Beloved actor Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79 in California.
Annie Hall and Manhattan director Woody Allen, Keaton’s frequent collaborator, has hailed the star as “unique” in tribute, while Bette Midler, who starred with Keaton in The First Wives Club, described her as “brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary”.
Keaton’s longtime friend told People that she had become “very thin” in the weeks prior to her death. “I saw her two or three weeks ago,” singer-songwriter Carole Bayer Sager recalled. “She had lost so much weight.”
Other friends also told the outlet that Keaton’s health had “declined very suddenly” in her final months. Her family “chose to keep things very private,” and even some of her longtime friends “weren’t fully aware of what was happening,” one friend told the outlet.
Keaton rose to fame in the 1970s, and starred in classic films such as The First Wives Club and Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia epic The Godfather.
The actor played the role of Kay Adams-Corleone, a role which she reprised in The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III. She also enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with controversial director Woody Allen, and received an Academy Award for her role in Annie Hall in 1978.
She is survived by her two children, Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25.
Key Points
- Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning Annie Hall star, dies at 79
- Keaton's health 'declined very suddenly' in recent months
- Woody Allen 'extremely distraught' over Diane Keaton's death: report
- Bette Midler shares emotional tribute
- Diane Keaton obituary: "A powerhouse of the stage and screen"
Francis Ford Coppola pays tribute to the ‘extraordinary’ Diane Keaton
17:30 , Greg EvansIn a post shared on his Instagram page, Coppola, who worked with Keaton on his Godfather trilogy said: “Words can’t express the wonder and talent of Diane Keaton. Endlessly intelligent, so beautiful.
“From her earliest performances in ‘Hair’ and throughout her amazing career, she was an extraordinary actor.
“I saw her in the film ‘Lovers and Other Strangers’ and knew I had to have her play Kay in The Godfather, (which she told me she based on my wife Ellie) and her wonderful work in ‘Annie Hall’ while simultaneously setting a new fashion trend.
“Everything about Diane was creativity personified.”
Mandy Moore calls Keaton her 'hero' and an 'incandescent human'
17:00 , Greg EvansMandy Moore, who starred alongside Keaton in the 2007 film Because I Said So as her mother, said she is “sad” the star is gone.
“They say don’t meet your heroes but I got to work with one of mine and even call her ‘mom’ for a few months,” Moore wrote on Instagram.
“An honour of a lifetime. What an incandescent human Di is and was. I am so sad she’s gone for all the reasons but also because it felt like she’d be here forever, dazzling us with her talent and charm (and her style, c’mon)!!! One of the very best to ever do it. All my love to her children and loved ones.”
Did you know Diane Keaton directed an episode of Twin Peaks?
16:30 , Greg EvansAs well as her extensive acting credits, Keaton also tried her hand at directing. As well as helming several movies such as Hanging Up (2000) and Unstrung Heroes (1995), Keaton notably directed an episode of David Lynch’s cult TV series Twin Peaks.
As noted by Twin Peaks blog, Keaton told The Northern Echo Yorkshire that she to direct the episode after “taking a six-month course in Advanced Motion Picture Script Analysis at the University of Southern California”.
Keaton directed episode 15 of season two, “Slaves and Masters” which, despite not being a high point for the series, is celebrated for the unique visual style that the Oscar winner brought to Twin Peaks.
Frames within frames in Diane Keaton’s Twin Peaks episode. https://t.co/XLxsuD2mj3 pic.twitter.com/5KaDB5ItQo
— Welcome to Twin Peaks (@ThatsOurWaldo) October 12, 2025
Belinda Carlisle mourns 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' director
16:30 , Greg EvansAs well as directing films and episodes of TV, Keaton directed three music videos for singer Belinda Carlisle, including her biggest hit, 1987’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth”.
Writing on X/Twitter, Carlisle said: “Diane Keaton was such a talent and a BIG part of my career. She directed two videos of mine - ‘Heaven Is A Place on Earth’ and the video for ‘I Get Weak’. She was kind and eccentric and I was blessed to know her. RIP Diane, you will be missed.”
