Alison Eastwood
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The daughter of screen legend Clint Eastwood, actress Alison Eastwood has made a name for herself on her own terms. Born to father Clint and swimsuit model Maggie Johnson in May of 1972, young Eastwood spent her youth in Carmel, CA, before relocating to Santa Barbara at age 18 to study acting. Her stunning beauty soon lead to work as a model, and by age 22 Eastwood had graced the elusive catwalks of Paris and made the move to Los Angeles. Eastwood made her film debut opposite her father in the 1984 thriller Tightrope, and her theater debut in the Coast Playhouse production of Woman in Control. Following appearances in father Clint's Absolute Power and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (both 1997) Alison began to branch out on her own in film, and roles in Black and White (1998) and Breakfast of Champions (1999) began to reveal a developing dramatic talent. Alternating between leading roles and background performances during the millennial crossover, Eastwood could be seen in such low-budget efforts as Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999) and If You Only Knew (2000). After drawing the attention of viewers as a pool-shark's girlfriend in Poolhall Junkies, Eastwood would continue to appear in such films as How to Go on a Date in Queens (2002) and The Storyteller (2003). 2003 also found Eastwood gaining increasing exposure by baring it all for the February issue of Playboy. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviRelated Videos:
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| Alison Eastwood | |
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| Born | May 22, 1972 Carmel, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, model, film director, fashion designer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director, Hollywood actress, fashion model, and fashion designer. She made her directorial debut with Rails & Ties (2007), starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.[1][2]
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Early life and education
Eastwood was born in Carmel, California, the daughter of swimsuit model Maggie Johnson and movie star and film director Clint Eastwood. She has a brother Kyle Eastwood. She attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, and Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. Her parents separated when she was three years old. When she was eighteen, in 1990, Eastwood moved to Santa Barbara to study acting at the University of California.[1]
Career
Eastwood landed some professional acting roles during her childhood and preadolescent years. She made her film debut at age seven in Bronco Billy and 1984 movie Tightrope. 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 magazine.[citation needed]
More recently, Eastwood has again appeared on screen. Credits include the movie Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, and directed by her father), Black and White (1999), Breakfast of Champions (1999),"If you only Knew" (2000) Power Play (2002), Poolhall Junkies (2003), I'll Be Seeing You (2004), and Once Fallen (2010).
She has her own clothing line, called the Eastwood Ranch.[3]
References
- ^ a b Alison Eastwood Biography New York Times.
- ^ Eastwood's tip to daughter: take your vitamins from Reuters, September 16, 2007.
- ^ "Alison Eastwood". http://www.eastwoodranch.com/alison.html. Retrieved 08/06/2009.
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