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Diane Keaton (née Hall; born January 5, 1946) is an American film actress, director and producer. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Keaton began her career on stage, and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams in The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with Play It Again, Sam (1972). For similar names see Kaye Adams (disambiguation Katherine Adams Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's The The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film For other uses of the phrase see Play it again Sam. Her next two films for Allen were Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975) and they established her as a comic actress. Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take Her fourth film for Allen, the semi-autobiographical Annie Hall (1977) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman.
Keaton subsequently expanded her range, as can be seen in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and her Academy Award nominations for Reds (1981) and Marvin's Room (1996). This article is about the novel for the 1977 film see Looking for Mr Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist Some of her popular later films include Father of the Bride (1991), The First Wives Club (1996), and Something's Gotta Give (2003). Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, The First Wives Club is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 Comedy Film, based on the same-titled 1992 novel by Olivia Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Films Keaton has been in have earned a cumulative gross of over USD$1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 1 billion in North America. [1] In addition to acting, she is also a photographer, real estate developer, and occasional singer. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom
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Born Diane Hall in Los Angeles, California, Keaton is the oldest of seven children. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Her mother, Dorothy (née Keaton; b. 1921), was a homemaker and amateur photographer, and her father, Jack Hall (1921–1990), was a real estate broker and civil engineer. Homemaker is a mainly American term which may refer either to the person within a family who is primarily concerned with the management of the household whether A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions [2][3] Her father came from an Irish American Catholic background, and her mother came from a Methodist family. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Keaton was raised a Methodist by her mother. Her first ambition to become an actor came after seeing her mother win the "Mrs. Los Angeles" pageant for homemakers. Keaton claimed that the theatricality of the event inspired her to become a stage actor. [4] She has also credited Katharine Hepburn, whom she admires for playing strong and independent women, as one of her inspirations. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage [5]
Keaton is a 1964 graduate of Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana High School is the oldest and largest high school in Orange County California, United States. Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. During her time there she participated in singing and acting clubs at school, and starred as Blanche DuBois in a school production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche DuBois (b September 15, 1919) is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize After graduation she attended Santa Ana College, and later Orange Coast College as an acting student, but dropped out after a year to pursue an entertainment career in Manhattan. General Santa Ana College is a Community college located at the corner of Bristol and Seventeenth streets in Santa Ana, California, USA Orange Coast College Plant NurseryJPG|thumb|250px|OCC's Plant Nursery]]Orange Coast College Forum Building Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York [6] Upon joining the Actors' Equity Association she adopted the surname of Keaton, her mother's maiden name, as there was already a registered Diane Hall. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity [7] For a brief time, she also moonlighted nightclubs with a singing act. [8] She would later revisit her nightclub act in Annie Hall (1977), and in a cameo in Radio Days (1987). Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Radio Days is a 1987 film directed by Woody Allen. The film looks back on American family life during the Golden Age of Radio.