I cant! 💔💔💔 Diane Keaton was such a talent and a BIG part of my career. She directed two videos of mine - "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" and the video for "I Get Weak."
— Belinda Carlisle 💙 (@belindacarlisle) October 11, 2025
She was kind and eccentric and I was blessed to know her. RIP Diane, you will be missed. 💔 pic.twitter.com/PbDVNQsJh8
Androgynous style and red wine on ice – Diane Keaton was a fiercely independent Hollywood icon
16:00 , Greg EvansDespite her immense fame, having worked with other industry titans including Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson, the actor remained grounded, telling The Independent in 2015 that she took her inspiration from ‘people off the street’
Amazon MGM Studios says Keaton helped 'redefine what it meant to be a leading woman'
15:30 , Greg EvansAmazon MGM Studios, which owns numerous Keaton films, including Annie Hall, said that they were “heartbroken” by her passing.
“Nearly five decades ago, she lit up the screen as Annie Hall in United Artists’ Academy Award-winning film, giving audiences a character and performance that still feel as alive and original today as they did in 1977,” wrote the company on social meda.
“Diane’s singular spirit, fearless originality, and timeless artistry helped redefine what it means to be a leading woman on screen. Her influence will continue to resonate across the creative community for generations to come. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Diane’s family, friends, and all those whose lives she touched through her remarkable work.”
Everyone at Amazon MGM Studios is heartbroken over the loss of the incomparable Diane Keaton. Nearly five decades ago, she lit up the screen as Annie Hall in United Artists’ Academy Award-winning film, giving audiences a character and performance that still feel as alive and… pic.twitter.com/Mm4E7hHSha
— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) October 12, 2025
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
15:05 , Greg EvansAudiences adored her scatterbrained charm, sing-song neuroses and stylish menswear – but beyond that beloved persona lay a restless, more complex artist than romcoms often gave her credit for. Hopefully in death the scope of Keaton's work and interests will be more widely appreciated, writes Adam White
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
Gavin Newsom says 'true Californian' Keaton was in a class of her own
14:06 , Greg EvansThe governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has paid tribute to Diane Keaton, noting the actor's remarkable range.
“Diane Keaton was a true Californian,” Newsome wrote on social media. “She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike.
“She was in a class all her own, an icon. Jen and I join her many friends in mourning this remarkable woman.”
Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon. Jen and I join her many friends in mourning… pic.twitter.com/DyKbuhLss1
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) October 12, 2025
Steve Martin shares Keaton's hilarious response to Martin Short asking who's sexier
13:35 , Jacob StolworthySteve Martin, who co-starred alongside Keaton and Martin Short in the 1991 family comedy classic Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, shared a heartwarming memory that he said “sums up our delightful relationship with Keaton.”
In an Instagram post shared Saturday, Martin posted a screenshot from an old Interview magazine interview between Short and Keaton, in which the former asks, “Who’s sexier, me or Steve Martin?”
“I mean, you’re both idiots,” Keaton quips.
Reese Witherspoon recalls one of her first interactions with Keaton
12:51 , Jacob Stolworthy“I’m going to try and get through this without tearing up,” an emotional Reese Witherspoon said during an event for her Hello Sunshine media company. “I don’t know if you heard that Diane Keaton passed away today.”
She went on to recall her first time meeting Keaton, back when she was 15 years old, auditioning for a role in her 1991 romance drama Wildflower.
“Diane was really important. She was one of my first mentors in this business,” Witherspoon said, recounting how confused Keaton was by her thick, southern accent.
After Keaton asked if she was faking her accent, Witherspoon remembered telling her, “‘No, ma’am. I’m from Nashville, Tennessee, and I’d love to be in your movie.’
“And she was like, ‘You’re hired today, tomorrow, and the next day. I don’t know who you are, but I am so excited to have you,’” Witherspoon recalled.
Watch Meryl Streep's moving speech about Keaton
12:13 , Jacob StolworthyThe internet has been flooded with clips from Diane Keaton’s life and career. One video that stands out is this one of Meryl Streep paying tribute to the actor in 2017 at her lifetime achievement award ceremony.
