Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Corridor, The Godfather, and One thing’s Gotta Give, has handed away on the age of 79.
Folks was the primary to report Keaton’s loss of life, reporting that she died in California, although additional particulars usually are not presently obtainable. A household spokesperson has mentioned that household is asking for privateness at the moment.
Keaton, born January 5, 1946, started her performing profession on Broadway, together with starring within the 1969 manufacturing of Woody Allen’s Play It Once more, Sam as Linda, a task that she would reprise within the movie adaptation in 1972. That was Keaton’s breakout 12 months in movie, as she additionally starred as Kay Adams in The Godfather.
The primary few years of Keaton’s profession could be outlined by her position in The Godfather – returning for The Godfather Half II in 1974 – and her collaborations with Allen. Over the course of her profession, Keaton starred in eight of Allen’s films, together with Sleeper, Love and Demise, Interiors, Manhattan, and most notably, Annie Corridor, for which Keaton received her Oscar for Finest Actress.
Annie Corridor is just not solely one of many defining roles of Keaton’s profession, however in all of Hollywood historical past. Allen modeled Annie Corridor after Keaton, and the character’s type immediately turned iconic (and one thing that Keaton would emulate for a lot of her life), as did her line “La-di-da.”
Keaton would obtain 4 Oscar nominations over the course of her profession. Along with Annie Corridor, she was nominated for Reds, Marvin’s Room, and One thing’s Gotta Give; all had been for Finest Actress. She additionally earned an Emmy nomination for taking part in Amelia Earhart in Amelia: Earhart: The Last Flight. In 2017, she was honored with the American Movie Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Different notable Diane Keaton films embrace the Father of the Bride films, The First Wives Membership, The Household Stone, Guide Membership, and Possibly I Do. She was most just lately seen on display within the 2024 comedy Summer season Camp. She was reportedly set to star in a brand new film, Constance, introduced in 2024, although the standing of that venture is unknown at the moment.
Exterior of films, Keaton has printed a number of memoirs – Then Once more, Let’s Simply Say It Wasn’t Fairly, and Brother and Sister. She printed a e book of her images work, titled Reservations. She was additionally lively in present developments, showing within the Justin Bieber music video Ghost and having an lively Instagram account.
Keaton by no means married, however she is survived by her two adopted youngsters, daughter Dexter and son Duke.