Keaton began studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an Actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford The City of New York She initially studied acting under the Meisner technique, an ensemble acting technique made popular in the 1920s by Sanford Meisner, a New York acting director. The Meisner Technique is an Acting technique developed by and named after Sanford Meisner. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production Sanford Meisner (b August 31, 1905, Brooklyn New York – February 2, 1997, Sherman Oaks California was an American The City of New York She has described her acting technique as, "[being] only as good as the person you're acting with . . . As opposed to going it on my own and forging my path to create a wonderful performance without the help of anyone. I always need the help of everyone!"[8] According to her Reds co-star Warren Beatty, "She approaches a script sort of like a play in that she has the entire script memorized before you start doing the movie, which I don't know any other actors doing that. Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer "[9]
In 1968, Keaton became a member of the "Tribe" and understudy to Shiela in the original Broadway production of Hair. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt [10] She gained some notoriety for her refusal to disrobe in the portions of the musical when the entire cast performed nude, even though nudity in the production was optional for actors. (Those who performed nude received a $50 bonus. [11][4]) After acting in Hair for nine months, she auditioned for a part in Woody Allen's production of Play It Again, Sam. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film For other uses of the phrase see Play it again Sam. After nearly being passed over for being too tall (at 5 ft 8 in. /1. 73 m she is two inches/5 cm taller than Allen), she won the part. [3]
After being nominated for a Tony Award for Play It Again, Sam, Keaton made her film debut in 1970s Lovers and Other Strangers. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Lovers and Other Strangers is a 1970 comedy film based on the play by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. She followed with guest roles on the television series Love, American Style and Night Gallery. Love American Style is an hour-long television Anthology which was produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September Night Gallery is Rod Serling 's follow-up series to The Twilight Zone that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973 Between films, Keaton appeared in a series of deodorant commercials. Deodorants are substances applied to the body particularly the Armpits mainly to reduce Body odor caused by the bacterial breakdown of Perspiration. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced
Keaton's breakthrough role came when she was cast as Kay Adams, the girlfriend of Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 blockbuster The Godfather. For similar names see Kaye Adams (disambiguation Katherine Adams Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's The Michael Anthony Corleone is a Fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novels The Godfather and The Sicilian. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Coppola noted that he first noticed Keaton in Lovers and Other Strangers, and cast her because of her reputation for eccentricity that he wanted her to bring to the role. In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual [12] (Keaton claims that at the time she was commonly referred to as "the kooky actress" of the film industry. [4]) Her performance in the film was loosely based on her real life experience of making the film, both of which she has described as being "the woman in a world of men". [4] The Godfather won the Best Picture Oscar of 1972. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working
Two years later she reprised her role in The Godfather, Part II. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. She was initially reluctant to reprise her role, stating that, "At first, I was skeptical about playing Kay again in the Godfather sequel. But when I read the script, the character seemed much more substantial than in the first movie. "[6] In Part II her character had changed dramatically, becoming more embittered about her husband's activities. Even though Keaton received widespread exposure from the films, her character's importance was minimal. Time wrote that she was "invisible in The Godfather and pallid in The Godfather, Part II. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and "[13]
Keaton's other notable films of the 1970s included many collaborations with Woody Allen. Although by the time they made films together their romantic involvement had ended, she played many eccentric characters in several of his comic and dramatic films including Sleeper, Love and Death, Interiors, Manhattan, and the film version of Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross. Sleeper ( 1973) is a futuristic Science fiction Comedy Film, written by directed by and starring Woody Allen. Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take Interiors is a 1978 Drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. Manhattan is a 1979 Romantic comedy film about Isaac Davis ( Woody Allen) a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer dating a 17-year-old This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film For other uses of the phrase see Play it again Sam. Herbert Ross ( May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American Film director, producer, Choreographer Allen has gone on to credit Keaton as his muse during his early film career. [14]
In 1977, Keaton starred with Allen in the romantic comedy Annie Hall, in which she played one of her most famous roles. Annie Hall was written and directed by Allen, her paramour at the time, and the film was believed to be autobiographical of his relationship with Keaton. An intimate relationship is a particularly close Interpersonal relationship. Allen based the character of Annie Hall loosely on Keaton ("Annie" is a nickname of hers, and "Hall" is her original surname). Many of Keaton's mannerisms and her self-deprecating sense of humor were added into the role by Allen. (Director Nancy Meyers has claimed "Diane's the most self-deprecating person alive". Nancy Jane Meyers (Born December 8, 1949 in Pennsylvania, US) is an American [15]) Keaton has also said that Allen wrote the character as an "idealized version" of herself. [16] The two starred as a frequently on-again, off-again couple living in New York City. The City of New York Her acting was later summed up by CNN as "awkward, self-deprecating, speaking in endearing little whirlwinds of semi-logic",[17] and by Allen as a "nervous breakdown in slow motion. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner "[18] The film was both a major financial and critical success, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Keaton's performance also won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to In 2006, Premiere magazine ranked Keaton in Annie Hall as 60th on their list of the "100 Greatest Performances of All Time":
