ACTRESS Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
She is best known for her roles in classic movies The Godfather, Manhattan and Annie Hall for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1978.
A spokesperson on behalf of the Keaton family confirmed to PEOPLE that she died in California and that no further details are currently available.
Her family are asking for privacy at this time.
She is survived by her two children Dexter and Duke Keaton.
The actress’s lengthy career began on stage in the 1960s when she starred in the 1968 Broadway production of Hair.
From then on she catapulted to fame, bagging numerous accolades along the way.
Just a year after her stage debut, Keaton was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Woody Allen’s Play It Again, Sam.
In 1970 she broke into film with a role in Lovers and Other Strangers followed by a starring role in The Godfather, acting alongside Al Pacino.
It would be a role she would return to for both sequels in 1974 and 1990.
By 1977 she bagged her first Academy Award for Best Actress in Woody Allen’s rom-com Annie Hall.
During her legendary career, Keaton also won a BAFTA and two Golden Globes while also being nominated for two Emmys.
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