Oscar and Golden Globe winner Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79.

American actress Diane Keaton, known for her roles in the films Annie Hall, The Godfather and Love by the Rules and Without, has died at the age of 79. This was reported on October 11 by People magazine, citing a family representative.

"The legendary actress died in California. Details are not yet available, and her relatives have asked not to disturb them," the media reports.

The actress was born in 1946 in Los Angeles under the name Diane Hall and was the eldest of four children. Her father is a civil engineer, and her mother is a housewife. In high school, Keaton played in plays, and after graduating from high school in 1964, she enrolled in the college theater department. However, she soon dropped out of school and moved to New York to work in the theater.

Keaton became famous in the 1970s thanks to Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy and collaboration with director Woody Allen. In 1977, the actress won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film Annie Hall. Her career also includes such popular films as "The First Wives Club" and "Father of the Bride." The audience's favorite works in the paintings of Nancy Myers, for one of which — "Love by the rules and without" she received the Golden Globe Award. As well as the Book Club franchise. There are about 50 paintings in total.

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