It's hard to play ditzy. Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U . . . The genius of Annie is that despite her loopy backhand, awful driving, and nervous tics, she's also a complicated, intelligent woman. Keaton brilliantly displays this dichotomy of her character, especially when she yammers away on a first date with Alvy (Woody Allen) while the subtitle reads, 'He probably thinks I'm a yoyo. ' Yo-yo ? Hardly. [19]
Keaton's eccentric wardrobe in Annie Hall, which consisted mainly of vintage men's clothing, including neckties, vests, baggy pants, and fedora hats, made her an unlikely fashion icon of the late 1970s. The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn around the neck resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat Sleeveless Jackets or coats, known as vests in the US and as waistcoats in the UK and Ireland A fedora is a soft Felt Hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and Pinched in the front on both sides Most of the clothing seen in the film came from Keaton herself, who was already known for her tomboyish clothing style years before Annie Hall, though Ruth Morley and Ralph Lauren reportedly worked on the movie's costume. Tomboy is a Girl who behaves according to the Gender role of a Boy. For the company see Polo Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifshitz on October 14, 1939) is an American [6][20] Soon after the film's release, men's clothing and pantsuits became popular attire for women. [21] She is known to favor men's vintage clothing, and usually appears in public wearing gloves and conservative attire. (A 2005 profile in the San Francisco Chronicle described her as "easy to find. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H Look for the only woman in sight dressed in a turtleneck. On a 90-degree afternoon in Pasadena. "[22]) Keaton would later reprise her Annie Hall appearance when she attended the 2003 Academy Awards presentation in a men's tuxedo and a bowler hat. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Black tie is a dress code for semi-formal evening events and is worn to many types of social functions The bowler hat, also known as a derby (US or billycock, is a Hard Felt Hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for Edward Keaton also became a frequent target of fashion critic Mr. Blackwell, having made his annual "Worst Dressed List" on five occasions. Richard Blackwell (born August 29 1922, Brooklyn New York as Richard Sylvan Seltzer) is a fashion Critic, Journalist,
Her photo by Douglas Kirkland appeared on the cover of the September 26, 1977, issue Time magazine with the story dubbing her "the funniest woman now working in films. Douglas Kirkland (born 1934 in Toronto Ontario) is a prominent Photographer based in the United States. "[13] Later that year, she departed from her usual lighthearted comic roles when she accepted a role in the drama Looking for Mr. Goodbar, based on the novel by Judith Rossner. This article is about the 1977 film for the novel see Looking for Mr This article is about the novel for the 1977 film see Looking for Mr Judith Perelman Rossner ( March 31, 1935 &ndash August 9, 2005) was an American Novelist, best known for her 1975 novel In the film she played a Catholic schoolteacher for deaf children who lives a double life, spending nights frequenting singles bars and engaging in promiscuous sex. Keaton became interested in the role after seeing it as a "psychological case history. "[23] The same issue of Time commended her role choice and criticized the restricted roles available for female actors in American films:
A male actor can fly a plane, fight a war, shoot a badman, pull off a sting, impersonate a big cheese in business or politics. Men are presumed to be interesting. A female can play a wife, play a whore, get pregnant, lose her baby, and, um, let's see . . . Women are presumed to be dull. . . . Now a determined trend spotter can point to a handful of new films whose makers think that women can bear the dramatic weight of a production alone, or virtually so. Then there is Diane Keaton in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. As Theresa Dunn, Keaton dominates this raunchy, risky, violent dramatization of Judith Rossner's 1975 novel about a schoolteacher who cruises singles bars. [13]
In addition to acting, Keaton has stated that "[I] had a lifelong ambition to be a singer. "[24] She had a brief, unrealized career as a recording artist in the 1970s. Her first record was an original cast recording of Hair, in 1971. In 1977 she began recording tracks for a solo album, but the finished record never materialized. [3]
Keaton met with more success in the medium of still photography. Like her character in Annie Hall, Keaton had long relished photography as a favorite hobby, an interest she picked up as a teenager from her mother. While traveling in the late 70s she began exploring her avocation more seriously. "Rolling Stone had asked me to take photographs for them, and I thought, 'Wait a minute, what I'm really interested in is these lobbies, and these strange ballrooms in these old hotels. ' So I began shooting them," she explained in 2003. "These places were deserted, and I could just sneak in anytime and nobody cared. It was so easy and I could do it myself. It was an adventure for me. " Reservations, her collection of photos of hotel interiors, was published in book form in 1980. [25]
After Manhattan in 1979, Keaton and Woody Allen ended their long working relationship, and the film would be their last major collaboration until 1993. In 1978 Keaton became romantically involved with Warren Beatty, and two years later he cast her to play opposite of him in Reds. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist In the film she played Louise Bryant, a journalist and repressed housewife in 1917, who flees from her husband to work with radical journalist John Reed (Beatty), and later enters Russia to locate him as he chronicles the Russian Civil War. Louise Bryant ( December 5, 1885 &ndash January 6, 1936) American Journalist and writer was best known for her John "Jack" Silas Reed ( October 22, 1887 &ndash October 19, 1920) was an American Journalist, Poet Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian Civil War (1917–1923 was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed The New York Times wrote that Keaton was, "nothing less than splendid as Louise Bryant - beautiful, selfish, funny and driven. It's the best work she has done to date. "[26] Keaton received her second Academy Award nomination for the film.
