Christina Sandera, longtime companion of film legend Clint Eastwood, has died at the age of 61.
“Christina was a lovely and caring woman, and I will miss her very much,” Eastwood, 94, said in a statement Thursday.
No details were immediately available about Sandera’s death, and a representative for Warner Bros. had no further comment when contacted by The Times.
Sandera and the Oscar-winning director reportedly met when she was working as a hostess at Eastwood's Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea. They began dating in 2014, but the notoriously private Eastwood remained tight-lipped about their relationship.
Though the couple kept their romance quiet, Sandera occasionally accompanied the “Dirty Harry” star on red carpets. She made her red carpet debut with him at the Academy Awards in 2015, when his film “American Sniper” was nominated for six Oscars. She also accompanied him at events related to 2016’s “Sully,” 2018’s “The Mule” and 2019’s “Richard Jewell.”
Prior to his relationship with Sandera, the “Million Dollar Baby” and “Unforgiven” director was married to model Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1984 and news anchor Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014. He shares one son, actor Scott Eastwood, with ex Jacelyn Reeves and has seven other children from his other relationships.