Meryl Streep’s ‘beautiful’ speech about Diane Keaton goes viral after her death
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
11:33 , Jacob StolworthyAudiences adored her scatterbrained charm, sing-song neuroses and stylish menswear – but beyond that beloved persona lay a restless, more complex artist than romcoms often gave her credit for. Hopefully in death the scope of Keaton's work and interests will be more widely appreciated, writes Adam White
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
What we know about Keaton's cause of death so far
10:57 , Jacob StolworthyAt the moment, details of Keaton’s unexpected death remain unknown.
So far, it’s been reported that the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to Keaton’s home after a call for medical assistance. A person was then transported to the hospital.
An anonymous friend of Keaton had told People magazine that her health had “declined very suddenly” in recent months.
“It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit,” they said, adding that it was “heartbreaking for everyone who loved her.”
“In her final months, she was surrounded only by her closest family, who chose to keep things very private,” the source added. “Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”
Keaton became a single mother of two adopted children in her Fifties
10:27 , Jacob StolworthyKeaton became a single mother of two adopted children in her Fifties
By middle age, most people are looking to enjoy retirement as empty-nesters, but not Keaton.
The force of nature decided in her fifties to adopt two children, daughter Dexter, now 29, and son Duke, now 25, and raise them as a single mother.
“I was never going to be prepared to be a mother,” she reportedly told the now-defunct Ladies Home Journal in 2008.
“Motherhood was not an urge I couldn’t resist,” she added. “It was more like a thought I’d been thinking for a very long time. So I plunged in.”
While she had famously dated Al Pacino, Warren Beatty, and even her longtime collaborator Woody Allen, briefly, Keaton remained unmarried her entire life, by choice.
“I think I’m the only one in my generation, and maybe before, who has been a single woman all her life,” she said, admitting, “It wouldn't have been a good idea for me to have married.”
Keaton explained that being a wife was never something she wanted for herself.
“I remember one day in high school, this guy came up to me and said, ‘One day you’re going to make a good wife,” she recalled.
“And I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a wife. No.’ I’m really glad I didn’t, and I’m sure they’re happy about it too,” she added, referring to her past relationships.
Why was Keaton always wearing a hat and sunglasses?
09:55 , Jacob StolworthyKeaton was rarely seen without a hat and sunglasses — a look nearly as iconic as the woman herself.
She credited her mother as her fashion inspiration, once telling People magazine: “She took me to Goodwill and let me express myself. She was my biggest supporter and manifester of my creativity. Later in life my inspiration came from countless hours of cutting and pasting my way through magazines.”
For a look to feature her signature flair, she noted that it had to include “a turtleneck, suit, large belt, and of course a hat and glasses!”
“Some things will never change for me,” Keaton added.
Woody Allen pays tribute to 'unique' Keaton
09:23 , Jacob StolworthyWoody Allen has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator and one-time girlfriend.
“It’s grammatically incorrect to say ‘most unique’, but all rules of grammar, and I guess anything else, are suspended when talking about Diane Keaton. Unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again, her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered.”
Keaton and Allen briefly dated in 1969 when she auditioned for his Broadway play, Play It Again, Sam, and appeared in several of the director’s films, including Annie Hall, Manhattan, Interiors and Radio Days.
Woody Allen pays tribute to Diane Keaton: ‘Her face and laugh illuminated any space’
Keaton received numerous accolades throughout her acting career
08:55 , Jacob StolworthyKeaton famously landed her first Oscar nomination and Best Actress win in 1977 for her lead performance in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall.
But that was just one of many acting accolades she earned over the years.
She went on to nab three more Best Actress Oscar nominations for Reds, Marvin’s Room and Something’s Gotta Give. She also earned two Emmy nominations, one daytime nod in 1990 for outstanding achievement in directing for a 1990 episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special, and a second primetime nod in 1995 for her leading role in the TV movie Amelia Earhart: The Final Hour.
However, before she became a beloved screen actor, known for her wit, uniqueness, and talent, she found success on Broadway in Woody Allen’s 1969 play, Play It Again, Sam.
