Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, whose long, versatile career was indelibly highlighted by her Academy Award-winning performance as Woody Allen’s titular love interest in the actor-writer-director’s 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died, according to People. She was 79.

After establishing herself on Broadway in 1969 as Allen’s co-star in his comedy hit “Play It Again, Sam” (during which the performers became romantically involved), Keaton made an impression in Hollywood as Kay Adams, the tormented girlfriend and then spouse of mobster Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather Part II” (1974).

But it was as Allen’s frequent co-star and onscreen comedic foil – even after their life as a couple was over – that Keaton made her deepest impression. After reprising her role in “Play It Again, Sam” in Herbert Ross’ 1972 screen adaptation, she appeared with the diminutive comic in his sci-fi comedy “Sleeper” (1973) and his spoof of…