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Bullock in 2011, kathclick\/bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Sandra Annette Bullock<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Arlington, Virginia, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: July 26, 1964<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – English, Irish, German, Scottish, Swiss-German, French
\n*mother<\/em> – German<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandra Bullock is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress<\/a> for The Blind Side<\/em> (2009). Her roles also include the films Who Shot Pat?<\/em>, Love Potion No. 9<\/em>, The Vanishing<\/em> (1993), When the Party’s Over<\/em>, The Thing Called Love<\/em>, Demolition Man<\/em>, Fire on the Amazon<\/em>, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway<\/em>, Speed<\/em>, Who Do I Gotta Kill?<\/em>, While You Were Sleeping<\/em>, The Net<\/em> (1995), Two If by Sea<\/em>, A Time to Kill<\/em>, In Love and War<\/em> (1996), Speed 2: Cruise Control<\/em>, Hope Floats<\/em>, Practical Magic<\/em>, The Prince of Egypt<\/em>, Forces of Nature<\/em>, Gun Shy<\/em>, 28 Days<\/em>, Miss Congeniality<\/em>, and its sequel; Murder by Numbers<\/em>, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood<\/em>, Two Weeks Notice<\/em>, Crash<\/em> (2004), Loverboy<\/em> (2005), The Lake House<\/em>, Infamous<\/em> (2006), Premonition<\/em> (2007), The Proposal<\/em>, All About Steve<\/em>, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/em>, The Heat<\/em>, Gravity<\/em> (2013), Minions<\/em>, Our Brand Is Crisis<\/em> (2015), Ocean’s 8<\/em>, Bird Box<\/em>, The Unforgivable<\/em>, The Lost City<\/em>, and Bullet Train<\/em>; the made-for-tv movies Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman<\/em> and The Preppie Murder<\/em>; and the series Working Girl<\/em>, Lucky Chances<\/em>, and George Lopez<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Her father, John Wilson Bullock, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, of English, Irish, German, Scottish, Swiss-German, and French ancestry. Her mother, Helga Bullock (born Helga Mathilde Meyer), an opera singer and voice teacher, was German. Her parents met in Nuremberg, Germany, where her father was in charge of the U.S. Army’s Military Postal Service in Europe. Sandra’s father also worked with the Army Materiel Command and was a contractor for The Pentagon.<\/p>\n

Sandra’s sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, is a chef, author, and executive. Sandra spent part of her childhood in Nuremberg, and in Vienna and Salzburg in Austria. She has German citizenship and speaks German fluently. Sandra has two children, both adopted.<\/p>\n

Her sister once said on Twitter:<\/p>\n

As a German\/Irish\/English\/French\/kitchen sink lady person, I just write in “talented quaffer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sandra’s paternal grandfather was Jesse\/Jessie Burch Bullock (the son of Albert Eli Bullock and Mahala Ellen “Hattie” Curl). Jesse was born in Kentucky. Eli was born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri, the son of Eli B. Bullock and Charlotte “Charlottie” Parks. Sandra’s great-grandmother Mahala was born in Meade County, Kentucky, the daughter of John Wesley Curl and Hester Daily, whose paternal grandfather was from Cork, Ireland.<\/p>\n

Sandra’s paternal grandmother was named Mary LaBlanche Wilson (the daughter of Francis Eugene “Frank” Wilson and Anna\/Annie). Mary was born in Wisconsin. Francis was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the son of James Wilson and Susan A. Spencer.<\/p>\n

Sandra’s maternal grandfather was Eugen Meyer (the son of August Meyer and Lina Sch\u00f6ttler). Eugen was born in Altena, M\u00e4rkischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen. August was born in Meinerzhagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, the son of Karl\/Carl Meyer and Wilhelmine H\u00fcttebr\u00e4ncker\/Huttebranker\/H\u00fcttebr\u00e4ucker. Sandra’s great-grandmother Lina was born in Meinerzhagen, the daughter of Karl\/Carl August Sch\u00f6ttler and Henriette\/Henrietta Gr\u00fcper\/Gr\u00fcber.<\/p>\n

Sandra’s maternal grandmother was Elisabeth\/Elizabeth Wilhelmine B\u00f6hnert (the daughter of Karl August B\u00f6hnert and Marie Henriette Pauls). Elisabeth was born in Eppendorf, Stadtkreis Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Karl was born in Warthe, Vorpommern-Greifswald, the son of August Hermann B\u00f6hnert and Auguste Henriette Amalie Luther. Sandra’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Pattensen, Hanover, Lower Saxony, the daughter of Johann Jakob Pauls and Anna Regine\/Regina Schwabe.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogies of Sandra Bullock – https:\/\/www.geni.com<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/laurenandtristan.net<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.wikitree.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogies of Sandra’s parents – https:\/\/www.findagrave.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Sandra Bullock (focusing on her father’s side) – http:\/\/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Sandra’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Sandra’s paternal grandparents, Jesse\/Jessie Burch Bullock and Mary LaBlanche Wilson, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Marriage record of Sandra’s paternal great-grandparents, Eli Albert Bullock and Mahala E. Curl – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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