Diane Keaton began her acting career in the late 1960s when she auditioned for a role in the stage production of Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam.” The pair went on to work together on a total of eight films, and began a romantic relationship that lasted several years.
Keaton won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Allen’s “Annie Hall.” News of her death at age 79 was made public Saturday. A spokesperson for the actress’ family told People she died at home in California; no cause was given.
Keaton lived a long, colorful life, filled with hundreds of special and impactful moments captured in pictures. Here is a look at 7 moments from the life of Diane Keaton.
Diane Keaton won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1977 for her role in “Annie Hall.”
Keaton and Warren Beatty dated for five years after the actress and Al Pacino ended their own relationship.
Keaton costarred alongside Steve Martin in “Father of the Bride” and the film’s sequel.
Keaton also costarred with Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler in 1996’s “The First Wives Club.” The trio hoped to make a sequel to the first film, but the plans never quite materialized.
The 2018 movie “Book Club” starred Keaton alongside Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, and Candice Bergen. The group also starred in the 2023 sequel “Book Club: The Next Chapter.”
Keaton was nominated for her role as Elizabeth Tate, the mother to Juliette Lewis’ Carla Tate, in 1999’s “The Other Sister.”
Keaton adopted her daughter Dexter in 1996 and her son Duke in 2001. Though she mostly kept her children out of the public eye, Keaton once said of motherhood, “I didn’t think that I was ever going to be prepared to be a mother. Motherhood was not an urge I couldn’t resist. It was more like a thought I’d been thinking for a very long time. So I plunged in.”
