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External Websites BBC Sounds - Woman's Hour - Diane Keaton on her long and varied career Turner Classic Movies - Diane Keaton Fresh Air Archive - Actress Diane Keaton Britannica Websites Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Diane Keaton - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) Also known as: Diane Hall Written and fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they he extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated Nov. 19, 2025 •History Top Questions For which film did Diane Keaton win an Academy Award?

Diane Keaton won the Academy Award for best actress for the film Annie Hall (1977), in which she appeared as the archetypal Keaton “kook.” Based on the real-life relationship between Woody Allen and Keaton, the film chronicles Annie’s transformation from shy awkwardness to mature confidence.

Are Diane Keaton and Michael Keaton related?

Actors Diane Keaton and Michael Keaton are not related. Both were born with different surnames. Diane Keaton was born Diane Hall, and Michael Keaton was Michael Douglas. To oid confusion with other actors, they took stage names.

What was Diane Keaton’s cause of death?

Actress Diane Keaton died on October 11, 2025, in Santa Monica, California. According to the death certificate, she died from bacterial pneumonia.

Did Diane Keaton date Al Pacino?

Diane Keaton and Al Pacino began dating in 1974, after appearing together in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974). Their on-again, off-again relationship continued until 1990; they broke up over Pacino’s refusal to marry. Keaton had previously dated Woody Allen, and she later was involved with Warren Beatty for some five years.

What is Diane Keaton’s debut film?

Keaton made her film debut in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) as a young naïf who was divorcing her husband because his hair no longer smells like raisins, established a comic persona that would sustain her early career.

To which 2016 Pixar film did Diane Keaton lend her voice?

Diane Keaton voiced a blue tang fish, the mother of the title character, in Pixar’s computer-animated aquatic adventure Finding Dory (2016).

Who is Diane Keaton?

Diane Keaton is an Oscar-winning American actress and director known for both her quirky comic roles, and for her dramatic roles in movies like The Godfather series.

Diane Keaton (born January 5, 1946, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died October 11, 2025, Santa Monica, California) was an American film actress and director who achieved fame in quirky comic roles prior to gaining respect as a dramatic actress. Keaton won an Academy Award for her starring role in Annie Hall (1977).

Education and early career

Keaton studied acting at Santa Ana College in California and at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She appeared in summer stock in the mid-1960s and in 1968 understudied the lead in the Broadway rock musical Hair. She had the lead role in Woody Allen’s Broadway play Play It Again, Sam (1969), which she later reprised for the 1972 film version. Keaton made her film debut in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970); her character, a young naïf divorcing her husband because his hair no longer smells like raisins, established a comic persona that would sustain her early career.

The Godfather films and Annie Hall

Keaton’s career gained momentum after she was cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed gangster dramas: The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974). She portrayed the girlfriend, and later wife, of Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino), the head of a crime family. (She and Pacino began an on-again, off-again relationship that continued until 1990; they broke up over Pacino’s refusal to marry.) For the rest of the 1970s, Keaton appeared mostly in Allen’s comedies, including Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975), Interiors (1978), and Manhattan (1979).

Britannica Quiz Best Picture Movie Quote Quiz Annie HallDiane Keaton and Woody Allen in Annie Hall (1977).

Keaton’s watershed year was 1977: in two films she not only established herself as a star but succeeded in both reinventing her screen persona and capitalizing on her established one. Allen’s Annie Hall—which won Academy Awards for best picture, actress, and director—is probably the role for which she is best known, appearing as the archetypal Keaton “kook.” Based on the real-life relationship between Allen and Keaton, the film chronicles Annie’s transformation from shy awkwardness to mature confidence. In many ways it was an autobiographical statement for Keaton, who made a dramatic turn the same year in Richard Brooks’s dark, violent Looking for Mr. Goodbar. She continued in that vein as journalist Louise Bryant in Warren Beatty’s Reds (1981), which earned her another Oscar nomination.

Father of the Bride and Something’s Gotta Give

Keaton found continued success in such diverse films as Shoot the Moon (1982), The Little Drummer Girl (1984), Crimes of the Heart (1986), and the popular Baby Boom (1987). She reunited with Allen for a cameo in Radio Days (1987) and a leading role in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). During the 1990s she appeared in several films with broad appeal, such as The Godfather, Part III (1990), the romantic farce Father of the Bride (1991), and the melodrama Marvin’s Room (1996).

