Who Is Clint Eastwood Dating? Inside the 94-Year-Old Icon's Many Relationships

Clint Eastwood has been a household name for almost 7 decades thanks to his iconic movies like Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz and The Bridges of Madison County. He's also made a name for himself behind the camera, directing Academy-Award-winning films like Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, and many nominated films like American Sniper and Letters from Iwo Jima. Even at 94 years old, he hasn't given up directing with his latest film Juror #2 now out in theaters.

The actor/director's life on screen is hall-of-fame worthy, but he's also had a storied personal life. Eastwood has only been married twice, but he has eight children, including actor Scott Eastwood, and multiple high-profile relationships. His last public relationship was with his companion of 10 years, Christina Sandera, a former employee of Eastwood's Mission Ranch Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Tragically, Sandera tragically died of a heart attack in July 2024. She was 61 years old.

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"Christina was a lovely, caring woman," the Gran Torino star said in a statement at the time of Sandera's passing. "I will miss her very much."

Here's what we know about Clint Eastwood's relationship with Sandera along with his past dating history:

Who is Clint Eastwood dating?

As far as we know, Clint Eastwood is currently single. The prolific director was dating Christina Sandera until the time of her death in July 2024. Since then he has not been seen publicly with a new romantic interest.

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How did Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera meet?

Eastwood and Sandera reportedly met in Carmel-by-the-Sea at The Mission Ranch Hotel, which Eastwood owns. Sandera was working at the hotel, which Eastwood often frequented, and they struck up a romantic relationship in 2014. While they were photographed shopping in the idyllic California sea town throughout 2014, they did not make their first official public appearance together until Sandera accompanied Eastwood to the 2015 Academy Awards, where he was nominated for directing American Sniper. They enjoyed a relatively private relationship until Sandera died in the summer of 2024.

How did Christina Sandera die?

The Monterey County Health Department revealed Christina Sandera's cause of death to the New York Post on July 23. She died of a heart attack, and cardiac arrhythmia was listed as the immediate cause of death on her death certificate. Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease was also listed as an additional condition that lead to her death. She was only 61 years old.

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What was the age difference between Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera?

At the time of her passing, Sandera was 61 years old and Eastwood was 94, giving them an age difference of 33 years.

How many times has Clint Eastwood been married?

Clint Eastwood has been married twice. He was married to Maggie Johnson for 31 years, from 1953 to 1984. His second wife was Dina Ruiz; their marriage lasted for 18 years, from 1996 to 2014.

Who were Clint Eastwood's wives?

Maggie Johnson

He married his first wife, Maggie Johnson, in 1953. The pair were together for 31 years, having two children together, Kyle Eastwood in 1968 and Alison Eastwood in 1972. However, their marriage was rocky due to Eastwood's extramarital affairs. His 14-year affair with stuntwoman Roxanne Tunis resulted in the birth of his daughter Kimber Lynn in 1964. Johnson and Eastwood's relationship officially fell apart in 1979 after it became public that he'd been cheating for years with his co-star in The Gauntlet, Sondra Locke. The divorce was finalized five years later.

Dina Ruiz

Eastwood's second marriage came in 1996 when he married news anchor Dina Eastwood, née Ruiz. The pair met when Dina interviewed him for the Carmel KSBW news station, but they didn't officially get together until after he broke up with girlfriend Frances Fisher (though Dina and Eastwood were photographed kissing at a golf tournament before he and Fisher officially split). The actor and Dina had a daughter, Morgan Eastwood, but they separated in 2013. The divorce was finalized in 2014, when Eastwood met Sandera.

How many kids does Clint Eastwood have?

Clint Eastwood has at least eight children, although many speculate that there could be more, given his frequent affairs. His known children are:

• Kyle and Alison Eastwood (son and daughter of Maggie Johnson)

• Scott Eastwood and Kathryn Eastwood (son and daughter of Jacelyn Reeves)

• Kimber Lynn Eastwood (daughter of Roxanne Tunis)

• Francesca Eastwood (daughter of Frances Fisher)

• Morgan Eastwood (daughter of Dina Ruiz)

• Laurie Murray Eastwood (mother unknown)

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Who else has Clint Eastwood dated?

Though Eastwood has only been married twice, he's had several high-profile long-term relationships, along with many other (often disputed) short-term relationships.

Sondra Locke

He and Sondra Locke dated for well over a decade, from 1975 to 1989, though Eastman had at least two public affairs during the course of their relationship. The rollercoaster romance resulted in two contentious lawsuits. In the first, Eastwood agreed to secure a $1.5 million development deal at Warner Bros for Locke. and to pay her $450 thousand per month in support payments. Locke sued again a few years later when all of her projects at Warner Bros. were rejected. According to the Los Angeles Times, they settled out of court for an undisclosed amount in 1996.

Jacelyn Reeves

One of the affairs Eastwood had while dating Locke was with flight attendant Jacelyn Reeves. Their relationship was very private, but Reeves is the mother of two of Eastwood's children: Scott Eastwood (born in 1986) and Kathryn (born in 1988).

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher is an accomplished actress, known for Eastwood's Unforgiven, Titanic, House of Sand and Fog, and several other notable roles. She had a long relationship with Eastwood; they began dating in the late '80s after Fisher was cast in Eastwood's film Pink Cadillac. They started attending public events together in 1992. The following year, Fisher gave birth to their daughter, Francesca Ruth Eastwood. The relationship hit the skids shortly after Francesca was born and the pair were fully separated by 1995.

"With relationships, with people, you're attracted to somebody for a reason," Fisher told the L.A. Times at the time of the split. "You follow it through, and if you can't get past the honeymoon stage and get into the deeper meanings of why you're together, you're doomed to just stop when things start getting tough."

Erica Tomlinson-Fisher

Erica Tomlinson-Fisher is the ex-wife of Dina Eastwood's best friend Scott Fisher. Erica had concerns that Dina and Scott were reconnecting on more than a platonic level during Dina's marriage to Clint and called the actor to share her worries. It was Clint and Erica who allegedly started the affair after that connection. The couple did not make any public appearances together but were photographed together in Carmel in 2013. Three years later, Dina married Scott Fisher. Messy.

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