Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Helga D. Meyer (1942–2000), a German opera singer and voice teacher, and John W. Bullock (born 1925), a voice coach and executive from Alabama. Bullock's maternal grandfather was a rocket scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. Sandra Bullock lived in Nuremberg until age twelve, where she sang in the opera's children's choir at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. Sandra Bullock frequently traveled with her mother on her opera tours, and lived in Germany and other parts of Europe for much of her childhood. Sandra Bullock is fluent in German. Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child, taking small parts in her mother's opera productions. Bullock has a sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970).
At the age of 23, Salma Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico. In 1994, Salma Hayek starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagros (Miracle Alley), which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican cinema. For her performance, Salma Hayek was nominated for an Ariel Award.
Cyrus’ parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that she would accomplish great things. Miley Cyrus was nicknamed "Smiley", later shortened to "Miley", because she kept smiling as a baby. Miley Cyrus is of part Cherokee descent. Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School, where she was a cheerleader. She currently attends school at Options For Youth Charter Schools and studies with a private tutor on the set of her TV show. Cyrus grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville where she regularly attended the People's Church.
Cameron Diaz was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Billie (née Early), an import-export agent, and Emilio Diaz (1949–2008), who worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger, and in the pipeline department, until he retired in 1998. Her father, who was born in Los Angeles County, was a second-generation Cuban American (her grandparents settled in Tampa's Ybor City) and her mother is of English, German and Cherokee ancestry. 
