Diane was one of many best-loved movie stars of the final 50 years after her standout position within the The Godfather.

Holywood actress Diane Keaton has handed away on the age of 79, her household confirmed.

In a press release shared with PEOPLE, her family members revealed that Keaton died in California and requested privateness as they address their loss, experiences the Mirror.

The Oscar-winning actress was famend for her performances in movies equivalent to The Godfather, Annie Corridor, The First Wives Membership, and One thing’s Gotta Give. She additionally collaborated a number of instances with director Nancy Meyers on tasks together with the Guide Membership sequence.

All through her profession, Keaton acquired quite a few accolades, together with an Academy Award, a BAFTA, Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for 2 Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.

Off-screen, Keaton was romantically linked to Hollywood stars together with Woody Allen, her Godfather co-star Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty.

She by no means married however adopted two youngsters on the age of fifty. Reflecting on motherhood after her father’s demise, she as soon as stated, “Motherhood has utterly modified me. It is nearly like probably the most utterly humbling expertise that I’ve ever had.”

In a 2019 interview with PEOPLE, she spoke about her determination to stay single: “At this time I used to be considering, I am the one one in my era of actresses who has been a single lady all her life. I am actually glad I did not get married. I am an oddball. I keep in mind in highschool, this man got here as much as me and stated, ‘Someday you are going to make a superb spouse.’ And I assumed, ‘I do not need to be a spouse. No.'”

Keaton rose to fame within the Seventies as Kay Adams in The Godfather trilogy and thru her work with Woody Allen. She received an Oscar for Allen’s influential movie Annie Corridor, the place she grew to become synonymous with the character’s menswear-inspired model. She additionally earned Oscar nominations for her roles in One thing’s Gotta Give, Marvin’s Room, and Reds.

Broadcaster Piers Morgan was among the many first to pay tribute, tweeting: “RIP Diane Keaton, 79. Oscar-winning star of Annie Corridor, sensible within the Godfather and Father of the Bride films. One in every of Hollywood’s biggest actresses, and a pleasant girl. Unhappy information.”