Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died at the age of 79 on October 11, 2025 in California.
“There are no further details available at this time, and her family has asked for privacy in this moment of great sadness,” a Keaton spokesperson informed People.
Keaton was born as Diane Hall on January 5, 1946 in Los Angeles. She rocketed to screen stardom in the 1970s when she played Kay Adams, the wife of gangster Michael Corleone, in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
But it was Keaton’s string of Woody Allen films that cemented her screen legend: Sleeper, Love and Death, Interiors, Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery, and 1977’s Annie Hall, which won her the Academy Award as Best Actress. Keaton’s eccentric vintage men’s clothing style in Annie Hall made Keaton a fashion icon of the 1970s.
In the 1980s, Keaton appeared in Reds, The Little Drummer Girl, Mrs. Soffel, Crimes of the Heart, and The Good Mother.
The 1990s saw Keaton reprise her role as Kay Adams Corleone in The Godfather Part III and starring opposite Steve Martin in 1991’s Father of the Bride, its 1995 sequel, and 2020’s short film Father of the Bride Part 3(ish).
The Father of the Bride films are just a few of Keaton’s collaborations with screenwriter-turned-director Nancy Meyers, who also wrote Baby Boom and the rom com Something’s Gotta Give, where Keaton starred opposite Jack Nicholson.
Keaton starred opposite Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn in the 1996 comedy The First Wives Club and opposite Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro in 1997’s Marvin’s Room.
On TV, Keaton appeared in the series The Young Pope and lent her voice to the animated series Green Eggs and Ham.
Keaton’s 21st century screen roles included The Family Stone, Mad Money, Morning Glory, Finding Dory, And So It Goes, Poms, and Book Club (and its sequel). Her final film was 2024’s Summer Camp.
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