LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Actress Sandra Bullock says meeting Leigh Anne Tuohy, who she portrays in “The Blind Side,” showed her there really are some Christians who “walk the walk.”
The film presents the true story of the Tuohys — a well-off white family in Tennessee — who welcome a homeless black youth into their home and then adopt him as their son.
That young man, Michael Oher, now plays for the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens.
Bullock says thanks to the Tuohys, who attend Grace Evangelical Church in Memphis, she now has “faith in those who say they represent a faith.”
Leigh Anne Tuohy says she hopes “The Blind Side” inspires more people to help others.
The film has earned more than $100 million dollars at the box office so far.