Beatty cast Keaton after seeing her in Annie Hall, as he wanted to bring her natural nervousness and insecure attitude to the role. The production of Reds was delayed several times since its conception in 1977, and Keaton almost left the project when she believed it would never be produced. Filming finally began two years later. In a 2006 Vanity Fair story, Keaton described her role as "the everyman of that piece, as someone who wanted to be extraordinary but was probably more ordinary . Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. . . I knew what it felt like to be extremely insecure. " Assistant director Simon Relph later stated that Louise Bryant was one of her most difficult roles, and that "[she] almost got broken. An assistant director (AD is a person who helps the director in the making of a Movie or Television show "[27]
In 1984, The Little Drummer Girl, Keaton's unsuccessful first excursion into the thriller and action genre. The Little Drummer Girl is a Spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1983. The Little Drummer Girl was both a financial and critical failure, with critics claiming that Keaton was miscast for the genre, such as one review from The New Republic claiming that "the title role, the pivotal role, is played by Diane Keaton, and around her the picture collapses in tatters. She is so feeble, so inappropriate. "[28] Two years later she starred with Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek in Crimes of the Heart, adapted from Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play into a moderately successful screen comedy. Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20 1949) is an American stage and screen actress who among many other accolades has won two Academy Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning American Actress and singer Crimes of the Heart is a Pulitzer Prize -winning play by Beth Henley. Beth Henley (born Elizabeth Becker Henley on May 8, 1952 in Jackson Mississippi) is an American Screenwriter, actress She starred in her first commercial vehicle with 1987's Baby Boom, her first of four collaborations with writer-producer Nancy Meyers. Baby Boom is a 1987 comedy film starring Diane Keaton. The film also launched a subsequent television show starring Kate Jackson, running Nancy Jane Meyers (Born December 8, 1949 in Pennsylvania, US) is an American In Baby Boom Keaton starred as a Manhattan career woman who is suddenly forced to care for a toddler. That same year she made a cameo in Allen's film Radio Days as a nightclub singer. Radio Days is a 1987 film directed by Woody Allen. The film looks back on American family life during the Golden Age of Radio. 1988's The Good Mother was a misstep for Keaton. The film was a financial disappointment (According to Keaton, the film was "a Big Failure. Like, BIG failure"[29]), and some critics panned her performance, such was one review from The Washington Post: "her acting degenerates into hype -- as if she's trying to sell an idea she can't fully believe in. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D "[30]
In 1987, Keaton directed and edited her first feature film, a documentary named Heaven about the possibility of an afterlife. AfterLife is a film drama set in Scotland directed by Alison Peebles made in 2003 about an ambitious Scottish journalist forced to choose between Heaven met with mixed critical reaction, with The New York Times likening it to "a conceit imposed on its subjects. "[31] Over the next four years, Keaton went on to direct music videos for artists such as Belinda Carlisle, two television films starring Patricia Arquette, and episodes of the series China Beach and Twin Peaks. Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. For the San Francisco California beach of the same name see Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen
In the 1990s she shifted to more mature roles, frequently playing matriarchs of middle-class families. Of her role choices and avoidance of becoming typecast, she said: "Most often a particular role does you some good and Bang! You have loads of offers, all of them for similar roles . For other meanings see Typecasting. Typecasting is the process by which a film TV or stage Actor is strongly identified with a specific . . I have tried to break away from the usual roles and have tried my hand at several things. "[32]
She began the decade with The Lemon Sisters, a poorly received comedy/drama that she starred in and produced, which was shelved for a year after its completion. In the Film industry, a Film is considered shelved if it is not released for public viewing after Filming has started or even completed In 1991, Keaton starred with Steve Martin in the 1991 family comedy Father of the Bride. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, She was almost not cast in the film, as the commercial failure of The Good Mother had strained her relationship with Walt Disney Pictures, the studio of both films. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established [29] Father of the Bride was Keaton's first major hit after four years of commercial disappointments.
