Actress Diane Keaton, the prolific and idiosyncratic screen star whose portrayal of Woody Allen’s love interest in 1977’s “Annie Hall” brought her an Oscar for best actress, has died at the age of 79, People reported Saturday.
The publication reported that Keaton died in California, but no details were immediately available on her cause of death, or on the specific time and location.
Keaton was born in Los Angeles in 1946. She was part of the original Broadway cast of “Hair” in 1968, and also earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Allen’s comedy “Play It Again, Sam.”
She first gained the attention of moviegoers with her portrayal of Kay Adams, the wife of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone in 1972’s epic “The Godfather,” a role she reprised in 1974’s sequel, “The Godfather Part II.”
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The early 1970 also saw her launch a fruitful collaboration with Allen, starring alongside the writer/director in a string of classic comedies beginning with the film adaptation of “Play It Again, Sam” in 1971, and continuing with 1973’s “Sleeper,” 1975’s “Love and Death,” “Annie Hall” and 1979’s “Manhattan.”
Her iconic turn as the title character in “Annie Hall” is perhaps her most indelible screen creation. She played a single WASP woman from the Midwest whose romantic pairing with Allen’s neurotic Jewish character touched on many of the personal and social themes of the 1970s. The distinctive, somewhat androgynous clothing she wore in the film also became a trend.
Keaton’s other notable roles include 1977’s “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” in which she played a sexually active single teacher who falls victim to a predator, 1981’s “Reds,” in which she plays real-life revolutionary Louise Bryant opposite Warren Beatty’s John Reed, 1987’s “Baby Boom,” where she played a single, working woman who inherits a baby, and 2003’s mature romantic comedy “Something’s Gotta Give” with Jack Nicholson.
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She dated her most high-profile co-stars, seeing Allen, Pacino and Beatty at various times, but remained single for her entire life.
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