Actress Diane Keaton, known for her leading role Annie Hall and for her role as Al Pacino's friend and then-wife in Godfather films, died at the age of 79.
Keaton family representative confirmed To People that Keaton had died, without providing further details.
Keaton was born in Los Angeles, California in 1946 and won an Oscar for her role in the film. Annie Halldirected by Woody Allen. This was not the first nor the last time she had to work with Allen, with whom she was romantically involved. They met when she attended an open audition for Allen. Play it again, Sam on Broadway and she got the role. Other Allen films starring Diane Keaton include Manhattan And Radio days.
Keaton's real name was Diane Hall. She dropped out of school and moved to New York to try her hand at Broadway. When was she cast in the musical? HairKeaton was the only actor who refused to take his clothes off in the finale.
IN mail on X, Piers Morgan commented on Keaton's death, calling her “one of Hollywood's greatest actresses and a delightful woman.”
“RIP Diane Keaton, 79,” Morgan wrote. “Oscar-winning star Annie Hall, a brilliant actress in The Godfather and Father of the Bride. One of Hollywood's greatest actresses and a stunning woman. Sad news.”
She was not only a highly regarded actress; Keaton was a true fashion icon. Her signature outfit of a fedora, men's shirt, tie and trousers was the most copied style of the '70s among young women. She also produced and directed films and was known for her artful decorating of Los Angeles homes.
She received an Oscar nomination for Warren Beatty's film. Redsamong others, and in 2017, Keaton was awarded the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. Most recently, she played the Mother in the video for Justin Bieber's plaintive song “Ghost” about losing the people you love.
Keaton, who never married, is survived by a daughter and son, Dexter and Duke, whom she adopted.
