Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, has died at the age of 79 Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton, one of the most famous movie stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.
It was the news Confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time and her loved ones have requested privacy, according to a family spokesperson.
Keaton’s death came as a shock to Hollywood and the rest of the world. The actor has not been in the public eye for several months, but no illness has been announced.
Bette Midler, Keaton’s co-star in The First Wives Club, he said on Instagram: “The wonderful, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I can’t tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, completely devoid of guile, or any competitiveness that might have been expected from such a star. What I saw was who she was… Oh, no, lala!” Actress and director Elizabeth Banks he said on Instagram: “She was beloved in her industry. Every one of us worshiped her. Her influence on culture, fashion, art and women cannot be overstated. She was a joy. I am proud to have a profession that allowed me to meet her and breathe her air.”
Posted on X, actor Ben Stiller Named Keaton “One of the greatest movie actors of all time. An icon of style, humor and comedy. Brilliant. What a guy.” Director Paul Feig to publish He said he was “very honored to call Diane Keaton a friend. She was an amazingly kind and creative person who also happened to be a Hollywood legend. She was taken from us too soon.” Nancy Sinatra said on X: “Diane Keaton has left us and I cannot tell you how deeply saddened I am. I adored her – I loved her. She was a very special person and an incredibly talented actress, who made each of her roles unforgettable.”
An enduring and unique icon of cinema since her Oscar-winning role in 1977’s Annie Hall – whose director, writer, co-star and former friend Woody Allen was based heavily on her own life – Keaton has starred in some major films of the past half-century.
Her extreme self-deprecation, talent for comedy, and distinctive dress sense—she was rarely seen without a hat, a high waistcoat, or a man’s tie and baggy trousers—made her extremely unique and impossible to emulate.
Her first major film role was opposite Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, in which she reprized the role of Michael Corleone’s wife in both parts. She was nominated for other Academy Awards for her performances in Reds (1981), Marvin’s Room (1996), and Something’s Gotta Give (2003).
Meanwhile, dramas such as Looking for Mr Goodbar, Shoot the Moon and The Good Mother established her as an actress unafraid to play difficult, unlikable women.
Keaton and Allen first collaborated on the stage version of Play It Again, Sam, for which she was nominated for a Tony in 1971, before working together on eight films, including Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975) and Manhattan (1979).
In 1993, Keaton took on the underwritten role of Mia Farrow in the Manhattan murder mystery and remained a staunch supporter of Allen after Farrow accused him of abusing their adopted daughter, Dylan.
Other popular and landmark comedies include Baby Boom, A Father of the Bride (and its sequels), The First Wives Club, and Book Club.
It appears that the sequel to this film, Book Club: The Next Chapter, released in 2023, will be one of the last projects in which Keaton will be involved. Speaking to The Guardian to promote the film, she addressed why she chose to remain prolific, having produced seven films since the start of the pandemic.
“It gives me the opportunity to meet more people in a different world,” she said. “I love it. Everything is interesting. It’s that life is never boring.”
She also explained her love of photographing abandoned doors and shops, which she said she found poignant “because life is chasing you! You have an idea in your mind of what it is, or what it should be, or what it could be. But it’s not like that at all! It’s just things going up and down!”
In 1996, Keaton adopted a daughter, Dexter (named after Cary Grant’s character in The Philadelphia Story), and four years later, a son, Duke. “Motherhood has completely changed me,” she said. “It’s almost like the most humbling experience I’ve ever had.” Despite well-publicized relationships with some of her co-stars including Pacino and Warren Beatty, she remained single.
Keaton cared for her mother from the time she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1993 until her death in 2008, devoting much of her autobiography to recounting her mother’s life and publishing her memoirs.
“She was everything to me,” she said of her mother. “She was amazing. She was my role model for what you can do in life. She was the heart of all that is best.”
Keaton was also her brother’s primary caregiver. Randywho died in 2021, after years of mental health problems.
As well as acting primarily on the big screen, Keaton has done some television work, including the role of a scheming nun in Jude Law’s TV series The Young Pope. She also had side-flipping properties in the US, as well as lending her name and creativity to a range of homewares, clothing, mugs and wine.
In 2017, I obtained Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute, where she thanked her collaborators and sang Sounds Like Old Times, the song sung by her character Annie Hall.
In December 2024, in what appeared to be the final performance she shared with an audience, Keaton released her debut single, a celebratory song titled First birthday. She is an avid adopter of social media Latest post on Instagram It was in April to celebrate National Pet Day, and it featured a photo of the actress with her favorite dog, Reggie.