Fans and colleagues on Saturday remembered Diane Keaton, who died at 79, leaving a legacy as a vulnerable actress onscreen and a compassionate colleague while away from the camera.
News of her death rippled across Hollywood on Saturday, with tributes flooding social media.
Colleagues said they admired her work in a variety of dramatic roles and romantic comedies and for the way she related to other people.
Bette Midler, who was a co-star with Keaton in the movie “First Wives Club,” praised her on Instagram as “brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary.”
Midler said she was “hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star.”
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, an actress who played the daughter of Keaton’s character in “The Father of the Bride,” said that working with her “will always be one of the highlights of my life,” and posted a picture of them in a scene from the movie.
In a social media post, Marc Shaiman, a composer for film, television and theater, called her a “true original” and an “irreplaceable light.”
The movie director Paul Feig, known for the films “Bridesmaids” in 2011 and “Ghostbusters” in 2016 said on social media that Keaton was “an amazingly kind and creative person who also just happened to be a Hollywood legend.”
Ben Stiller, the actor and comedian, called Keaton an “icon of style, humor and comedy.”
Elizabeth Tulloch, an actress, shared her gratitude for Keaton’s love for animals on what was Keaton’s last Instagram post, a picture of her with her dog Reggie. Keaton was a vocal animal rights lobbyist and endorsed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which would ban the private ownership of big cats.
“Thank you for your talent, your animal advocacy, your immeasurable charm,” Tulloch wrote.
Piers Morgan, the British television personality who has a reputation for being hard to impress, called her one of “Hollywood’s greatest actresses.”
In a group for film enthusiasts on Facebook, Keaton’s fans remembered her legacy and discussed what they thought were her best performances in a career that spanned decades.
Among those mentioned were her depiction of Louise Bryant, a feminist writer and activist, in the 1981 movie “Reds”; and the 2003 movie “Something’s Gotta Give,” in which she played Erica Barry, a successful Broadway playwright.
“She brought such depth & vulnerability to every role she played,” wrote one fan in a Facebook comment thread. “So glad that I have a lot of her films on DVD. Rest in peace Diane. We will miss you but you will never be forgotten.”
Rylee Kirk contributed reporting.
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