nomination for Gravity.
2015Voices Scarlet Overkill in Minions and appears in Our Brand Is Crisis.
2018Stars in Ocean's 8 and Bird Box; executive-produces Bird Box.
2021Stars in and produces The Unforgivable.
2022Stars in and produces The Lost City; appears in Bullet Train.
2026Returns as Sally Owens and produces Practical Magic 2.

Practical Magic 2 opens atop the North American box office

Latest Index

Sandra Bullock returns as Sally Owens

Good Hang conversation

Revisiting Practical Magic with Jennifer Aniston

Another Dana Fox collaboration

Disabled-animal advocacy with Kylie Kelce

The Practical Magic 2 tour starts in London

A professional Instagram account

A reported new collaboration with Keanu Reeves