Keaton reprised her role four years later in the sequel, as a woman who becomes pregnant in middle age at the same time as her daughter. A review of the film for the San Francisco Examiner was one of many in which Keaton once again received comparison to Katharine Hepburn: "No longer relying on that stuttering uncertainty that seeped into all her characterizations of the 1970s, she has somehow become Katharine Hepburn with a deep maternal instinct, that is, she is a fine and intelligent actress who doesn't need to be tough and edgy in order to prove her feminism. The San Francisco Examiner is a US daily Newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage "[33]
Keaton reprised her role of Kay Adams in 1990s The Godfather, Part III. The Godfather Part III is a Crime drama film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola Set 21 years after the events of The Godfather, Part II, Keaton's part had evolved into the estranged ex-wife of Michael Corleone. Criticism of the film and Keaton again centered on her character's unimportance in the film. The Washington Post wrote: "Even though she is authoritative in the role, Keaton suffers tremendously from having no real function except to nag Michael for his past sins. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D "[34] In 1993 Keaton starred in Manhattan Murder Mystery, her first film with Woody Allen since 1979. Manhattan Murder Mystery is a 1993 film directed by and starring Woody Allen, who plays Manhattanite book editor Larry Lipton Her part was intended for Mia Farrow, but Farrow dropped out of the project after her notorious separation from Allen. Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, known as Mia Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American Actress.
In 1995, Keaton directed Unstrung Heroes, her first theatrically released narrative film. Unstrung Heroes is a 1995 American Dramedy Film directed by Diane Keaton. The movie, adapted from Franz Lidz's memoir, starred Nathan Watt as a boy in 1960s whose mother (Andie MacDowell) becomes ill with cancer. Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21 1958 is an American model and actress As her sickness advances and his inventor father (John Turturro) grows increasingly distant, the boy is sent to live with his two eccentric uncles (Maury Chaykin and Michael Richards). John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American Actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L Maury Chaykin (born July 27, 1949) is an American - Canadian actor Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his portrayal of the eccentric In a geographic switch, Keaton shifted the story's setting from the New York of Lidz's book to the Southern California of her own childhood. Though it played in a relatively limited release and made little impression at the box office, the film and its direction were well-received critically. [35]
Keaton's most successful film of the decade was the 1996 comedy The First Wives Club. The First Wives Club is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 Comedy Film, based on the same-titled 1992 novel by Olivia She starred with Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler as a trio of "first wives": middle-aged women who had been divorced by their husbands in favor of younger women. Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Keaton claimed that making the film "saved [her] life. "[36] The film was a major success grossing US$105 million at the North American box office,[37] and even developed a cult following among middle-aged women. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. [38] Reviews of the film were generally positive for Keaton and her co-stars, and she was even referred to by The San Francisco Chronicle as "probably [one of the] the best comic film actresses alive. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H "[39]
Also in 1996, Keaton starred as a woman with leukemia in Marvin's Room, an adaptation of the play by Scott McPherson. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Meryl Streep played her estranged sister. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Roger Ebert stated that "Streep and Keaton, in their different styles, find ways to make Lee and Bessie into much more than the expression of their problems. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "[40] Keaton earned her third Academy Award nomination for the film. Although critically acclaimed, the film was not released on a wide scale, possibly costing Keaton the Oscar. Keaton said that the biggest challenge of the role was understanding the mentality of a person with terminal illness. [4]
