Sandra Bullock’s Friends: All of Her Hollywood Friendships

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock is well-loved by some of the biggest Hollywood stars and fans across the globe. The mother of two has long been praised for her acting chops and being an all-around gem of a person. Several of her acting roles have led to long-lasting friendships with her costars that have withstood the test of time.

“I always thought that I’d end up as a waitress in a town somewhere; the oldest waitress, who knew everybody,” Sandra shared in a 2015 interview with Glamour. “I liked the idea of making everyone feel comfortable because it makes me feel more comfortable. I’m oddly an introvert. Because of that aspect of my personality, I like the idea of taking care of the team — hoping that someone will, eventually, take care of me back.”

Sandra shot to fame taking on the girl-next-door roles in popular films like The Thing Called Love and Miss Congeniality. Her bubbly and selfless personality translated off-screen as she became dedicated to humanitarian work and donating millions to charity. Since 2001, she has pledged her support to help victims of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake in 2010.

“I’m just grateful I can do it,” Sandra said in a statement after donating $1 million to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. “We have to take care of one another.”

With standout roles in The Blind Side and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, fans have really gotten to see all sides of Sandra’s dynamic personality. The five-time Golden Globe nominee has always been spoken about very highly by her costars.

“She’s somebody I adore, really, she’s just fun to be in a room with,” George Clooney said after working with Sandra on Gravity in 2013. “I’m sure people will assume people aren’t quite who they appear to be onscreen — they’re shorter, taller, meaner or dumber — but Sandy is exactly what she appears onscreen, an incredibly charming woman who’s really just fun to hang out with.”

For Sandra’s 56th birthday on July 26, 2020, all of her closest friends showed their love at a socially distanced birthday party. Jennifer Aniston shared photos from the event on Instagram where the group sat around a table to honor “Sandy,” a nickname Sandra has gotten in Hollywood over the years.

Even through uncertain times, Sandra’s friends have continued to shower her with love and prove that she is one of the most well-deserving actresses in Hollywood.

Scroll to see who some of Sandra’s closest friends are in Hollywood.

Jennifer Aniston

Sandra and Jennifer’s relationship goes way back to over a decade ago at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards. The pair were introduced at the event by Tate Donovan, an actor that they both dated in the past. Sandra and Jennifer met for the second time at a mutual friend’s wedding, sending each other notes and drinks throughout the night before they both got sick.

“You really have a way of pushing joy and positivity. You do that in your work, but you also do it so effortlessly with everyone you allow into your home and into your life,” Sandra told Jennifer in Interview Magazine in 2020. “Anyone who has the honor of being in your home and in your life doesn’t want to leave because it’s safe, it’s emotional, it’s joyous.”

Sarah Paulson

Sandra worked with Sarah Paulson in the film Ocean’s 8 in 2018. The actresses paired up once more for Netflix’s Bird Box that same year, playing sisters in the film. Sandra and director Susanne Bier were both on the same page about casting Sarah for the role.
Their friendship has since led Sandra to honor Sarah at Elle’s 25th Annual Women in Hollywood event where she gave a hilarious speech about their relationship. Sarah has also gushed about working with Sandra over the years.
“She’s an incredible mother, she’s an incredible girlfriend, she’s one of the producers, she takes care of every single actor on the set, she knows every member of the crew, she’s genuinely interested,” Sarah told People about Sandra. “It was an incredible thing.”

George Lopez

Sandra has been friends with comedian George Lopez since 2000. She served as an executive producer on his show, George Lopez, and helped jumpstart his television career. He was one of the celebrities that frequently went to visit Sandra during her split from Jesse James due to his cheating scandal in 2010. For George, it was obvious that he was going to be lifelong friends with Sandra from the start.
“From the time Sandy and I first laid eyes on each other, she has been nothing but a person of her word and embracing of me and my family,” he told People. “We always trade-off poses, like gang poses. It’s beautiful. I love her!”

Matthew McConaughey

Sandra dated A Time To Kill costar Matthew McConaughey for two years beginning in 1996. Though their relationship was kept mostly under wraps, they still have a great friendship today. Sandra has been spotted out with Matthew’s wife, Camila Alves, and their children several times.

In a 2003 interview with Cosmopolitan, Sandra said she had a “great amount of respect and love” for Matthew. He presented her with the Decade of Hotness Award at the 2014 Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards. It was clear by their interaction on stage that the pair have friendship full of jokes and light-hearted moments.

Ryan Reynolds

Sandra and Ryan Reynolds worked together on The Proposal in 2009. Their on-screen chemistry during the romantic comedy caused a slew of relationship rumors. The pair have been friends for decades and he has even spent time with her son, Louis.

“I would love to do another movie with Sandra,” he said in a 2013 interview. “We’ve talked about it. We had such great chemistry [in that film]— that was based on 10 years of friendship. We had known each other for a long time when we went into that. If it’s the right [project], we’ll do it because it’s like working with family. It’s a great experience.”

Keanu Reeves

Sandra worked with Keanu Reeves on the 1994 action film Speed and played his love interest in the film. She admitted during a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018 that she did have a crush on Keanu. They never ended up dating but did remain close friends. They reunited for 2006’s The Lake House.

“We kept in touch over the years — I actually wrote him letters to see how he was doing,” Sandra shared. “Every time I heard he had an accident I’d call to make sure he was OK. We have some mutual friends, and we had a few dinner dates…I am glad to work with him again. I don’t know what it is, but I love being around Keanu. I really do. He is such a good person.”

Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler helped put together Sandra’s 50th birthday party in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The pair both share mutual friends including Jennifer and Reese Witherspoon. An insider told Us Weekly that Chelsea was “setting up a clique of power women.” Also in attendance at the birthday party was Sandra’s close friend, Whitney Cummings.