Clint Eastwood is one of the most legendary actors and directors in Hollywood. What many people don’t know about him, however, is that he has a “secret daughter” who was put up for adoption and tracked him down thirty years ago.

Laurie Murray, 64, is a mother of two from Lakewood, Washington, and she approached Clint years ago after finding out that he was her father. Last week, she was publicly acknowledged as Clint’s child for the first time when she attended the premiere of his new movie The Mule with his six other children. During the premiere, she told photographers that her name was “Laurie Eastwood.”

Laurie’s existence was first revealed to the public by Clint’s biographer Patrick McGilligan, who explained that her mother had a serious relationship in Seattle with the star while he was engaged to first wife, Maggie Johnson. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, learned that she was pregnant after the relationship ended, and she put Laurie up for adoption.

“This all happened around 30 years ago,” a source close to the family explained. “Laurie had been really interested in finding out who her real parents were and hired someone to help her. When they found the paperwork, her biological mother had written down Clint Eastwood’s name. From what it appeared, Clint Eastwood had no idea that she was even pregnant.”

“I don’t think she had the best upbringing, certainly not privileged. When she found her biological parents, she reached out to her mother but she didn’t want to be contacted,” the source added. “It obviously came as a great shock to Laurie but I believe that Clint was extremely receptive to her and the situation.”

“Laurie and her family are wealthy in their own right. So it wasn’t a situation, which I’m sure someone like Clint Eastwood is used to, of someone crawling out of the woodwork looking for money,” the source continued. “Laurie is a very nice woman and very private, she definitely doesn’t go around telling people this. She’s a great athlete, talented golfer and Clint’s a great golfer. Laurie’s family are members at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club and Clint has been there. Laurie and her family have spent Thanksgiving with the Eastwoods in the Carmel area a few times.”

It’s so nice to see that Clint has created such a close bond with the daughter he never knew that he had!