Her performance landed her a Tony nomination for Featured Actress in a Play.
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
08:00 , Inga ParkelKeaton had a life full of these eccentric little detours. It’d be wrong to call her underrated, writes The Independent’s Adam White.
Read more:
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
Audiences adored her scatterbrained charm, sing-song neuroses and stylish menswear – but beyond that beloved persona lay a restless, more complex artist than romcoms often gave her credit for. Hopefully in death the scope of Keaton's work and interests will be more widely appreciated
Jamie Lee Curtis honors Keaton
06:00 , Inga Parkel“What a great actress,” Jamie Lee Curtis said simply on Instagram, alongside an image of Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather.
Gavin Newsom hails Keaton as a 'true Californian'
06:00 , Inga ParkelCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom paid tribute to Keaton, calling her a “true Californian.”
“She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike,” he said of the Los Angeles native. “She was in a class all her own, an icon. Jen and I join her many friends in mourning this remarkable woman.”
Elizabeth Banks extols Keaton's indelible influence
03:00 , Inga ParkelElizabeth Banks additionally paid tribute to the legendary Keaton, writing on Instagram: “She was beloved in her industry. Every one of us idolizes her. Her influence on culture, fashion, art and women can’t be overstated. She was a delight. I am proud I have a career that allowed me to meet her and breathe her air.”
She also included a picture of her, Selma Blair and Sarah Paulson posing with Keaton at an event.
A class act through and through, Keaton used her platform to uplift small artists.
02:00 , Inga ParkelKeaton may have been in a league of her own, but that didn’t stop her from humbly using her platform to champion smaller artists.
She was a frequent Instagrammer, often sharing videos and pictures to laud the incredible talent of others.
“UNBELIEVABLE!!!” she said, reposting a clip of one singing trio’s rendition of the classic 1984 ballad “Hallelujah.”
Diane Keaton was a fiercely independent Hollywood icon
Monday 13 October 2025 00:30 , Inga ParkelA powerhouse of the stage and screen, and a self-confessed “oddball.”
Mike Bedigan remembers the Hollywood legend...
Androgynous style and red wine on ice – Diane Keaton was a fiercely independent Hollywood icon
Despite her immense fame, having worked with other industry titans including Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson, the actor remained grounded, telling ‘The Independent’ in 2015 that she took her inspiration from ‘people off the street’
Keaton's former Father of the Bride co-star mourns mourns loss of 'one of the greats'
Sunday 12 October 2025 23:00 , Inga ParkelKeaton’s former Father of the Bride co-star Kimberly Williams-Paisley mourned her death, calling her “one of the greats.”
“Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life,” she wrote on Instagram, next to two old stills of them from the 1995 sequel. “You are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”
Keaton starred in the classic family comedy film series as Nina Banks, whose husband, George Banks (Steve Martin), becomes very upset after learning of their daughter Annie’s (Williams-Paisley) surprise engagement.
Part II, released in 1995, followed Annie and Nina, who coincidentally get pregnant at the same time.
Watch: Diane Keaton shares 'beautiful' moment in final Instagram video
Sunday 12 October 2025 22:30 , Inga ParkelSarah Jessica Parker lauds Keaton as an 'inspiration for countless' actors
Sunday 12 October 2025 21:00 , Inga ParkelKeaton’s former co-star, Sara Jessica Parker, has lauded her for not only being an “inspiration for countless actresses” but for having a “delightful and perfectly own cinematic career.”
“Diane Keaton has been a point of inspiration for countless actresses,” Parker said in an Instagram post, alongside an old picture of Keaton.
“I include myself among those who loved and admired her,” she continued. “I was very privileged to witness her singular skill and talent on both First Wives Club and The Family Stone.”
She added: “I will cherish those memories on set as well [as] her touching, delightful and perfectly own cinematic career. Which is a gorgeous legacy of an exquisite person.
“She will be terribly missed. RIP and Godspeed you glorious creature.”
The director Keaton wanted to work with before her death — but never got to
Sunday 12 October 2025 20:50 , Inga ParkelDespite having already worked with countless Hollywood heavyweight actors and directors, Keaton still had dreams of who she’d someday like to work with.
