Oscar Winner Diane Keaton is Dead

The actress, known for countless films, won the Oscar in 1978 for her role in the film "Annie Hall". Keaton died in California, said the family spokesperson. He did not provide any further details and asked for the family's privacy to be respected.

The Hollywood actress was born on January 5, 1946, in Los Angeles. She became well-known to many film lovers through the mafia epic "The Godfather" by Francis Ford Coppola and its sequels. In it, she played Kay Adams, the lover and later wife of the mafia boss Michael Corleone, portrayed by Al Pacino.

Diane Keaton: Oscar for "Annie Hall"

For her tireless work, Keaton was honored at various film festivals. She was recognized with the Oscar for Best Actress in 1978 for her portrayal of Annie Hall in "Annie Hall", the girlfriend of the main character Alvy Singer, played by Woody Allen.

Keaton made several films with Allen, repeatedly referring to him as her friend - even after allegations of child abuse were made against the director. "Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him," she wrote about the director in January 2018.

Keaton was also briefly a couple with Allen in private. Additionally, she had relationships with Hollywood stars Al Pacino and Warren Beatty. Keaton was never married. "Most people in movies get married at some point and then get divorced. But I've never been married. I'm a failure," she joked in a 2019 interview with the news agency AFP.

Besides winning the Oscar with "Annie Hall", Keaton was nominated three more times for the world's most important film award. She also won awards at the Golden Globes and the British Baftas. Keaton continued to appear in front of the camera until the end, most recently seen last year in the comedy "Summer Camp" with Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard.

(APA/Red)

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