Diane Keaton Has Died at 79

Diane Keaton has passed away at the age of 79. A family spokesperson confirmed to People that the beloved Hollywood icon died in California and requested privacy for her loved ones during this difficult time.

Keaton was an Oscar-winning actor, taking home a statue for Best Actress in honor of her role in the 1977 romantic comedy-drama Annie Hall. She was a frequent collaborator with director Nancy Meyers, starring in films like The First Wives Club, Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, Baby Boom, and the Book Club franchise.

Because of her roles in movies like Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Manhattan Murder Mystery, Keaton was often associated with quirky New York City characters. However, the actress was born in Los Angeles in 1946, as the daughter of a civil engineer and a homemaker. She got her first Broadway role in 1968, but it was her part in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather as Kay Adams that thrust her into the spotlight.

Over the years, she became known as a style icon, celebrated for her chic, often black-and-white ensembles, complemented by her signature playful hats and unique accessories. In Keaton’s book Fashion First, Ralph Lauren credited her for her wardrobe design on the set of Annie Hall. “I am often credited with dressing Diane in her Oscar-winning role as Annie Hall. Not so. Annie’s style was Diane’s style,” Lauren stated in the forward.

In her 2014 memoir, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, Keaton joked, “I tell myself I’m free to do whatever the hell I want with my body. Why not? I may be a caricature of my former self; I’m still wearing wide-belted plaid coats, horn-rimmed glasses, and turtlenecks in the summertime. So what? Nobody cares but me.”

Keaton never married, though she was romantically linked to Woody Allen, Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty throughout her life. She adopted two children: her daughter, Dexter, in 1996 and her son, Duke, in 2001.