Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning film actress and quirky style icon, has died at age 79, as a family spokesperson confirmed the actress’ death in California with no other details provided.
Keaton was born and raised in Los Angeles, never married, and adopted two children, a daughter Dexter and a son Duke, when in her 50s. She had dated Al Pacino, Warren Beatty, and her “Annie Hall” director Woody Allen, among others — and explained that it wouldn’t “have been a good idea for me to have married.”
In 1977, she won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” and earned nominations for her roles in “Reds” with Warren Beatty, “Something’s Gotta Give” with Jack Nicholson, and “Marvin’s Room.”
Her various roles earned 37 wins and 63 nominations.
A vast filmography includes the “Godfather” trilogy, “Father of the Bride” trilogy, “Crimes of the Heart,” “Baby Boom,” “The First Wives’ Club,” “The Other Sister,” “The Family Stone,” “Book Club,” and many more.
Keaton worked well into her seventies, famously saying that she wasn’t interested in fading away just because she was aging. “I never understood the idea that you’re supposed to mellow as you get older,” Keaton told AARP in 2012. “Slowing down isn’t something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it. To continue to express myself, particularly. To feel the world. To explore. To be with people. To take things far. To risk. To love. I just want to know more and see more. The best part is that I’m still here and, because the end is in sight, I treasure it all more.”