Something's Gotta GiveDiane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give (2003), directed by Nancy Meyers.

In the early 21st century Keaton starred in a number of lighthearted comedies, including Nancy Meyers’s Something’s Gotta Give (2003), opposite Jack Nicholson; The Family Stone (2005); Because I Said So (2007); and Morning Glory (2010), in which she and Harrison Ford portrayed TV anchors with clashing personalities. She returned to less frothy fare with the dramedy Darling Companion (2012) before starring in the multigenerational-family farce The Big Wedding (2013) and the comedies And So It Goes (2014) and Love the Coopers (2015). Keaton voiced a blue tang fish, the mother of the title character (voiced by Ellen Degeneres), in Pixar’s computer animated aquatic adventure Finding Dory (2016).

Later credits

Keaton then took on her first regular television role, playing a nun in HBO’s The Young Pope (2016). She later starred in the romantic comedies Hampstead (2017); Book Club (2018) and its sequel (2023); and Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020). In Poms (2019) she played a terminally ill woman who forms a cheerleading squad in her retirement community. The dramedy Mack & Rita (2022) centers on a 30-year-old social-media influencer who ages 40 years after spending time in a life-regression machine. Keaton’s final film was the comedy Summer Camp (2024).

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In addition to acting, Keaton also directed several films, including Hanging Up (2000). Her memoir, Then Again, was published in 2011. She later wrote a collection of essays, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty (2014), and also published a series of house-styling guides, including House (2012) and The House That Pinterest Built (2017).

Quick Facts Original name: Diane Hall Born: January 5, 1946, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died: October 11, 2025, Santa Monica, California (aged 79) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1978) Academy Award (1978): Actress in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award (2004): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award (1978): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Notable Works: “Hanging Up” Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In): "Because I Said So" (2007) "I Will... I Will... For Now" (1976) "The Good Mother" (1988) "Green Eggs and Ham" (2019) "Harry and Walter Go to New York" (1976) "Father of the Bride" (1991) "Hanging Up" (2000) "Terminal Impact" (2005) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) "The F.B.I." (1971) "The Godfather" (1972) "The Other Sister" (1999) "5 Flights Up" (2014) "Morning Glory" (2010) "Reds" (1981) "Town & Country" (2001) "Lovers and Other Strangers" (1970) "The Godfather: Part III" (1990) "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977) "The Only Thrill" (1997) "Mama's Boy" (2007) "Love and Death" (1975) "Mad Money" (2008) "The Godfather: Part II" (1974) "Look Who's Talking Now" (1993) "The First Wives Club" (1996) "Mrs. Soffel" (1984) "Crimes of the Heart" (1986) "Darling Companion" (2012) "Father of the Bride Part II" (1995) "Night Gallery" (1970) "Finding Dory" (2016) "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) "Love, American Style" (1970) "Interiors" (1978) "Play It Again, Sam" (1972) "Book Club" (2018) "The Young Pope" (2016) "Baby Boom" (1987) "Radio Days" (1987) "Hampstead" (2017) "Something's Gotta Give" (2003) "Plan B" (2001) "Shoot the Moon" (1982) "The Wizard of Malta" (1981) "Poms" (2019) "The Lemon Sisters" (1989) "Smother" (2008) "And So It Goes" (2014) "The Little Drummer Girl" (1984) "The Big Wedding" (2013) "Marvin's Room" (1996) "Manhattan" (1979) "The Family Stone" (2005) "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993) "Sleeper" (1973) "Annie Hall" (1977) "Love the Coopers" (2015) "Mannix" (1971) Movies/Tv Shows (Directed): "Heen" (1987) "Twin Peaks" (1991) "Hanging Up" (2000) "China Beach" (1990) "Pasadena" (2001) "Unstrung Heroes" (1995) "What Does Dorrie Want?" (1982) "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1990) Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator): "Heen" (1987) See all related content

Keaton died in 2025 at the age of 79. The cause of death was bacterial pneumonia.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.