In a 2015 interview with The Independent, she expressed her desire to collaborate with “somebody like David Fincher once in my life.”
Unfortunately, Keaton never got to team up with the acclaimed Gone Girl director.
In the same interview, she also shared a list of some of her favorite then-up-and-coming actors, including Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy, among others.
Keaton experienced a dramatic weight loss in weeks leading up to death, says friend
Sunday 12 October 2025 20:23 , Inga ParkelCarole Bayer Sager, the Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter who co-wrote Keaton’s only solo single, “First Christmas,” said she was “stunned” by Keaton’s thin appearance weeks before her unexpected death.
“I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” Sager told People of her longtime friend. “She had lost so much weight.”
Sager explained that she hadn’t seen Keaton as often this year because the Annie Hall star had moved to Palm Springs following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January.
“She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside, and they had to clean everything,” Sager said. “She was down there for a while, and when she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost.”
Remembering Keaton for being a “magic light for everyone,” Sager added, “I just loved her. She was so special, she just lit up a room with her energy. She was happy and upbeat and taking photographs of everything she saw. She was completely creative; she never stopped creating.”
Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern reacts to Keaton's death
Sunday 12 October 2025 19:30 , Inga ParkelDownton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern has responded to news of Keaton’s passing.
“Oh Diane!” she wrote on X. “You were supposed to be with us forever!”
Oh Diane ! 💔You were supposed to be with us forever 😢😢 https://t.co/L5DJb6Stf7
— Elizabeth McGovern 🇺🇦 (@ElizabethMcGov) October 11, 2025
Keaton once scolded Al Pacino and his lawyer for letting him lose his money in the Eighties
Sunday 12 October 2025 19:00 , Inga ParkelAn old clip of Al Pacino recalling the time Keaton, his ex and former co-star, scolded his lawyer for letting him lose his money in the Eighties, has resurfaced in the wake of Keaton’s unexpected death.
Pacino shared the anecdote during a previous Q&A for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
“At the time, [Keaton] came into my lawyer’s office, and she looked at me and my lawyer, and I was standing there, and she looked at the lawyer, and she said to him, ‘What are you doing? Do you know who he is? ... Do you know who he is?’ and my lawyer said, ‘Yeah,’ and she goes, ‘No, you don’t. No! He’s an idiot! He’s an idiot, and you gotta take care of him!’” Pacino remembered, laughing.
They reportedly broke up after Pacino’s refusal to get married.
great and terrible day to share this anecdote of diane keaton scolding al pacino and his lawyer for letting him lose all his money in the 80s pic.twitter.com/7fzzJMR3RL
— leyla 🍒 (@mrswamsbsgans) October 11, 2025
Steve Martin shares Keaton's cutting response to Martin Short asking who's sexier
Sunday 12 October 2025 19:00 , Inga ParkelSteve Martin, who co-starred alongside Keaton and Martin Short in the 1991 family comedy classic Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, shared a heartwarming memory that he said “sums up our delightful relationship with Keaton.”
In an Instagram post shared Saturday, Martin posted a screenshot from an old Interview magazine interview between Short and Keaton, in which the former asks, “Who’s sexier, me or Steve Martin?”
“I mean, you’re both idiots,” Keaton quips.
Henry Winkler remembers 'good friend' Keaton
Sunday 12 October 2025 18:44 , Inga ParkelHappy Days alum Henry Winkler paid tribute to Keaton, remembering her as a “really good friend.”
“We laughed a lot. What an extraordinarily talented woman. Diane, you will be so missed on the Earth,” he wrote on X. “Rest sweetly as sweet as you have been to everyone you have met. Love, Henry and Stacey.”
Watch Meryl Streep's moving speech
Sunday 12 October 2025 17:45 , Annabel NugentThe internet has been flooded with clips from Diane Keaton’s life and career. One video that stands out is this one of Meryl Streep paying tribute to the actor in 2017 at her lifetime achievement award ceremony.
