It must be a wonderful thing to have a dream as a child and then see it all the way through to fruition, without ever taking a step away from it. Sandra Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child and won small parts in opera productions. From there, she proceeded gracefully though high school where she was a cheerleader, and straight into the University of East Carolina, where she graduated as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama in 1987.
It may sound like it was all plain sailing, but even the best have to endure a little struggle. Her initial roles were hard to find, and she moved to New York seeking more work. To make ends meet, she worked as a bartender, cocktail waitress and coat checker. Oh, and that little scar above her eye? She got it from falling into a creek!