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Also known as Sandra Louise Anderson, Sandra Louise Smith, Sandra Locke

American actress (1944–2018)

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Sondra Locke was an American person whose professional career spanned from 1968 to 2000. Born on May 28, 1944, she passed away on November 3, 2018. Her height was recorded as 1.63.

Locke is associated with the work "The good, the bad, and the very ugly." Records indicate she had one work listed in one database and five works in another. Her name has been referenced by 232 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The good, the bad, and the very ugly

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1944-05-28
Active to
2018-11-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
272
Total plays
1,709

Sandra Louise Anderson (née Smith; May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to star in such films as Willard, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Gauntlet, Every Which Way But Loose, Bronco Billy, Any Which Way You Can and Sudden Impact. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sondra+Lock

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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
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Sudden Impact
Instrument
voice
Image
Sondra Locke 1976.jpg
Height
1.63
Show 12 more facts
date of birth
1944-05-28
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
Sources (8)

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sondra Locke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.