The daughter of Clint Eastwood, creamy-complected, green-eyed blonde Alison Eastwood debuted opposite her actor-director dad in "Tightrope" (1984) playing his daughter. But when it came to her first significant adult role in her father's "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1997), she had to audition several times (and wait) like anybody else. Eastwood then landed starring roles in a pair of independent films, Rick Rosenthal's "Isn't It Romantic?" and Glenn Freyer's "Suicide: The Comedy", which both began lensing in 1997. She was featured in the murder mystery "Black & White" (1998) and appeared "Breakfast of Champions" (1999), which starred Bruce Willis and Albert Finney. In 2003, Eastwood was cast in the male dominated feature "Poolhall Junkies," in which she portrayed a law student and the love interest to Mars Callahan's character.
Head of her own production company, Purple Rose, Eastwood is developing a movie version of Moliere's "Misanthrope" and owns the rights for her pet project, the Jean Harlow biography "Bombshell". Bearing a resemblance to the tragic star she plans to portray, the actress has stated that she feels a special kinship with the intelligent Harlow whom the Hollywood machine typecast as a bubbleheaded blonde vixen.
- Also Credited As:
Alison Eastwood
- Born:
May 22, 1972 in Carmel, California, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Director, Model, Producer, Fashion designer
Family
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Brother: Kyle Eastwood. Born c. 1968; acted with father in Honkytonk Man (1982)
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Father: Clint Eastwood. Born in 1930; divorced from Allison s mother in 1980
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Half-sister: Francesca Ruth Eastwood. Born in 1993; mother, Frances Fisher
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Half-sister: Kimber Eastwood. Born c. 1964; mother, Roxanne Tunis
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Half-sister: Morgan Eastwood. Born in 1996; mother, Dina Ruiz
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Mother: Maggie Eastwood. Divorced from Allison s father in 1980
Significant Others
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Companion: John Cusack. Met while starring together in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
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Companion: John Cusack. dated in 1997
Milestones
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1984 Made feature debut opposite father in Tightrope
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1993 Went to Paris at age 21 as a model
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1997 Cast as John Cusack s love interest in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ; also directed by her father
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1997 Had small role in Absolute Power directed by her father
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1999 Played Maria in the comedy feature Breakfast of Champions
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2000 Featured in the romantic comedy If You Only Knew
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2002 Co-starred in the independent feature Poolhall Junkies
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2003 Posed nude in Playboy magazine (February)
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2005 Was an associate producer on the film, Don t Tell
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2007 Made feature directorial debut with the drama Rails and Ties