Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director and actress.
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Early life
Eastwood was born in 1972 in Santa Monica, California, to fitness instructor Margaret Neville Johnson and actor Clint Eastwood. She has a brother, Kyle, and six known paternal half-siblings, including Scott and Francesca.
She attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, and Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. She attended UC Santa Barbara, but did not graduate.
Career
Eastwood landed some professional acting roles during her childhood and preadolescent years. Her acting in the 1984 thriller Tightrope earned her a Young Artist Award nomination. She has also worked as a runway and magazine model in Paris, posing for several European fashion magazines and the American edition of Vogue. She posed nude in the February 2003 issue of Playboy.
Since then, Eastwood has again appeared onscreen. Film credits include 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), One Long Night (2007), Once Fallen (2010), and The Mule (2018).
Eastwood made her directorial debut with Rails & Ties (2007), starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.
She has her own clothing line, called the Eastwood Ranch Apparel. She is the founder of the Eastwood Ranch Foundation, a non-profit animal welfare organization.
On the small screen, she appeared in the Nat Geo Wild TV program Animal Intervention. She has also been featured on the reality TV series Chainsaw Gang as one of the sculptor's girlfriends. The sculptor is Stacy Poitras, whom she married on March 15, 2013.
Eastwood's cover of "Come Rain or Come Shine", which she is shown performing part of in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is included on the movie's soundtrack.
She directed the romantic drama film Battlecreek (2017), starring Bill Skarsgård, Paula Malcomson, and Claire van der Boom.
Eastwood Ranch Foundation
In Agoura Hills, California, Alison Eastwood launched the Eastwood Ranch Foundation Animal Welfare and Rescue non-profit organization in 2012.
In 2024, the Foundation opened a rescue center. With modern kennel spaces and dedicated veterinary care, the non-profit increased its capacity to rescue and rehome animals from high-kill shelters while promoting community involvement in animal welfare.
The 3rd annual Chevy Metal benefit concert, featuring guests that included Dave Grohl and Gene Simmons, raised $50,000 for the Eastwood Ranch Foundation in August, 2025. Proceeds were used to support rescue, medical care, and adoption efforts for animals in Southern California.
The Eastwood Ranch Foundation has organized adoption fairs, such as the Valentine’s Pet Adoption Event in February 2026, which found homes for over 30 rescue cats and dogs.
In April 2026, the Eastwood Ranch Foundation hosted a legislative press event for California's AB 2010 (SNIP Act) at their Agoura Hills adoption center, focused on systemic solutions to animal overpopulation. The bill expands low-cost spay/neuter access, aiming to reduce high-risk shelter intakes and euthanasia rates in California.
