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Sondra Locke
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American actress (1944–2018)
Film & TV
Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA
Sondra Locke (May 28, 1947 - November 3, 2018) was an American actress, singer and film director. She made her film debut in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 1976 to 1983, she appeared in six films with then partner Clint Eastwood, starting with The Outlaw Josey Wales, and ending with the fourth Dirty Harry…
Known for
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)2022
- Ray Meets Helen — Helen2018
- L'album secret de Clint Eastwood2012
- The Clean and Narrow — Betsy Brand2000
- The Prophet's Game — Adele Highsmith2000
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV — Vanessa Sullivan (archive footage)1995
- Ratboy — Nikki Morrison1986
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood — Self (uncredited)1986
- Vanessa in the Garden — Vanessa Sullivan1985
- Amazing Stories — Vanessa Sullivan1985
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Key facts
- Born
- Sandra Louise Smith , ( 1944-05-28 ) May 28, 1944, Shelbyville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Died
- November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) (aged 74), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Other names
- Sandra Elkins Sandra Locke Sondra Anderson
- Alma mater
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Occupations
- Actress director
- Years active
- 1962–1999 2016
- Spouse
- Gordon Anderson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 25, 1967</span>"}]]}'>1967 )
- Partner s
- Clint Eastwood (1975–1989), Scott Cunneen (1990–2001)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louise
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Shelbyville
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- model
- Educated at
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Sudden Impact
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Sondra Locke 1976.jpg
- Height
- 1.63
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- date of birth
- 1944-05-28
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
- unmarried partner
- Clint Eastwood
- Commons category
- Sondra Locke
- name in native language
- Sandra Smith
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- date of death
- 2018-11-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Sandra Louise Smith
- pseudonym
- Sondra Locke
- end of work period
- 2000-00-00
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Sandra Louise Anderson (née Smith; May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director.
An alumna of Middle Tennessee State University, Locke broke into regional show business with assorted posts at the Nashville-based radio station WSM-AM, then segued into television as a promotions assistant for WSM-TV. She performed in the theater company Circle Players Inc. while employed at WSM. In 1968, she made her film debut in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned dual Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and New Star of the Year.
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