Diane Keaton Dies: Her Life And Career In Pictures Plus Star Reactions
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 08: Actress Diane Keaton attends the AFI Life Achievement Award gala at Dolby Theatre on June 8, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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Diane Keaton, a Hollywood icon who starred in such classics as The Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall, Manhattan and The First Wives Club, among many others, died Saturday in Los Angeles, according to several published reports.
Keaton was 79. The performer, who never married, is survived by her daughter, Dexter, and son, Duke. Keaton’s cause of death has not yet been released.
Keaton was born Diane Hall on Jan. 5, 1946, in Los Angeles. She made her screen debut in 1970 in the romantic comedy drama Lovers and Other Strangerswhich was followed by guest roles in such TV shows as Love, American Style and Night Gallery in 1970and The F.B.I. and Mannix in 1972.
Keaton’s breakthrough role came in 1972 in director Francis Ford Coppola’s Best Picture Oscar-winning crime drama The Godfather. See images below from Keaton’s life and career.
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 15: Diane Keaton as Kay Adams in ‘The Godfather, ‘ the movie based on the novel by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This scene takes place at the Don’s house during a wedding celebration, summer 1945. Initial theatrical release on March 15, 1972. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton starred as Kay Adams, who married an Army veteran-turned-mob family head, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), in 1972’s The Godfather. Keaton reprised her role as Kay in The Godfather, Part II in 1974 and The Godfather, Part III in 1990.
Reacting to Keaton’s passing on InstagramViola Davis wrote, “No!! No!!! No!! God, not yet, NO!!! Man… you defined womanhood. The pathos, humor, levity, your ever-present youthfulness and vulnerability — you tattooed your SOUL into every role, making it impossible to imagine anyone else inhabiting them. You were undeniably, unapologetically YOU!!! Loved you. Man… rest well. God bless your family, and I know angels are flying you home.”
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in “Annie Hall.”
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Diane Keaton won her first and only Oscar — for Best Actress — for playing the title character in the 1977 romantic comedy Annie Hallwhich was directed by and co-starred Woody Allen.
Annie Hall also won the Best Picture Oscar, as well as Oscars for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Allen, who shared the latter statuette with Marshall Brickman.
THE 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS – Show Coverage – Shoot Date: April 3, 1978. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) DIANE KEATON
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Diane Keaton attended the 50th Annual Academy Awards in 1978, where she accepted her Oscar for Best Actress for Annie Hall.
Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in a scene form the film ‘Reds’, 1981. (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton starred opposite Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in the 1981 historical drama, Reds. Keaton earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her work in the film.
American actress Diane Keaton and American actor Warren Beatty attend the 47th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, held at Sardi’s restaurant in New York City, New York, 31st January 1982. Beatty’s film ‘Reds’ won the ‘Best Film’ award and Beatty won ‘Best Director’. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty attended the New York Film Critics Cirle Awards in 1982.
Diane Keaton in a scene from the film ‘Mrs. Soffel’, 1984. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton starred opposite Mel Gibson in the 1984 period drama Mrs. Soffelwhere she plays Kate Soffel, a prison warden’s wife who falls in love with convict Ed Biddle (Gibson), who is awaiting execution on death row.
Diane Keaton at table with apple in a scene from the film ‘The Good Mother’, 1988. (Photo by Buena Vista/Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton starred opposite Liam Neeson as a divorced couple going through an ugly custody battle in the 1988 drama The Good Motherdirected by Leonard Nimoy.
First Wives Club, Beete Midler, Goldie Hawn And Diane Keaton. (Photo By Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton starred opposite Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler in the 1996 comedy classic The First Wives Club.
In an Instgram post on Saturday, Midler wrote, “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was … oh, la, lala!”
