The death of acclaimed actress Diane Keaton, who starred in “Annie Hall” and “The Godfather,” has been met with grief and shock.
Keaton’s death was confirmed to NCS by Dori Rath, a producer who labored on a number of of her most up-to-date movies. No reason behind death was offered, and NCS has reached out to her representatives for remark.
Actresses Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler, who costarred with Keaton within the 1996 comedy “The First Wives Club,” the place they performed divorcées in search of revenge on their ex-husbands, had been among the many many who paid tribute to her.
Actress Bette Midler wrote Keaton’s death made her “unbearably sad” in a post on Instagram. “She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star,” she mentioned of Keaton.
Hawn, in the meantime, mentioned in an Instagram submit a sentiment most likely shared by followers and those that knew her alike: “Diane, we aren’t ready to lose you.”
“We agreed to grow old together, and one day, maybe live together with all our girlfriends,” she added. “Well, we never got to live together, but we did grow older together. Who knows… maybe in the next life.”
Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio remembered Keaton, whom he starred alongside in “Marvin’s Room” when he was solely 18 years previous, as “a legend, an icon, and a truly kind human being.”
Jane Fonda, who costarred with Keaton in 2018’s “Book Club” and its 2023 sequel, mentioned “it’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed” on Instagram on Saturday, calling the late actress “a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly creative…in her acting, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her homes, her library, her world view.”
On stage at Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away occasion in Los Angeles, Reese Witherspoon became emotional as she spoke about first crossing paths with the actress throughout an audition for Keaton’s movie “Wildflower” as a teen actor with a thick Southern accent.
Keaton, she recalled, employed her on the spot, telling her on the time, “You’re hired today, you’re hired tomorrow and the next day. I don’t know who you are, but I’m so excited to have you.”
“Diane Keaton changed the way we all saw women on screen – smart, funny, stylish, and completely original,” Witherspoon wrote in an caption that accompanied video of her on-stage tribute. “I’m so grateful to have had her as a mentor.”
Kimberly Williams Paisley, who acted with Keaton within the 1991 movie “Father of the Bride,” wrote, “Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life,” in a post on Instagram.
The actor Ben Stiller known as Keaton as “one of the greatest film actors ever” and “an icon of style, humor and comedy” in a post on X.
And the Tony-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris wrote Keaton “maintained a sense of self throughout her many roles that was a reminder to me as a young performer that the most interesting person you can mine are the many aspects of yourself.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awarded Keaton an Oscar for her star-making flip alongside Woody Allen in 1977’s “Annie Hall,” wrote she “embodied the contradictions of being human: funny and fragile, bright and bruised, always achingly honest” in a post on X.
“Her spirit will live forever on screen, and in the hearts of all who saw themselves in her,” the submit goes on. Keaton was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress 4 instances in whole, together with for “Annie Hall.”
Charles Miers, the writer of Rizzoli, which revealed Keaton’s 2024 e-book “Fashion First” about her life and distinctive model, wrote in a press release, “She was herself at all times and in all ways: extremely thoughtful, very funny, generous to a fault, always energetically hardworking, and just plain true to people in the best possible ways.”
“We are so honored to have worked with her, proud of the books we still have but so sad not to be working on another with her and her contagious enthusiasm,” he wrote.
The American Film Institute, which honored the actress with a Life Achievement Award in 2017, wrote Keaton “filled our hearts with laughter and tears and the deepest of humanity for decades.”
In a statement, Paramount mentioned Keaton grew to become “a cinematic icon by doing the most daring thing of all: being wholly herself.” The firm added, “Her legacy will continue to shine as brightly as she did on screen for generations to come.”
SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors and different media employees, wrote in a press release, “We’ve lost a legend.”
“From stage to TV to film, she captivated audiences and captured hearts with her spirit and dedication,” the assertion reads.