Keaton's first film of 2000 was Hanging Up with Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow. Hanging Up is an 2000 American (Comedy/Drama film about a trio of sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra (born November 19, 1961) professionally known as Meg Ryan, is a Golden Globe-nominated American film Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow (born July 30 1963 is an Emmy Award - and SAG -winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay Keaton also directed the film, despite claiming in a 1996 interview that she would never direct herself in a film, saying "[as a director] you automatically have different goals. I can't think about directing when I'm acting. "[29] The film was a drama about three sisters coping with the senility and eventual death of their elderly father. Hanging Up rated poorly with critics, and grossed a modest US$36 million at the North American box office. [41]
In 2001 Keaton co-starred with Warren Beatty once again in Town & Country, a critical and financial fiasco. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Town & Country is a 2001 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton and directed by Peter Chelsom. Budgeted at an estimated US$90 million, the film opened to little notice and grossed only $7 million in its North American theatrical run. [42] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone claimed that Town & Country was, "less deserving of a review than it is an obituary . Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published . . The corpse took with it the reputations of its starry cast, including Warren Beatty [and] Diane Keaton". [43]
In 2001 and 2002 Keaton starred in four low-budget television films. She played a fanatical nun in the religious drama Sister Mary Explains It All, an impoverished mother in the drama On Thin Ice, and a bookkeeper in the mob comedy Plan B. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and In Crossed Over she played Beverly Lowry, a woman who forms an unusual friendship with the first and only woman executed while on death row in Texas, Karla Faye Tucker. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Karla Faye Tucker ( November 18, 1959 &ndash February 3, 1998) convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 put to death in 1998 was the first
Keaton's first major hit since 1996 came in 2003's Something's Gotta Give, directed by Nancy Meyers and co-starring Jack Nicholson. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Nancy Jane Meyers (Born December 8, 1949 in Pennsylvania, US) is an American John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Nicholson and Keaton, aged 66 and 57 respectively, were seen as bold casting choices for leads in a romantic comedy. Twentieth Century Fox, the film's original studio, reportedly declined to produce the film, fearing that the lead characters were too old to be bankable. Keaton commented about the situation in Ladies' Home Journal: "Let's face it, people my age and Jack's age are much deeper, much more soulful, because they've seen a lot of life. Ladies' Home Journal is a Magazine which first appeared February 16, 1883 and eventually became one of the leading magazines of the 20th Century They have a great deal of passion and hope- why shouldn't they fall in love? Why shouldn't movies show that?"[44] Keaton played a middle-aged playwright who falls in love with her daughter's much older boyfriend. The film was a major success at the box office, grossing US$125 million in North America. [45] Roger Ebert wrote that "[Nicholson and Keaton] bring so much experience, knowledge and humor to their characters that the film works in ways the screenplay might not have even hoped for. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "[46] The following year, Keaton received her fourth Academy Award nomination for her role in the film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
Most recently, Keaton starred in the moderately successful 2005 comedy The Family Stone with Sarah Jessica Parker. The Family Stone is a 2005 American Dramedy Film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American Actress and producer with a portfolio of Television, Film Her latest film, Because I Said So, co-starring Mandy Moore, opened on February 2, 2007 to poor reviews. Because I Said So is a 2007 Romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore She has co-starred with Stephen Collins in both The First Wives Club (1996) and Because I Said So. Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1 1947) is an American Actor.
