She was known for her roles in The Godfather, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club and many more
Actress Diane Keaton, best known for roles in Annie Hall, The Godfather and Something’s Gotta Give, has died at the age of 79, according to US magazine People.
Keaton died in California and her loved ones have asked for privacy, a family spokesperson told the outlet. The actress shot to fame in the 1970s with her role as Kay Adams in The Godfather trilogy, as well as her collaborations with Woody Allen.
She won an Oscar for Allen’s influential film Annie Hall and became associated with the title character’s menswear-centric wardrobe. Her many beloved films included The First Wives Club, Father Of The Bride, The Family Stone and the Book Club movies.
She was nominated for Oscars for her roles in Something’s Gotta Give, Marvin’s Room and Reds, in which she starred opposite Warren Beatty. Her film debut was in 1970’s Lovers and Other Strangers but her big break came in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, as the girlfriend of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone, in 1972.
She reprised her role in 1974’s The Godfather Part II and also for 1990’s The Godfather Part III. Much of her career was defined by her many collaborations with Allen, her one-time boyfriend, and Annie Hall was the signature character of her career to many of her fans.
People speculated that the movie was based on Keaton and Allen’s relationship and Keaton told told The New York Times in 1977: “It’s not true, but there are elements of truth in it.”
Other collaborations with Allen included Manhattan, Sleeper, Manhattan Murder Mystery, and Play It Again, Sam. She remained supporter of Allen after the accusation by Mia Farrow that he had abused their adopted daughter, Dylan.
Keaton also frequently worked with Nancy Meyers, starting with 1987’s Baby Boom. Their other films together included 1991’s Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, as well as 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give.
In 1996 she starred opposite Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler in The First Wives Club, about three women whose husbands had left them for younger women. More recently she collaborated with Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen on the Book Club films.
Keaton never married. She adopted a daughter, Dexter, in 1996 and a son, Duke, four years later.