{"id":53785,"date":"2025-10-11T16:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=53785"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:33:59","slug":"diane-keaton-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2025\/10\/11\/diane-keaton-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Keaton, 79"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diane Keaton<\/a>, the celebrated actress with iconic roles in just about every decade, has passed away, People magazine reports<\/a>. She was 79.<\/p>\n

Keaton made her acting debut on the Broadway stage in 1968 in the musical,\u00a0Hair<\/em>. She soon caught the attention of Hollywood and made her film debut in 1970’s Lovers and Other Strangers<\/strong>. But her breakthrough role was as Kay Corleone, Michael Corleone’s long-suffering wife in\u00a0The Godfather<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Woody Allen referred to her as his muse during the early part of his film career. Her partnership with All began on the the Broadway stage, in her Tony-nominated role in\u00a0Play It Again, Sam, <\/em>which was written for the stage by Allen. \u00a0The partnership continued on the big screen in films such as Sleeper, Love and Death, Interiors, Manhattan,<\/strong> and Manhattan Murder Mystery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The partnership with Allen also included , the role that made Keaton a star, won her an Oscar, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and briefly made her a fashion icon. Keaton would receive three more Oscar nominations, two more BAFTA nods, and eight more Golden Globe nominations, winning the award again for 2003’s Something’s Got to Give<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Keaton also appeared in as the ultimately doomed schoolteacher Teresa Dunn in\u00a0Looking For Mr. Goodbar<\/strong>, released, as\u00a0Annie Hall\u00a0<\/strong>was,\u00a0<\/strong>in 1977.<\/p>\n

Keaton continued to accumulate iconic roles as the 1980s rolled in, starting with 1981’s\u00a0Reds\u00a0<\/strong>and continuing with films such as\u00a0Shoot the Moon<\/strong>,\u00a0Mrs. Soffel, The Little Drummer Girl<\/strong> and\u00a0Crime of the Heart<\/strong>. She found mainstream success with the hit\u00a0Baby Boom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her commercial success continued into the 1990s in roles such as\u00a0The First Wives Club\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0Father of the Bride\u00a0<\/strong>series. She also found time during the decade to star in small films such as\u00a0Marvin’s Room<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As the new century rolled on, Keaton continued to have commercial success with the aforementioned\u00a0Something’s Got to Give<\/strong>. She continued to act in high-profile parts over the the rest of her career in films such as The Family Stone, Because I Said So, Morning Glory, And So it Goes,<\/strong> and Book Club<\/strong>. Her final film was 2024’s Summer Camp<\/strong>, a comedy about three older women who reunite to try to rekindle their friendship with a summer camp experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diane Keaton, the celebrated actress with iconic roles in just about every decade, has passed away. She was 79.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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