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Clint Eastwood

(born 1930)

HIS PERSONA The quietest of quiet types, he exudes mystery that women find intriguing. He retains even in his older years a muscular masculinity and sex appeal.

HIS WOMEN Wanda De Jesus, who hires sleuth Eastwood to find her sister's killer in 2002's Blood Work (born 1958, 28 years younger)
Laila Robins, his boss' wife, with whom he's having an affair, in 1999's True Crime (born 1959, 29 years younger)
Meryl Streep, the bored housewife who has an affair with a well-traveled photographer (Eastwood) in 1995's The Bridges of Madison County (born 1949, 19 years younger)
Rene Russo (pictured), a fellow Secret Service agent in 1993's In the Line of Fire (born 1954, 24 years younger)
Patricia Clarkson, a TV newswoman reporting on the police work of Dirty Harry in 1988's The Dead Pool (born 1959, 29 years younger)

THE EXCEPTION Shirley MacLaine, the firebrand rescued by cowboy Eastwood in 1970's Two Mules for Sister Sara (born 1934, 4 years younger)

FUN FACT Since 1996, Eastwood has been married to the former Dina Ruiz (born 1965, 35 years his junior).

AVERAGE AGE GAP 22.2 years