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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFans of famed actress Diane Keaton are revisiting some of the actress\u2019 most memorable roles following news of her death. People confirmed on October 11, 2025 that the Something\u2019s Gotta Give actress died in California. She was 79. A spokesperson told the outlet no additional information regarding the actress\u2019 death was available at the time, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
People<\/em><\/a> broke the news on Saturday, October 11, that Keaton had died at age 79<\/a>. Keaton\u2019s family later confirmed to the outlet that her cause of death was pneumonia, which was listed on her death certificate. Her body was cremated.<\/p>\nKeaton starred as Kay Adams in The Godfather<\/em><\/a> film series, appearing alongside Pacino as Michael Corleone. The late Marlon Brando<\/strong> and James Caan<\/strong> also starred. Pacino and Keaton began dating in the \u201970s shortly after the first film, a relationship that lasted on-and-off until 1990.<\/p>\n\n![\"TK](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSDGODF_EC042-Diane-Keaton-The-GodFather.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDirector Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong> cowrote the 1972 film\u2019s screenplay<\/a> alongside author Mario Puzo<\/strong>, who released the book of the same name in 1969.<\/p>\nCoppola, 86, previously explained his decision to cast Keaton \u2014 who was relatively unknown at the time \u2014 as the film\u2019s lead female role. During a 2023 Instagram Q&A, Keaton wrote in and wondered, \u201cWhy on Earth did you choose me for The Godfather<\/em>?!!\u201d (The Godfather<\/em> was also one of Pacino\u2019s first-ever movie roles.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Diane](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Diane-Keaton-Most-Memorable-Roles-From-The-Godfather-The-Family-Stone-Feature.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Related: <\/span>Diane Keaton’s Most Memorable Roles: ‘The Godfather’ and More<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFans of famed actress Diane Keaton are revisiting some of the actress\u2019 most memorable roles following news of her death. People confirmed on October 11, 2025 that the Something\u2019s Gotta Give actress died in California. She was 79. A spokesperson told the outlet no additional information regarding the actress\u2019 death was available at the time, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Coppola posted Keaton\u2019s questions and offered a sweet answer for the world to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cI chose you, because although you were to play the more straight\/vanilla wife, there was something more about you, deeper, funnier, and very interesting. (I was right),\u201d he shared at the time.<\/p>\n
The famed director also revealed that the first time he saw Keaton act was when she appeared in the original Broadway cast of Hair<\/em> in 1968.<\/p>\n\u201cI was invited by Fred Astaire<\/strong> to accompany him to see Hair<\/em>,\u201d Coppola added. \u201cWhich he couldn\u2019t make \u2018hide nor hair\u2019 out of. You were in it, and I remember your beautiful singing voice.\u201d<\/p>\nWhen it came to her part in The Godfather<\/em>, Keaton went in blind. Years after the movie was released \u2014 and has since become widely regarded as one of the best films ever made \u2014 the actress revealed that she never read the novel until being cast as Kay.<\/p>\n\u201cI think the kindest thing that someone\u2019s ever done for me \u2026 is that I got cast to be in The Godfather<\/em> and I didn\u2019t even read it. I didn\u2019t know a single thing,\u201d she told People<\/em><\/a> in August 2022. \u201cI just was going around auditioning. I think that was amazing for me. And then I had to kind of read the book.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keaton starred as Kay Adams in The Godfather<\/em><\/a> film series, appearing alongside Pacino as Michael Corleone. The late Marlon Brando<\/strong> and James Caan<\/strong> also starred. Pacino and Keaton began dating in the \u201970s shortly after the first film, a relationship that lasted on-and-off until 1990.<\/p>\n Director Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong> cowrote the 1972 film\u2019s screenplay<\/a> alongside author Mario Puzo<\/strong>, who released the book of the same name in 1969.<\/p>\n Coppola, 86, previously explained his decision to cast Keaton \u2014 who was relatively unknown at the time \u2014 as the film\u2019s lead female role. During a 2023 Instagram Q&A, Keaton wrote in and wondered, \u201cWhy on Earth did you choose me for The Godfather<\/em>?!!\u201d (The Godfather<\/em> was also one of Pacino\u2019s first-ever movie roles.)<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tFans of famed actress Diane Keaton are revisiting some of the actress\u2019 most memorable roles following news of her death. People confirmed on October 11, 2025 that the Something\u2019s Gotta Give actress died in California. She was 79. A spokesperson told the outlet no additional information regarding the actress\u2019 death was available at the time, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Coppola posted Keaton\u2019s questions and offered a sweet answer for the world to see.<\/p>\n \u201cI chose you, because although you were to play the more straight\/vanilla wife, there was something more about you, deeper, funnier, and very interesting. (I was right),\u201d he shared at the time.<\/p>\n The famed director also revealed that the first time he saw Keaton act was when she appeared in the original Broadway cast of Hair<\/em> in 1968.<\/p>\n \u201cI was invited by Fred Astaire<\/strong> to accompany him to see Hair<\/em>,\u201d Coppola added. \u201cWhich he couldn\u2019t make \u2018hide nor hair\u2019 out of. You were in it, and I remember your beautiful singing voice.\u201d<\/p>\n When it came to her part in The Godfather<\/em>, Keaton went in blind. Years after the movie was released \u2014 and has since become widely regarded as one of the best films ever made \u2014 the actress revealed that she never read the novel until being cast as Kay.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the kindest thing that someone\u2019s ever done for me \u2026 is that I got cast to be in The Godfather<\/em> and I didn\u2019t even read it. I didn\u2019t know a single thing,\u201d she told People<\/em><\/a> in August 2022. \u201cI just was going around auditioning. I think that was amazing for me. And then I had to kind of read the book.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
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