Meryl Streep’s ‘beautiful’ speech about Diane Keaton goes viral after her death
Diane Keaton was more complicated than her romcom persona might suggest
Sunday 12 October 2025 17:30 , Annabel NugentRead The Independent’s tribute to Dianne Keaton here...
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
Goldie Hawn shares poignant agreement she and Keaton once had
Sunday 12 October 2025 17:15 , Inga ParkelGoldie Hawn honored Keaton in a beautiful and emotional tribute on Instagram.
“Diane, we aren’t ready to lose you. You’ve left us with a trail of fairy dust, filled with particles of light and memories beyond imagination,” she began.
“How do we say goodbye? What words can come to mind when your heart is broken? You never liked praise, so humble, but now you can’t tell me to ‘shut up’ honey. There was, and will be, no one like you.
“You stole the hearts of the world and shared your genius with millions, making films that made us laugh and cry in ways only you could. I was blessed to make First Wives Club with you, our days starting with coffee in the makeup trailer, laughing and joking, right through to the very last day of filming. It was a roller coaster of love.”
Hawn further recalled an old agreement they had made about growing old together, “and one day, maybe [living] together with all our girlfriends.”
“Well, we never got to live together, but we did grow older together. Who knows… maybe in the next life,” she added.
“Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend. I’m going to miss the hell out of you,” she said, concluding, “My heart goes out to your beautiful children, Dex and Duke.”
Matthew Modine honors Keaton, 'a wonderful mystery'
Sunday 12 October 2025 16:45 , Inga ParkelMatthew Modine, Keaton’s Mrs. Soffel co-star, paid tribute to the Hollywood legend, fondly remembering her as a “wonderful mystery.”
Alongside an old still from the 1984 romance drama, Modine wrote on X: “Every so often a person comes along that defies all definition. They’re a wonderful mystery.
“Sometimes they go digging within themselves attempting to discover something hidden inside — and then discover something magical — which they keep private,” he continued.
“Diane was like that. All that and more — all packaged behind her gorgeous smile, razor sharp wit, and deliciously infectious laugh. God speed, sister.”
Every so often a person comes along that defies all definition. They’re a wonderful mystery. Sometimes they go digging within themselves attempting to discover something hidden inside — and then discover something magical — which they keep private. Diane was like that. All that… pic.twitter.com/8s82E5p4Hw
— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) October 11, 2025
Watch: Diane Keaton's iconic First Wives Club scene
Sunday 12 October 2025 15:50 , Inga ParkelMartin Short and Steve Martin serenade Keaton at 2017 AFI awards
Sunday 12 October 2025 15:45 , Inga ParkelA touching clip of Martin Short and Steve Martin serenading Keaton at her 2017 AFI lifetime achievement award ceremony is making the rounds in the wake of her death.
In the video, her two Father of the Bride co-stars are on stage sitting at a piano, where they perform Frank Sinatra’s “The Way You Look Tonight,” a song featured in the 1991 family classic.
When Martin gets to the line, “Yes, you’re lovely with your smile so warm, and your cheeks so soft,” he jokingly gestures a soft squeeze with his hands as if he’s grabbing onto someone’s bottom, bringing the audience to laughter.
Steve Martin & Martin Short singing the way you look tonight to the beautiful #DianeKeaton 🥺💔 pic.twitter.com/HeMJYVvUVO
— Amyobecause❤️ (@amyobecause) October 11, 2025
Keaton's health battles throughout the years
Sunday 12 October 2025 15:30 , Inga ParkelOver the years, Keaton had spoken openly about her struggles with bulimia and bouts of skin cancer.
“All I did was feed my hunger, so I am an addict,” she told Dr. Oz in 2014. “It’s true. I’m an addict in recovery, I’ll always be an addict. I have an addictive nature to me.”
She recalled how she consumed 2,000 calories a day, before purging afterward.
“Somebody mentioned that I seemed to have some mental issues, so I went to an analyst,” she shared. “I would go five days a week.”
The following year, Keaton told the Los Angeles Times about her history with basal cell carcinoma, which she was first diagnosed with at just 21.
