{"id":72926,"date":"2025-10-12T00:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T00:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/72926\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T00:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T00:34:08","slug":"diane-keaton-dies-aged-79-colleagues-friends-celebrities-mourn-oscar-winning-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/72926\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Keaton dies aged 79: Colleagues, friends, celebrities mourn Oscar-winning actress"},"content":{"rendered":"

After decades of extensive work, which saw her take lead roles in films from Reds (1981), Father of the Bride (1991) and its 1995 sequel, to Morning Glory (2010) and 5 Flights Up (2014) with Morgan Freeman, Keaton later noted she still felt much like her younger self did in both mind and spirit.<\/p>\n

\"KeatonKeaton rose to fame in her 20s when she starred as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather film trilogy. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know anything, and I haven\u2019t learned,\u201d she told People in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting older hasn\u2019t made me wiser.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bette Midler, who starred alongside Keaton in The First Wives Club (1996), honoured the late actress in a social media post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died,\u201d Midler wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you saw was who she was … oh, la, la la!\u201c<\/p>\n

Kimberly Williams-Paisley played Keaton\u2019s daughter in Father of the Bride and its subsequent sequel.<\/p>\n

In a series of screengrabs from their work together, Williams-Paisley said working with Keaton \u201cwill always be one of the highlights of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent and above all, your laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mandy Moore, who played Keaton\u2019s daughter in rom-com Because I Said So (2007), took to Instagram to express her love for Keaton\u2019s family, writing: \u201cThey say don\u2019t meet your heros [sic] but I got to work with one of mine and even call her \u2018mom\u2019 for a few months.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn honour of a lifetime. What an incandescent human Di is and was. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am so sad she\u2019s gone for all the reasons but also because it felt like she\u2019d be here forever, dazzling us with her talent and charm (and her style, c\u2019mon)!!! One of the very best to ever do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hollywood director Paul Feig \u2013 who remained trusted friends with Keaton until her death \u2013 said Keaton \u201cwas an amazingly kind and creative person who also just happened to be a Hollywood legend\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has been taken from us far too soon. We will miss you, Diane,\u201d he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

I was so honored to call Diane Keaton a friend. She was an amazingly kind and creative person who also just happened to be a Hollywood legend. She has been taken from us far too soon. We will miss you, Diane. \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n

\u2014 Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Jennifer Tilly, Keaton\u2019s Sister Mary Explains It All (1991) co-star, expressed that she \u201cloved working with her\u201d and said she still retained a \u201cbeautifully engraved bible\u201d that Keaton once gifted her.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiane was so warm and wonderful, and had a great sense of humor,\u201d Tilly wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was a truly unique individual. Such a loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diane was so warm and wonderful, and had a great sense of humor. I loved working with her. I still have the beautifully engraved bible that she gave me as a wrap present. She was a truly unique individual. Such a loss. \ud83d\ude14 https:\/\/t.co\/RPKbRwXJNQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jennifer Tilly (@JenniferTilly) October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Fellow Father of the Bride star Steve Martin honoured his former colleague by resharing an excerpt from Interview magazine, where Martin Short asked Keaton, \u201cWho\u2019s sexier, me or Steve Martin?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, you\u2019re both idiots,\u201d Keaton jokingly replied.<\/p>\n

Martin said he was unsure of the post\u2019s origin \u201cbut it sums up our delightful relationship with Diane\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Robert De Niro \u2013 Keaton\u2019s colleague in The Godfather Part II (1974) and Marvin\u2019s Room (1996) \u2013 said he was \u201cvery sad to hear of Diane\u2019s passing\u201d, reported Deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very fond of her and the news of her leaving us has taken me totally by surprise. I was not expecting her to leave us. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe will be missed. May she rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singer and former Go-Go\u2019s vocalist Belinda Carlisle said Keaton \u201cwas such a talent and a big part of my career\u201d, having directed two of her music videos in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was kind and eccentric and I was blessed to know her. RIP Diane, you will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

I cant! \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94 Diane Keaton was such a talent and a BIG part of my career. She directed two videos of mine – “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” and the video for “I Get Weak.”
She was kind and eccentric and I was blessed to know her. RIP Diane, you will be missed. \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/PbDVNQsJh8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Belinda Carlisle \ud83d\udc99 (@belindacarlisle) October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Welsh actor Luke Evans posted a selfie with Keaton in dashing attire at an event, sharing his condolences and describing it as a \u201cvery sad day\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch a brilliant actor, a kind heart and full of graciousness with a shining independent spirit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Octavia Spencer expressed admiration for the late veteran actress, writing that today, \u201cwe lost a true original\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201c@diane_keaton wasn\u2019t just an actress: she was a force. a woman who showed us that being yourself is the most powerful thing you can be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Annie Hall to Something\u2019s Gotta Give, she made every role unforgettable. But beyond the screen, she brought joy, laughter, and style that was all her own.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you, Diane, for reminding us that authenticity never goes out of fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Topher Grace, who starred in The Big Wedding (2013) with Keaton, stated that \u201cwe\u2019re losing too many legends\u201d in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI adored working with Diane, one of the best to ever do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actress, comedian and award-winning talk show host Rosie O\u2019Donnell also said that Keaton\u2019s death \u201cbreaks my heart\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove to her children \u2013 what style what grace \u2013 she will be missed #ripdianekeaton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keaton is survived by daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25, who she adopted in 1996 and 2001 respectively.<\/p>\n

Details were not immediately available and Keaton\u2019s wh\u0101nau have asked for privacy, a spokesperson told People.<\/p>\n

Tom Rose is an Auckland-based journalist who covers breaking news, specialising in lifestyle, entertainment and travel. He joined the Herald in 2023.<\/p>\n

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