Sandra Bullock’s a typical girl next door – if the girl next door is also a smart, sexy and talented actress with more strings to her bow than the London Symphony Orchestra. From action heroine to comedy queen, Sandra’s got the lot, as this line-up of fantastic flicks proves.

The Blind Side – A well-deserved Oscar greeted Bullock’s stunning performance as a wealthy Memphis mum, upsetting her comfortable lifestyle by rescuing a boy from the wrong side of the tracks and setting him on the road to success with a dose of tough love and plenty of emotionally charged inspiration.

All About Steve – Sandra’s in delightfully ditzy form playing the cute-as-a-button – and slightly crazed – crossword compiler Mary, pursuing the CNN cameraman of her dreams across country in this delightful rom-com.

Speed – It has been imitated and parodied, but never bettered. This fast-paced thriller sees Sandra lending a helping hand – and a foot on the accelerator – to charismatic cop Keanu Reeves as he battles to stop a speeding bus blowing up.

Speed 2 – From buses to boats, you’d think twice before getting on any mode of transport with Ms Bullock, as she finds herself on a high-tech cruise-liner with a computer virus, sending them on a collision course with an oil tanker.

Premonition – In this spooky, supernatural thriller Sandra plays a depressed wife plagued by recurring nightmares of a terrible accident that is yet to happen. Can she unravel the mystery and stop the tragedy?

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