Sandra Bullock is an American film actress. Her first notable movie appearance was in Demolition Man in 1993, which led to her breakthrough performance in Speed the following year. She became a bona fide star in the mid-late 90s, carrying a string of successes on the strength of her name alone : "While You Were Sleeping", "The Net", "A Time to Kill", "Practical Magic" and "Miss Congeniality."