Sondra Locke

Born on May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee,  Sondra Locke  studied drama at Middle Tennessee State University. After several theatrical roles, she made her film debut with the aforementioned  El corazón es un cazador solitario , where she gave life to the daughter of the protagonist’s landlord,  Alan Arkin , who for her part played a deaf-mute. She took the  Ruth Gordon statuette from him , for  Rosemary’s Baby .

After the successful thriller  Willard , working on The Outlaw would change his life  , along with  Clint Eastwood , with whom he began a romance, despite being aware that he had a reputation as a womanizer. By then, Ella Locke had already divorced Gordon Anderson, her husband, who had declared himself homosexual.

During the second half of the 1970s, the actress specialized in films starring and sometimes directed by Eastwood, such as  Suicide Road  (1977),  Hardcore  (1978),  Bronco Billy  (1980),  The Big Fight  (1980) and  Sudden Impact  (1983). They made a good couple, because of the contrast between the tough guy and the sensitive and delicate girl. He also directed Locke in  Vanessa in the Garden , her episode for the series  Amazing Tales . In 1989 she made her directorial debut with  Ratboy , where she also worked as an actress.

The breakup was traumatic, as Locke sued Eastwood for a huge amount of money, claiming that he had psychologically abused him. Subsequently, the interpreter’s career has less importance. She starred in the independent films  Clean and Narrow  and  The Prophet’s Game , and directed  Impulse  and  Do Me a Favor . In the last years of her life, she had found another partner, Scott Cunneen, and had retired from acting.