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\n The death of acclaimed actress Diane Keaton<\/a>, who starred in \u201cAnnie Hall\u201d and \u201cThe Godfather,\u201d has been met with grief and shock.\n <\/p>\n \n Keaton\u2019s death was confirmed to celebrity.land by Dori Rath, a producer who worked on several of her most recent films. No cause of death was provided and celebrity.land has reached out to her representatives for comment.\n <\/p>\n \n Charles Miers, the publisher of Rizzoli, which published Keaton\u2019s 2024 book \u201cFashion First\u201d about her life and unique style, wrote in a statement, \u201cShe was herself at all times and in all ways: extremely thoughtful, very funny, generous to a fault, always energetically hardworking, and just plain true to people in the best possible ways.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe are so honored to have worked with her, proud of the books we still have but so sad not to be working on another with her and her contagious enthusiasm,\u201d he wrote.\n <\/p>\n \n The actor Ben Stiller remembered Keaton as \u201cone of the greatest film actors ever\u201d and \u201can icon of style, humor and comedy\u201d in a post on X.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n Kimberly Williams Paisley, who co-starred with Keaton in the 1991 film \u201cFather of the Bride,\u201d wrote, \u201cDiane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life,\u201d in a post on Instagram<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n Actress Bette Midler wrote Keaton\u2019s death made her \u201cunbearably sad\u201d in a post on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cShe was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star,\u201d she said of Keaton.\n <\/p>\n \n Midler co-starred with Keaton in the 1996 comedy \u201cThe First Wives Club,\u201d where the two, alongside Goldie Hawn, played divorc\u00e9es seeking revenge on their ex-husbands.\n <\/p>\n \n And the Tony-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris<\/a> wrote Keaton \u201cmaintained a sense of self throughout her many roles that was a reminder to me as a young performer that the most interesting person you can mine are the many aspects of yourself.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awarded Keaton an Oscar for her star-making turn alongside Woody Allen in 1977\u2019s \u201cAnnie Hall,\u201d wrote she \u201cembodied the contradictions of being human: funny and fragile, bright and bruised, always achingly honest\u201d in a post on X<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cHer spirit will live forever on screen, and in the hearts of all who saw themselves in her,\u201d the post goes on. Keaton was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress four times in total, including for \u201cAnnie Hall.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The American Film Institute<\/a>, which honored the actress with a Life Achievement Award in 2017, wrote Keaton \u201cfilled our hearts with laughter and tears and the deepest of humanity for decades.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n In a statement<\/a>, Paramount said Keaton became \u201ca cinematic icon by doing the most daring thing of all: being wholly herself.\u201d The company added, \u201cHer legacy will continue to shine as brightly as she did on screen for generations to come.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors and other media workers, wrote<\/a> in a statement, \u201cWe\u2019ve lost a legend.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cFrom stage to TV to film, she captivated audiences and captured hearts with her spirit and dedication,\u201d the statement reads.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n