Keaton has also served as a producer on films and television series. She produced the FOX series Pasadena, which was cancelled after airing only four episodes in 2001 but later completed its run on cable in 2005. Pasadena is an American television program originally broadcast in the U In 2003 she produced the Gus Van Sant drama Elephant, about a school shooting. Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models Elephant is a 2003 crime - Drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant. School shooting is a term used to refer to Gun violence primarily in educational institutions especially the Mass murder or Spree killing of people connected On why she produced the film, she said: "It really makes me think about my responsibilities as an adult to try and understand what's going on with young people. "[47]
Outside of the film industry, Keaton has continued to pursue her interest in photography. As a collector, she told Vanity Fair in 1987: "I have amassed a huge library of images - kissing scenes from movies, pictures I like. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Visual things are really key for me. "[48] She has published several more collections of her own photographs, and has also served as an editor for collections of vintage photography. Works she has edited in the last decade include a book of photographs by paparazzo Ron Galella, an anthology of reproductions of clown paintings, and a collection of photos of California's Spanish Colonial-style houses. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities Ronald E Galella (born 1931 is an American Photographer, known as a pioneer paparazzo. Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by their Grotesque appearance colored wigs stylistic makeup, outlandish Costumes unusually
Keaton has also established herself as a real estate developer. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom She has resold several mansions in Southern California after renovating and redesigning them. One of her clients is Madonna, who purchased a US$6. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American 5 million Beverly Hills mansion from Keaton in 2003. [49]
She received the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Gala Tribute in 2007. The Film Society of Lincoln Center based in New York City, United States, is one of the world's most prominent film presentation organizations
In a January 15, 2008 interview with Diane Sawyer on morning news program Good Morning America, Keaton admired Sawyer's beauty, including her lips and if she had lips like that, "then I wouldn't have worked on my fucking personality!" She said that she would also be married by now. Lily Diane Sawyer (born December 19, 1945) is a Television Reporter for ABC and co-anchor of its morning news show Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November Keaton quickly apologized for the remark and Sawyer threatened to have her mother "work on your personality with soap in your mouth. " and ended the interview with "This is Diane Keaton, who will be answering to the censors. " While this would formerly have been in violation of the Federal Communications Commission's decency laws, incurring a fine for Good Morning America producer and distributor ABC, officials of the FCC have stated that recent legal action and resultant policy changes may confound any action it chooses to take. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. [50]
Keaton's most famous romance was with director Woody Allen for most of the 1970s. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Keaton and Allen first met during Keaton's audition for the Broadway production of Play It Again, Sam, but they did not know each other personally until having dinner after a late night rehearsal. Allen claims that Keaton's sense of humor attracted him to her. [51] They briefly lived together during the Broadway run of Play It Again, Sam, but their relationship became less formal by the time the film version was produced in 1972. [52] They went on to produce eight films together between 1971 to 1993. After Keaton's working relationship with Woody Allen diminished in 1979, she began dating her Reds co-star Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer [53] Keaton's involvement with Beatty also made her a regular subject of tabloid magazines and media at the time, a role to which she was unaccustomed. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest (As a result of her avoidance of the spotlight, Vanity Fair described her in 1985 as "the most reclusive star since Garbo". Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's [7]) Beatty and Keaton separated shortly after completing Reds. Their separation was believed to have been caused by the strain of making the film, a troubled production with numerous financial and scheduling problems. [27] Keaton still maintains contact with both Allen and Beatty, but describes Allen as one of her closest friends. [16] Keaton also had a relationship with Al Pacino, her co-star in the Godfather Trilogy. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning The on-again, off-again relationship ended following the filming of the Godfather Part III. Keaton has said in reference to the relationship that "Al was simply the most entertaining man. . . To me, that's, that is the most beautiful face. I think Warren was gorgeous, very pretty, but Al's face is like whoa. Killer, killer face. "[54]
Keaton is mother of two children: a girl named Dexter (adopted 1996) and a boy named Duke (adopted 2001).
She is not related to actor Michael Keaton. Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in Like Diane, Michael (born Douglas) used an alternative surname to remove confusion with well-known actor Michael Douglas. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television In fact, Michael had decided to select "Keaton" after reading an article about Diane in 1979.
