Overview
- Eastman died in her sleep at her Santa Barbara home, family spokespeople confirmed to multiple outlets on Thursday.
- She led casting for The Godfather and worked with Francis Ford Coppola to secure Al Pacino and negotiate James Caan’s role, a contribution now noted in film archives.
- After leaving studio casting, Eastman became a senior agent at ICM and managed or helped advance the careers of many stars including Sylvester Stallone, Billy Crystal, Barbra Streisand and Jamie Lee Curtis.
- In later life she moved to Montana, founded an animal sanctuary and joined a campaign with Robert Redford that helped pass California’s Proposition 6 banning horse slaughter.
- Coverage notes two unresolved personal details: a 2022 dramatized portrayal of her that she publicly disputed, and an unconfirmed Page Six report that she had mentioned California’s aid‑in‑dying law in recent months.