Diane Keaton, the movie star whose death was announced on Saturday, left behind an immense body of work — more than 100 appearances in both television and film — that cements her as one of Hollywood’s most revered actresses.
Her career took off in the late 1970s, when Keaton was in her 30s. In 1978, she won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance in “Annie Hall.” She was nominated three other times in that category, for “Reds” in 1982, “Marvin’s Room” in 1997 and “Something’s Gotta Give” in 2004.
Though Keaton was admired as a dramatic actress, much of her popularity came through her prodigious comedic chops. She won over audiences with her performances in “Father of the Bride,” “The First Wives Club” and the animated film “Finding Dory,” among other movies.
Here is where to stream five of her best films.
1972
‘The Godfather’
In Francis Ford Coppola’s epochal gangster film, Keaton portrays Kay Adams, a quiet WASP outsider who doesn’t know what she’s getting into when she marries into the Corleone family. She becomes the second wife of Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, and when the door is slowly closed on her in the movie’s final scene, viewers have no doubt where Michael’s heart lies.
Keaton told People magazine in 2022 that she had accepted the role without reading the 1969 Mario Puzo novel on which the movie was based. “I auditioned for ‘The Godfather,’ not having ever read ‘The Godfather’ or caring about ‘The Godfather’ or anything, because all I was doing was auditioning,” she said. “I needed to get work.” Keaton played Kay Corleone in all three “Godfather” films.
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1978
‘Annie Hall’
Woody Allen’s best-picture-winning comedy examines the ups and downs of a romantic relationship between a comedian, Alvy Singer (played by Allen, who also directed the film), and Keaton’s Annie Hall, a nightclub singer. A.O. Scott, a critic at large for The New York Times, said the film was “one of the funniest movies ever made about romantic love,” though it was not exactly “what you would call a romantic comedy.” Keaton won her first Academy Award for her work in the film, and her acceptance speech seemed to epitomize her offbeat style: “Well then, this is terrific. It’s simply terrific,” she gushed from the stage.
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