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Sandra Bullock as Birdee Calvert
Sandra Bullock as Birdee Calvert Sandra Bullock portrays Birdee Calvert Pruitt in "Hope Floats." Her character has just found her husband and father of her daughter has been cheating on her with her best friend. Birdee leaves Chicago and her husband, Bill, and moves back to Smithville, Texas, where she grew up. While there, she does more growing up while dealing with a confused daughter, Bernice, a mother that she has not always gotten along with, and an old high school friend who has romantic feelings for her. Throughout all these dealings, she learns that hope is really the feeling that keeps her floating and living each day.

Sandra Bullock Links Quotes

Birdee: "Once upon a time, your momma knew what it meant to shine."

Birdee: "I am my own crown of thorns."

Birdee: "Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts."

Birdee: "People fall in love. They fall right back out. It happens all the time."

Fun Facts About Sandra Bullock

  • Full Name: Sandra Annette Bullock
  • Birthdate: July 26, 1965
  • Chosen as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the World by "People" Magazine.
  • Sandra Bullock replaced Demi Moore in the movie, "While You Were Sleeping."
  • Sandra Bullock was a cheerleader in high school, and was voted as "Most Likely to Brighten Your Day."
Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock as Birdee Calvert


Filmography
  • Miss Congeniality (2000)...Gracie
  • 28 Days (2000)...Gwen Cummings
  • Gun Shy (2000)...Judy Tipp
  • Exactly 3:30 (2000)
  • Forces of Nature (1999)...Sarah Lewis
  • The Prince of Egypt (1998)...Voice of Miriam
  • Practical Magic (1998)...Sally Owens
  • Making Sandwiches (1998)...Melba Club
  • Hope Floats (1998)...Birdee Pruitt
  • Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)... Annie Porter
  • A Time To Kill (1996)... Ellen Roark
  • Two if by Sea (1996)... Roz
  • In Love and War (1996)... Agnes von Kurowsky
  • The Net (1995)... Angela Bennett
  • While You Were Sleeping (1995)... Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
  • Speed (1994/I)... Annie
  • Demolition Man (1993)... Lenina Huxley
  • The Vanishing (1993)... Diane Shaver
  • The Thing Called Love (1993)... Linda Lue Linden
  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)... Elaine
  • When the Party's Over (1992)... Amanda
  • Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992)... Lori
  • Love Potion No. 9 (1991)... Diane Farrow
  • "Lucky/Chances" (1990) TV Mini Series... Maria
  • "Working Girl" (1990) TV Series... Tess McGill
  • Who Shot Patakango? (1990)... Devlin Moran
  • The Preppie Murder (1989) TV... Stacy
  • Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) TV...Kate
  • Religion, Inc. (1989)... Debby
  • Hangmen (1987)... Lisa Edwards

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