Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s Annie Hall and role in The Godfather films, has died at age 79.
A family spokesperson, which confirmed that the actress died in California, did not, however, give details of the incident but asked for privacy at the time of their mourning.
Keaton was a frequent collaborator of director Woody Allen, portraying the titular character in Annie Hall, the charming girlfriend of Allen’s comic Alvy Singer.
The film also garnered Oscars for best picture, best director, and best original screenplay, cementing Keaton’s place as one of the industry’s top actresses and an offbeat style icon as well.
The actress made her mark co-starring in eight Allen movies, from Play It Again, Sam, released in 1972, to Manhattan (1979) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993).
As the Hollywood sexual harassment scandals detonated in late 2017, cascading from producer Harvey Weinstein to heavyweight actors like Kevin Spacey, old accusations of child sex abuse against Allen by his adoptive daughter Dylan resurfaced.
