Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather’, dies aged 79

Diane Keaton, the Hollywood legend known for Annie Hall, The Godfather and Father Of The Bride, has died at the age of 79.

The news was confirmed by a family spokesperson in a statement to People, in which they asked for privacy at this time. No details about the cause of death have been provided.

Keaton won an Oscar for her performance in the title role of Woody Allen’s Annie Hall in 1977 and was nominated three more times, for Reds (1981), Marvin’s Room (1996) and Something’s Gotta Give (2003).

Known as a master of both comedy and drama, she landed an early role as Kay Adams-Corleone, the wife of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone, in The Godfather. The same year, she starred in Play It Again, Sam, opposite Allen, with whom she would make a total of eight feature films, including Manhattan, Sleeper and Love And Death.

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