Diane Keaton shares ‘beautiful’ moment in final Instagram video
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Beloved actor Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79 in California.
Keaton’s friend said her health “declined very suddenly” in the months leading up to her death, People reports. Her family “chose to keep things very private,” and even some of her longtime friends “weren’t fully aware of what was happening,” her friend told the outlet.
Keaton rose to fame in the 1970s, and starred in classic films such as First Wives Club and Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia epic The Godfather.
Keaton played the role of Kay Adams-Corleone, a role which she reprised in The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III. She also enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with controversial director Woody Allen, and received an Academy Award for her role in Annie Hall in 1978.
Tributes have flooded in for the late actor from her friends and peers. Bette Midler, who starred with Keaton in The First Wives Club, described her as “brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary”, with Marvin’s Room actor Leonardo DiCaprio calling Keaton “one of a kind”.
She is survived by her two children, Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25. Her loved ones have “asked for privacy,” a family spokesperson told People.
Diane Keaton over the years – in pictures
Woody Allen leans his head on the shoulder of Diane Keaton in a scene from ‘Love and Death,’ directed by Allen, 1975. (Getty Images)
FILE – Oscar winners Charles H. Joffe, winner of best picture for “Annie Hall,” left, and Diane Keaton, winner of best actress for “Annie Hall,” poses with presenter Jack Nicholson, and producer Jack Rollins at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 3, 1978. (AP Photo, File) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Goldie Hawn, from left, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler appear at the premiere of their film “The First Wives Club” in Los Angeles on Sept.16, 1996. (AP Photo/ Frank Wiese, File) (AP1996)
Diane Keaton with Amanda Peet and Jack Nicholson in 2004 (AP2004)
Diane Keaton attends the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2024 collection during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 8, 2023. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) (2023 Invision)
Graig Graziosi12 October 2025 10:20
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Diane Keaton’s Oscar-nominated role in ‘Something’s Gotta Give’
There are plenty of films in Diane Keaton’s oeuvre worthy of attention, but certainly a fan-favourite is 2003’s romantic-comedy Something’s Gotta Give.
“Keaton plays the scatterbrained Erica as focused, rational, sexy and a mess; it’s a complex performance that certainly tangles with loopy maximalism but isn’t overwhelmed by it. It earned her an Oscar nomination,” writes Adam White of the iconic role.
Amanda Peet, Jack Nicholson, and Diane Keaton – stars of ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ (AP2004)
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 09:39
Robert De Niro was ‘totally surprised’ by Diane Keaton’s death
Robert De Niro, who worked with Keaton on The Godfather Part II and Marvin’s Room, said he was “very sad to hear of Diane’s passing”.
“I was very fond of her, and the news of her leaving us has taken me totally by surprise. I was not expecting her to leave us. She will be missed. May she rest in peace,” he told Deadline.
Diane Keaton, James Caan, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall and Robert DeNiro take a bow on stage during the panel for ‘The Godfather’ 45th Anniversary Screening during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival closing night at Radio City Music Hall (Getty Images)
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 09:25
Androgynous style and red wine on ice – Diane Keaton was a fiercely independent Hollywood icon
For Diane Keaton, the concept of slowing down for anything or anyone was unthinkable, as she exemplified by pushing on relentlessly with her remarkable career well into her final years.
“I never understood the idea that you’re supposed to mellow as you get older,” Keaton told AARP in 2012. “Slowing down isn’t something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it. To continue to express myself, particularly.”
The actor’s fierce independence and individuality was as evident in all aspects of her life, from her onscreen performances to her iconic androgynous wardrobe and eclectic habit of drinking red wine with ice. She remained grounded despite her immense fame, telling The Independent in 2015 that she took her fashion inspiration from “people off the street.”
Diane Keaton was a fiercely independent Hollywood icon
Despite her immense fame, having worked with other industry titans including Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson, the actress remained grounded, telling The Independent in 2015 that she took her inspiration from ‘people off the street’
Graig Graziosi12 October 2025 09:20
Saturday Night Live pays tribute to Diane Keaton
Saturday Night Live recognised Diane Keaton with a special tribute in the second episode of its 51st season.
The sketch show honoured the actor with a tribute card at the end of the episode. The photograph showed Keaton grinning, wearing her signature collared shirt and tie.
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 09:15
Kimberly Williams-Paisley pays tribute to her on-screen mum
Williams-Paisley played the daughter of Keaton’s character in Father of the Bride.
Speaking to People magazine, she said working with the Hollywood icon is “one of the best memories I’ll ever have”.
“I remember hearing Diane laugh, and of course I knew who she was,” she said.
“I was such a huge fan growing up. I’d seen Annie Hall, I’d seen The Godfather, I’d seen Baby Boom. And just the idea that I was going to be in her presence was — that’s what I was most nervous about, but it was just, wow, Diane Keaton. She’s just one of my idols.”
They went on to develop a “great relationship” filled with laughter.
(Kimberly Williams Paisley / Instagram)
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 09:00
Leonardo DiCaprio pays tribute to ‘unapologetically herself’ Diane Keaton
Leonardo DiCaprio and Diane Keaton starred opposite one another in 1996’s Marvin’s Room.
The actor paid tribute to his former co-star on social media, sharing a photo of himself and Keaton seemingly taken around the time of filming.
“Diane Keaton was one of a kind. Brilliant, funny, and unapologetically herself,” he wrote.
“A legend, and icon, and a truly kind human being. I had the honor of working with her at 18. She will be deeply missed.”
(Instagram / Leonardo DiCaprio)
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 08:45
Diane Keaton’s heartwarming final Instagram video
Diane Keaton shared a “beautiful” moment recording in the studio in her final Instagram video posted before her death.
The Annie Hall actor shared footage from a session with Jonas Myrin, who wrote her debut solo single “First Christmas”.
“It reminds me why I love music – it has a way of speaking straight to the heart,” Keaton wrote in the December 2024 post.
Diane Keaton shares ‘beautiful’ moment in final Instagram video
Diane Keaton shared a “beautiful” moment recording in the studio in her final Instagram video posted before her death aged 79, according to reports. The Annie Hall actor shared footage from a session with Jonas Myrin, who wrote her debut solo single “First Christmas,” in which he kept playing the piano while recording the song, letting the music “wash over them.” “It reminds me why I love music—it has a way of speaking straight to the heart,” Keaton wrote in the December 2024 post. People magazine reported that the Oscar-winning star’s family told the outlet that she died in California. No further details have been released yet. The Independent has contacted Keaton’s representatives for comment.
Annabel Nugent12 October 2025 08:20
Steve Martin and Bette Midler are among stars paying tribute to Diane Keaton
Oscar winning actor Diane Keaton, who died at 79, was known for her performances and style that helped shaped some of the most indelible films of all time, including “The Godfather,” “Annie Hall,” “Father of the Bride” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”
She was beloved by fans and fellow actors, many of whom paid tribute Saturday after news of Keaton’s death broke. They included co-stars such as Bette Midler, Mandy Moore and Steve Martin, who shared an excerpt of an interview with Keaton and Martin Short that he said “sums up our delightful relationship with Diane.”
Graig Graziosi12 October 2025 08:00