told The New York Times that Keaton<\/a>\u00a0had died, but did not cite a cause.<\/p>\nThe unexpected news was met with shock around the world. Keaton was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless, from her \u201cLa-dee-da, la-dee-da\u201d phrasing as Annie Hall, bedecked in that necktie, bowler hat, vest and khakis, to her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams, the woman unfortunate enough to join the Corleone family.<\/p>\n
Her star-making performances in the 1970s, many of which were in Woody Allen films, were not a flash in the pan either, and she would continue to charm new generations for decades thanks in part to a longstanding collaboration with filmmaker Nancy Meyers.<\/p>\n
She played a businessperson who unexpectedly inherits an infant in \u201cBaby Boom,\u201d the mother of the bride in the beloved remake of \u201cFather of the Bride,\u201d a newly single woman in \u201cFirst Wives Club,\u201d and a divorced playwright who gets involved with Jack Nicholson’s music executive in \u201cSomething’s Gotta Give.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keaton won her first Oscar for \u201cAnnie Hall,\u201d and would go on to be nominated three more times, for \u201cReds,\u201d \u201cMarvin’s Room\u201d and \u201cSomething’s Gotta Give.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her very Keaton way, upon accepting her Oscar in 1978, she laughed and said, \u201cThis is something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keaton was born Diane Hall in January 1946 in Los Angeles, though her family was not part of the film industry she would find herself in. Her mother was a homemaker and photographer, and her father was in real estate and civil engineering.<\/p>\n
Keaton was drawn to theater and singing while in school in Santa Ana, Calif., and she dropped out of college after a year to make a go of it in Manhattan. Actors\u2019 Equity already had a Diane Hall in their ranks, and she took Keaton, her mother\u2019s maiden name, as her own.<\/p>\n
She started on the stage as an understudy in the Broadway production for \u201cHair,\u201d and in Allen\u2019 s \u201cPlay It Again, Sam\u201d in 1968, for which she would receive a Tony nomination.<\/p>\n
Keaton made her film debut in the 1970 romantic comedy \u201cLovers and Other Strangers,\u201d but her big breakthrough would come a few years later when she was cast in Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s \u201cThe Godfather,\u201d which won best picture and became one of the most beloved films of all time.<\/p>\n
The 1970s were an incredibly fruitful time for Keaton thanks in part to her ongoing collaboration with Allen in both comedic and dramatic roles. She appeared in \u201cSleeper,\u201d \u201cLove and Death,\u201d \u201cInteriors,\u201d Manhattan,\u201d \u201cManhattan Murder Mystery\u201d and the film version of \u201cPlay it Again, Sam.\u201d<\/p>\n
Allen and the late Marshall Brickman gave Keaton one of her most iconic roles in \u201cAnnie Hall,\u201d the infectious woman from Chippewa Falls whom Allen\u2019s Alvy Singer cannot get over. The film is considered one of the great romantic comedies of all time, with Keaton\u2019s eccentric, self-deprecating Annie at its heart.<\/p>\n
Keaton is survived by her two children \u2013\u2013 daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.<\/p>\n
This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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