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 993 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Diane Keaton during an interview with host Jay Leno on September 13, 1996 — (Photo by: Margaret C. Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1996. Also that year, Keaton starred opposite Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio in the psychological drama Marvin’s Room. The film earned Keaton her third Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Amanda Peet, Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton during 2004 Berlin Film Festival – “Something’s Gotta Give” Photo Call at Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Great Britain. (Photo by Jon Furniss/WireImage)
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Diane Keaton appeared with Amanda Peet and Jack Nicholson at the Berlin Film Festival screening of their 2004 romantic comedy Something’s Gotta Give. The film earned Keaton her fourth and final Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
NEW YORK – APRIL 09: Actors Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Martin Short attends The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Annual Gala Tribute to honor actress Diane Keaton at Avery Fisher Hall on April 9, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
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Steve Martin and Martin Short joined Diane Keaton on the red carpet of The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Annual Gala Tribute to honor Keaton in 2007. Both Martin and Short starred opposite Keaton in the hit 1991 comedy Father of the Bride and its sequel in 1995.
In a tribute to Keaton on Saturday, Keaton’s Father of the Bride co-star Kimberly Williams Paisley wrote on Instagram“Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life. You are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”
Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton during “The Family Stone” Los Angeles Premiere – Red Carpet in Westwood, California, United States. (Photo by L. Cohen/WireImage)
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Diane Keaton appeared with her co-star Sarah Jessica Parker at the red carpet premiere of their 2005 holiday comedy The Family Stone.
Paying tribute to Keaton’s comedic skills on Saturday, Ben Stiller wrote on X“Diane Keaton. One of the greatest film actors ever. An icon of style, humor and comedy. Brilliant. What a person.”
Actress Diane Keaton attends the premiere of “Morning Glory” at the Ziegfeld Theatre on November 7, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
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Diane Keaton appeared on the red carpet of the premiere of her 2010 comedy Morning Gloryin which she starred opposite Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams.
EAST HAMPTON, NY – JULY 06: Actors Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, and Rob Reiner attend the “And So It Goes” premiere at Easthampton Guild Hall on July 6, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
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Diane Keaton attended the red carpet premiere of her romantic comedy And So It Goes with her co-star Michael Douglas and director Rob Reiner.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Douglas wrote, “RIP to my friend Diane Keaton. A heartbreaking loss of one of the greatest icons in our industry. I have so many fond memories of working with Diane on our film And So It Goes nearly twelve years ago. Sending my deepest condolences to the Keaton family during this difficult time.”
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: Diane Keaton, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Francis Ford Coppola, James Caan, Al Pacino and Talia Shire pose for a portrait at “The Godfather” 45th Anniversary Screening during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival closing night at Radio City Music Hall on April 29, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
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Diane Keaton appeared with writer-director Francis Ford Coppola and her co-stars from The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II — Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Al Pacino and Talia Shire — at a 45th Anniversary screening of The Godfather in 2017.
WESTWOOD, CA – MAY 06: (L-R) Actors Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Diane Keaton attends Paramount Pictures’ Premiere Of “Book Club” – Red Carpet at Regency Village Theatre on May 6, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton appeared with her Book Club co-stars Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen at the 2018 red carpet premiere of the film. Keaton reprised her role along with her co-stars in the 2023 sequel Book Club: The Next Chapter.
Steenburgen sent a statement to People that reads, “Diane was magic. There was no one, nor will there ever be, anyone like her. I loved her and felt blessed to be her friend. My love to her family. What a wonder she was!!!”
Diane Keaton at New York Fashion Week Spring 2024 Runway Shows on September 8, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Sophie Sahara/WWD via Getty Images)
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Diane Keaton attended the Ralph Lauren Spring 2024 Ready To Wear Fashion Show in September of 2023 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 20: Diane Keaton is seen on August 20, 2024 in Brentwood, California. (Photo by London Entertainment/GC Images)
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Diane Keaton was photographed in public in August of 2024 in Brentwood, Calif.
In a post on InstagramKeaton’s Book Club co-star Jane Fonda wrote, “It’s hard to believe … or accept that Diane has passed,” before reflecting on what made Keaton special.
“She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly creative…in her acting, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her homes, her library, her world view. Unique is what she was. And, though she didn’t know it or wouldn’t admit it, man she was a fine actress!”
