Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died on the age of 79, People first reported Saturday.
The legendary actress, identified for her roles in “Annie Corridor” and “The Godfather,” amongst many others, died in California, a household spokesperson advised the publication. The spokesperson didn’t launch additional particulars.
Born in Los Angeles in 1946, Keaton was the oldest of 4 siblings. In 1972, director Francis Ford Coppola cast Keaton as Kay Adams, the girlfriend of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” and its 1974 sequel.
Keaton additionally appeared in quite a lot of films directed by Woody Allen, together with “Play It Once more Sam” in 1972, “Sleeper” in 1973, and “Love and Dying” in 1975. Nevertheless it was Keaton’s 1977 title function in “Annie Corridor” that received her the Oscar.
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Keaton continued to star in hit movies for years, profitable a Golden Globe in 2003 for her efficiency in “One thing’s Gotta Give.”
Keaton by no means married, and was outspoken about not wanting up to now.
“I don’t keep in mind anybody calling me, going, ‘That is So-and-So. I’d prefer to take you out,’” she advised AARP: The Journal in 2023. “They don’t occur. After all not.”
In a 2019 profile of Keaton in The New York Times, the actress stated certainly one of her newest favourite pastimes was occurring lengthy strolls by herself and taking photographs of deserted storefronts.
“You may see disappointment, however you can too have a look at the makes an attempt that they made after they have been promoting no matter they have been promoting,” she advised the publication. “One place will appear like one factor, and one other, you possibly can inform that it had garments or some form of style with it. It’s fascinating for me.”
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Tributes have been already beginning to pour in on Saturday for Keaton following the information of her dying. Actor Ben Stiller posted on social media, calling Keaton “one of many biggest movie actors ever.”
“An icon of favor, humor and comedy,” Stiller added. “Sensible. What an individual.”
She is survived by her two youngsters, Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25.
