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Diane Keaton

Acting 79 (deceased) years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 2.6
Born: January 5, 1946
Died: October 11, 2025

Biography

Diane Hall Keaton (born Diane Hall; January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American actress, director and producer. Known for her idiosyncratic personality and fashion style, she received various accolades throughout her career spanning over six decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.

Keaton began her career on stage appearing in the original 1968 Broadway production of the musical Hair. The next year, she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her performance in Woody Allen's comic play Play it Again, Sam. She then made her screen debut in a small role in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). She rose to prominence with her first major film role as Kay Adams-Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), a role she reprised in its sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). The films that most shaped her career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with the film adaptation of Play It Again, Sam (1972). Her next two films with Allen, Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth, the romantic comedy Annie Hall (1977), won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

To avoid being typecast as her Annie Hall persona, she appeared in several dramatic films, starring in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and Allen's Interiors (1978), and received three more Academy Award nominations for playing feminist activist Louise Bryant in Reds (1981), a woman with leukemia in Marvin's Room (1996), and a dramatist in Something's Gotta Give (2003). Her other popular films include Manhattan (1979), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The First Wives Club (1996), The Family Stone (2005), Morning Glory (2010), Finding Dory (2016) and Book Club (2018).

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Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather Kay Adams 1972
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II Kay Corleone 1974
Love and Death
Love and Death Sonja 1975
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III Kay Adams 1990
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Book Club: The Next Chapter Diane 2023

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (101)

Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky Linda 2024
Summer Camp
Summer Camp Nora 2024
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces Self - Actress 2024
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Book Club: The Next Chapter Diane 2023
Maybe I Do
Maybe I Do Grace 2023
Mack & Rita
Mack & Rita Rita 2022
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters Sara 2020
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) Nina Banks 2020
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham Michellee (voice) 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
Poms
Poms Martha 2019
Book Club
Book Club Diane 2018
Hampstead
Hampstead Emily Walters 2017
The Young Pope
The Young Pope Sister Mary 2016
Finding Dory
Finding Dory Jenny (voice) 2016
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 Kay Adams-Corleone 2016
Love the Coopers
Love the Coopers Charlotte Cooper 2015
And So It Goes
And So It Goes Leah 2014
5 Flights Up
5 Flights Up Ruth Carver 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Big Wedding
The Big Wedding Ellie Griffin 2013
Darling Companion
Darling Companion Beth 2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary Self 2011
Morning Glory
Morning Glory Colleen Peck 2010
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Self 2010
Smother
Smother Marilyn Cooper 2008
Mad Money
Mad Money Bridget Cardigan 2008
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy Jan Mannus 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Because I Said So
Because I Said So Daphne 2007
Surrender, Dorothy
Surrender, Dorothy Natalie Swerdlow 2006
The Family Stone
The Family Stone Sybil Stone 2005
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report 2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2005
Terminal Impact
Terminal Impact Narrator 2004
Something's Gotta Give
Something's Gotta Give Erica Barry 2003
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice Patsy McCartle 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Plan B
Plan B Fran Varecchio 2002
Crossed Over
Crossed Over Beverly Lowry 2002
Sister Mary Explains It All
Sister Mary Explains It All Sister Mary Ignatius 2001
Town & Country
Town & Country Ellie Stoddard 2001
Hanging Up
Hanging Up Georgia Mozell 2000
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
The Other Sister
The Other Sister Elizabeth Tate 1999
Northern Lights
Northern Lights Roberta Blumstein 1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The Only Thrill
The Only Thrill Carol Fritzsimmons 1997
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room Bessie Wakefield 1996
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club Annie MacDuggan Paradis 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Father of the Bride Part II
Father of the Bride Part II Nina Banks 1995
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Amelia Earhart 1994
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Look Who's Talking Now!
Look Who's Talking Now! Daphne (voice) 1993
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery Carol Lipton 1993
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Kay Adams 1992
Running Mates
Running Mates Aggie Snow 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride Nina Banks 1991
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III Kay Adams 1990
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters Eloise Hamer 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Self / Kay Adams 1990
The Good Mother
The Good Mother Anna Dunlop 1988
Baby Boom
Baby Boom J.C. Wiatt 1987
Radio Days
Radio Days New Year's Singer 1987
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart Lenny Magrath 1986
Mrs. Soffel
Mrs. Soffel Kate Soffel 1984
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl Charlie 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon Faith Dunlap 1982
Reds
Reds Louise Bryant 1981
The Wizard of Malta
The Wizard of Malta Narrator 1981
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self (archive footage) 1980
Manhattan
Manhattan Mary Wilkie 1979
Interiors
Interiors Renata 1978
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television Kay Adams-Corleone 1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar Theresa 1977
Annie Hall
Annie Hall Annie Hall 1977
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York Lissa Chestnut 1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
I Will, I Will...For Now Katie Bingham 1976
Love and Death
Love and Death Sonja 1975
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II Kay Corleone 1974
Sleeper
Sleeper Luna Schlosser 1973
Play It Again, Sam
Play It Again, Sam Linda Christie 1972
The Godfather
The Godfather Kay Adams 1972
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story Renata Wallinger 1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes Self 1971
Night Gallery
Night Gallery Frances Nevins (segment "Room with a View") 1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers Joan Vecchio 1970
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Louise 1969
Mannix
Mannix 1967
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Diane Britt 1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Guest 1961
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence Toni Beckworth

Directing Credits (7)

Writing Credits (1)

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