A Look Back at Diane Keaton's Life and Career in Photos
Diane Keaton Wins an Oscar
"I keep it in my closet. I don't want to put it on display, it's silly! Enough already, Diane, we know," Keaton told PEOPLE of her prestigious award.
Diane Keaton's Early Days
Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall) was born January 5, 1946 in Los Angeles, California.
"I always had one problem with my mom--she would cut my bangs way too short. I hated that. I look like an idiot. I like those glasses though. I could use them now," she told PEOPLE in 2017 during a retrospective of her career about the photo featured above.
Diane Keaton Growing Up
"In high school I was consumed by hairspray," she told PEOPLE in 2017. "I refused to be in the wind. I look like an idiot."
After graduating high school, Keaton studied acting at Santa Ana College before transferring the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, per the school's website.
Diane Keaton Takes the Stage
Before her decades long-career on screen took off, Keaton first stepped in front of audiences on stage as part of the original cast of Hair on Broadway in 1968. Above, Keaton performs alongside castmates Suzannah Norstrand and Natalie Mosco with Emmaretta Marks, Melba Moore and Lorri Davis signing above them.
Diane Keaton Shines on Screen
Keaton's first screen credit would come with 1970's Lovers and Other Strangers though her breakout role would be in 1972's The Godfather where she played Kay Adams-Corleone, the wife of Al Pacino's character (she later reprised the role in the 1974 and 1990 sequels.) While the duo found romance off-screen, they never wed — but Keaton counts him among her "many loves."
Diane Keaton in 'Annie Hall'
Keaton's performance 1977's Annie Hall would win her an Oscar for best actress. It was the fourth in line of the eight Woody Allen films she has been featured in.
"Of course my favorite is the obvious one," she said of Annie Hall. "Woody didn't know if it would work. He didn't trust it — he'd say 'It's just another sitcom.' "
Diane Keaton in 'Manhattan'
Keaton starred alongside Allen in his 1979 film Manhattan. In addition to being frequent collaborators, the two also had a romantic relationship for a time and have remained close friends ever since.
Diane Keaton's Relationship with Warren Beatty
Keaton's five-year relationship with Warren Beatty (in 1978) made costarring with him in 1981's Reds, which he directed, interesting. "There's a scene where we're fighting," she said, "that felt really real."
Diane Keaton in 'Shoot the Moon'
"That picture is disgusting!" Keaton told PEOPLE of this shot from 1982's Shoot the Moon, about a divorcing couple. "Those skinny legs and arms flopping around! I'd forgotten about that movie. But [costar] Albert Finney is great."
Diane Keaton in 'Baby Boom'
In 1987's Baby Boom, Keaton played a businesswoman who unexpectedly becomes the caretaker to a baby girl.
"If I was the mother, I wouldn't have been happy about the way I tossed those babies around!" Keaton said of the film. "But they were adorable."
Diane Keaton and Nancy Meyers
Just as Keaton has starred in numerous Allen films, the same goes for screenwriter Nancy Meyers.
Keaton has starred in four of the writer's films including 2003's Something's Gotta Give alongside Jack Nicholson.
"It was awkward," Keaton said of shooting the sex scene in the film. "But he was hilarious. We spent a lot of time in bed chatting away."
Diane Keaton as a Mom
Keaton is mom to son Duke Keaton and daughter Dexter Keaton whom she adopted in her 50s.
She adopted both of her children in her 50s and in 2019 the star opened up to PEOPLE about why she never wanted to be a wife.
In 2017, Keaton admitted her kids hadn't seen one of her most famous films: Annie Hall.
"No, I think they get enough of me," she said. "A little goes a long way!"
Diane Keaton in 'The Young Pope'
Keaton has also appeared on the small screen including the 2016 mini series, The Young Pope alongside Jude Law.
"The director would say to me, 'Don't smile so much, and stop waving your arms around,' " Keaton said of her role in the series. "I don't think that's what nuns are known for."
Diane Keaton at the American Film Institute Gala
In 2017, Keaton was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Film Institute's gala.
"I'm honored," Keaton told PEOPLE before the awards ceremony, "but it's all too much for me. I'm just sitting there, with all those people in that room ... it's like a retirement party."
Diane Keaton Leaves Her Mark
In August 2022, Keaton was honored with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
She was supported by friends and family at the ceremony including her two children and younger sister Dorrie Hall.
"It was just one of those things in your life where you just don't expect it and then suddenly it comes your way. And then it's like, wow," Keaton told PEOPLE of the ceremony. "I was thrilled, of course. And I still am. And to be here today is also great because I'm not frequently inside this theater and I love this theater."
Diane Keaton's Next Projects
In 2023, Keaton has multiple projects in the works including the film Maybe I Do which is slated to be released at the end of January. Above, the actress is pictured at the Ralph Lauren SS23 Runway Show in October 2022 in San Marino, California.
More than fifty years after Diane Keaton was first introduced to audiences, here's a look back at the Academy Award winner's life on and off camera.