Keaton stated that she produced her 1987 documentary Heaven because, "I was always pretty religious as a kid . . . I was primarily interested in religion because I wanted to go to heaven" but also stated she considered herself an agnostic. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the [48]
Although raised a Methodist, in an October 2002 television interview with Oxygen Keaton stated that she currently considers herself an atheist. History The privately held company Oxygen Media was founded in 1998 by Geraldine Laybourne, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and producers Marcy Atheism Woody Allen once said of her, "(She) believes in God, but she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it". [55]
Keaton is an advocate against plastic surgery. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function She told More magazine in 2004, "I'm stuck in this idea that I need to be authentic . . . My face needs to look the way I feel. "[5] Keaton is also active in campaigns with the Los Angeles Conservancy to save and restore historic buildings, particularly in the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [8] Among the buildings she has been active in restoring include a former home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who [22] Keaton had also been active in the failed campaign to save the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles (a hotel featured in Reservations), the location of Robert Kennedy's assassination in 1968. The Ambassador Hotel was a landmark hotel in Los Angeles California and location of the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a
Since May 2005, she has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog Since summer 2006, Keaton has been the new face of L'Oreal. The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest Cosmetics and Beauty company and is headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, France
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Joan Vecchio | |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Kay Adams | |
| Play It Again, Sam | Linda Christie | ||
| 1973 | Sleeper | Luna Schlosser | |
| 1974 | The Godfather, Part II | Kay Adams | |
| 1975 | Love and Death | Sonja | |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Annie Hall | Academy Award - Best Actress |
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Theresa Dunn | ||
| 1978 | Interiors | Renata | |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Mary Wilkie | |
| 1981 | Reds | Louise Bryant | Academy Award nomination - Best Actress |
| 1982 | Shoot the Moon | Faith Dunlap | |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Charlie | |
| 1986 | Crimes of the Heart | Lenny Magrath | |
| 1987 | Radio Days | New Year's Singer | Cameo |
| Baby Boom | J. Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Manhattan is a 1979 Romantic comedy film about Isaac Davis ( Woody Allen) a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer dating a 17-year-old Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist This article is about the novel for the 1977 film see Looking for Mr Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist Shoot the Moon is a 1982 Drama film directed by Alan Parker and starring Albert Finney and Diane Keaton, in their Golden Globe Mrs Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period and usually within certain geographical bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population Manhattan Murder Mystery is a 1993 film directed by and starring Woody Allen, who plays Manhattanite book editor Larry Lipton Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Lovers and Other Strangers is a 1970 comedy film based on the play by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed For similar names see Kaye Adams (disambiguation Katherine Adams Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's The This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film For other uses of the phrase see Play it again Sam. Sleeper ( 1973) is a futuristic Science fiction Comedy Film, written by directed by and starring Woody Allen. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about the novel for the 1977 film see Looking for Mr Interiors is a 1978 Drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. Manhattan is a 1979 Romantic comedy film about Isaac Davis ( Woody Allen) a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer dating a 17-year-old Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist Louise Bryant ( December 5, 1885 &ndash January 6, 1936) American Journalist and writer was best known for her "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Little Drummer Girl is a Spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1983. Crimes of the Heart is a Pulitzer Prize -winning play by Beth Henley. Radio Days is a 1987 film directed by Woody Allen. The film looks back on American family life during the Golden Age of Radio. Baby Boom is a 1987 comedy film starring Diane Keaton. The film also launched a subsequent television show starring Kate Jackson, running C. Wiatt | ||
| Heaven | Documentary film, also writer/director | ||
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Anna Dunlap | |
| 1990 | The Godfather, Part III | Kay Adams | |
| The Lemon Sisters | Eloise Hamer | ||
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Nina Banks | |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Carol Lipton | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Nina Banks | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Annie Paradis | |
| Marvin's Room | Bessie Greenfield | Academy Award nomination - Best Actress | |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Elizabeth Tate | |
| 2000 | Hanging Up | Georgia Mozell | Also director |
| 2001 | Town & Country | Ellie Stoddard | |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Erica Jane Barry | Academy Award nomination - Best Actress |
| Elephant | Executive producer | ||
| 2005 | The Family Stone | Sybil Stone | |
| 2007 | Because I Said So | Daphne Wilder | |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy | Jan Mannus | |
| 2007 | Smother | Marilyn Cooper | |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Bridget |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keaton, Diane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall, Diane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |