Overview

• Diane Keaton has died at 79, prompting fresh appraisals of a five-decade career defined by originality and range.
• Her performance in Annie Hall earned an Academy Award and crystallized a distinctive persona marked by nervy wit and a trailblazing, menswear-inspired aesthetic.
• She showed dramatic depth as Kay in The Godfather and earned acclaim in Reds, while later hits like Baby Boom and Something’s Gotta Give sustained her mainstream popularity.
• A frequent collaborator with Woody Allen, she appeared in eight of his films, which helped shape her screen identity across comedy and drama.
• Critics credit her with influencing a generation of creators, even as her personal story included high-profile relationships, two adopted children, and work as a director, author, and photographer.