Alison Eastwood
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![]() Alison Eastwood, Hollywood, California on November 10, 2012 | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, model, film director, fashion designer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Kirk Fox (m. 1999; div.) Stacy Poitras (m. 2013) |
Parent(s) | Clint Eastwood Maggie Johnson |
Relatives | Kyle Eastwood (brother) Scott Eastwood (half-brother) Francesca Eastwood (half-sister) |
Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American actress, film director, fashion model, and fashion designer.
Early life
Eastwood was born in Carmel, California, the daughter of Maggie Johnson and movie star Clint Eastwood. She has a brother, Kyle Eastwood, and six half-siblings, including Kimber Eastwood, Scott Eastwood, Kathryn Eastwood, Francesca Eastwood, and Morgan Eastwood.
Eastwood attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, and Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. When she was eighteen, in 1990, Eastwood enrolled at UC Santa Barbara (did not graduate) to study acting.[1]
Career
Eastwood landed some professional acting roles during her childhood and preadolescent years, making her (uncredited) film debut at the age of seven in Bronco Billy. At the age of eleven, she had a major role in the thriller Tightrope (1984). She has also worked as a runway and magazine model in Paris, posing for several European fashion magazines and Vogue (U.S. edition). In February 2003, she posed nude for Playboy.[2]
More recently, Eastwood has again appeared onscreen. Her film credits include Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998), Black and White (1999), Friends & Lovers (1999), If You Only Knew (2000), Power Play (2002), Poolhall Junkies (2003), I'll Be Seeing You (2004), and Once Fallen (2010).
Eastwood made her directorial debut with Rails & Ties (2007), starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.[3][4]
She has her own clothing line, called the Eastwood Ranch Apparel.
She is the founder of the Eastwood Ranch Foundation, which "provides support and financial assistance to animal sanctuaries, rescue groups and no-kill shelters responsible for the lifetime or temporary care of animals who need homes."[5]
On the small screen, she appeared in the Nat Geo Wild TV program Animal Intervention.[6] She has also been featured on the reality TV series Chainsaw Gang as one of the sculptor's girlfriends.[7] The sculptor is her now husband, Stacy Poitras, whom she married on March 15, 2013.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Bronco Billy | Child at orphanage | Uncredited |
1984 | Tightrope | Amanda Block | |
1997 | Absolute Power | Art Student | |
1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Mandy Nicholls | |
1998 | Just a Little Harmless Sex | Laura | |
1998 | Suicide, the Comedy | Amanda | |
1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Maria Maritimo | |
1999 | Friends & Lovers | Lisa | |
1999 | Black and White | Lynn Dombrowsky | TV film |
2000 | The Spring | Sophie Weston | TV film |
2000 | If You Only Knew | Samantha | |
2002 | Poolhall Junkies | Tara | |
2002 | The Bend | Sue Morris | Short |
2002 | Power Play | Gabriella St. John | |
2004 | I'll Be Seeing You | Patricia Collins | TV film |
2004 | They Are Among Us | Finley | TV film |
2005 | Flatbush | Shellman | Short |
2005 | The Lost Angel | Detective Billie Palmer | |
2005 | Don't Tell | Raphael | |
2006 | Lesser Evil | Karen Max | TV film |
2006 | How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Karen | |
2006 | Waitin' to Live | Harriett Williams | |
2007 | One Long Night | Wendy | |
2010 | Once Fallen | Kat | |
2011 | Henry | Laura | Short |
2013 | Shadow People | Sophie Lacombe | |
2013 | Finding Harmony | Sam Colter | Post-production |
2013 | C.R.U. | Allison Doyle-Ewansiha | Post-production |
2015 | Unity[9] | Narrator | Documentary |
References
- ^ Patrick McGilligan (2002). Clint: The Life and Legend. St. Martin's Press. p. 455. ISBN 0312290322.
- ^ Alison Eastwood: Clint's Daughter Makes Our Day
- ^ Alison Eastwood Biography New York Times.
- ^ Eastwood's tip to daughter: take your vitamins from Reuters, September 16, 2007.
- ^ "Eastwood Ranch Foundation". Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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- ^ ""Chainsaw Gang" [IMDb]". Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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- ^ Dave McNary (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
External links
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from California
- American child actresses
- American fashion designers
- People from California
- American film actresses
- American film directors
- American film producers
- Eastwood family
- American women film directors
- Film directors from California
- People from Monterey County, California
- American designers