“It’s a family history,” she said in 2015. “I remember my Auntie Martha had skin cancer so bad they removed her nose. My father had basal skin cancer and my brother had it. It’s tricky with this skin cancer. That’s why you’ve got to put the sunblock on.”
Throwback clip shows Keaton being her goofy, lovable self
Sunday 12 October 2025 14:36 , Inga ParkelAustralian journalist Laura Brown shared a behind-the-scenes clip of Keaton goofing around during an old photoshoot.
In the video, Keaton is wearing a pile of hats on her head, leaning back and forth as if the weight of the hats is too heavy.
“Diane, what a gift you were,” Brown captioned the post.
Rose Bryne thanks Keaton for 'indelible' movie Baby Boom
Sunday 12 October 2025 14:31 , Inga ParkelEmmy-nominated actor Rose Byrne remembered Keaton’s movie Baby Boom as one of her favorite childhood films.
“I loved this movie Baby Boom so much growing up. I would watch it on repeat and can quote it to this day,” she wrote on her Instagram Story, alongside a still of Keaton from the movie.
“It was before its time. Indelible. Thank you Diane Keaton.”
Keaton led the 1987 romcom from the late Charles Shyer, who also directed her in the Father of the Bride film series, about a New York workaholic whose life takes an unexpected turn when a relative’s sudden death leaves her the caretaker of their baby girl.
Steve Martin shares heartwarming memory of Keaton
Sunday 12 October 2025 14:17 , Inga ParkelSteve Martin, who co-starred alongside Keaton and Martin Short in the 1991 family comedy classic Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, shared a heartwarming memory that he said “sums up our delightful relationship with Keaton.”
In an Instagram post shared Saturday, Martin posted a screenshot from an old Interview magazine interview between Short and Keaton, in which the former asks, “Who’s sexier, me or Steve Martin?”
“I mean, you’re both idiots,” Keaton quips.
Read: The Independent's tribute to Diane Keaton
Sunday 12 October 2025 14:04 , Annabel NugentAudiences adored her scatterbrained charm, sing-song neuroses and stylish menswear – but beyond that beloved persona lay a restless, more complex artist than romcoms often gave her credit for. Hopefully in death the scope of Keaton's work and interests will be more widely appreciated, writes Adam White
Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser-known work is proof
Watch: Meryl Streep’s ‘beautiful’ speech about Diane Keaton in 2017
Sunday 12 October 2025 13:31 , Annabel NugentMeryl Streep’s ‘beautiful’ speech about Diane Keaton goes viral after her death
'Dream home for sale'
Sunday 12 October 2025 13:05 , Annabel NugentDiane Keaton reportedly put her dream home up for sale in the months leading up to her death.
In March, the actor listed her five-bedroom, seven-bathroom property in Los Angeles for £29m. Although she was a seasoned house-flipper, the listing came as a surprise given the enormous amount of love and effort she put into personally renovating it – an eight-year process she documented in her bestselling book The House that Pinterest Built.
A 'heartbreaking' loss for Michael Douglas
Sunday 12 October 2025 12:51 , Annabel NugentAlso paying tribute to the actor is Michael Douglas who starred opposite Keaton in the 2014 romcom And So It Goes.
Douglas called the loss “heartbreaking”, hailing the late actor as “one of the greatest icons in our history”.
First Wives Club stars honour their co-star
Sunday 12 October 2025 12:12 , Annabel NugentThere is no trio more formidable than that at the centre of the 2996 comedy-drama First Wives Club, played by Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Bette Midler.
In the wake of her death, Keaton’s co-stars have shared heartwarming messages.
Midler wrote on Instagram: “She was hilarious, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!”
Meanwhile, Hawn added: “We agreed to grow old together, and one day, maybe live together with all our girlfriends. Well, we never got to live together, but we did grow older together. Who knows… maybe in the next life.”
Watch: Reese Witherspoon tells fans to watch a Diane Keaton movie in honour of the late actor
Sunday 12 October 2025 11:40 , Annabel NugentReese Witherspoon honoured one of her first mentors on stage in LA on Saturday (11 October).
“The thing I just loved about her is she was such an original,” she said.
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