Diane Keaton is an American actress. She rose to prominence in the 1970s, thanks in large part to her professional relationship with Woody Allen. She appeared with him in ?Play It Again, Sam? (1972, reprising her role from the Broadway play), ?Sleeper? (1973), ?Love and Death? (1975) and, most notably, in ?Annie Hall? (1977, for which she won an Oscar). Although more famous for her comic abilities, she held her own in dramas, including the Francis Ford Coppola series of ?The Godfather? movies, starting in 1972. Keaton’s other dramatic roles including starring alongside Warren Beatty in ?Reds? (1981), as well as roles in ?Looking For Mr. Goodbar? (1977), ?The Little Drummer Girl? (1984, from the book by John Le Carré), and in ?Mrs. Soffel? (1984, with Mel Gibson).
In the ?80s and ?90s Keaton also gained critical respect as a photographer and for directing movies, music videos and television shows (including an episode of David Lynch’s ?Twin Peaks?). As an actor, she had continued box office success in comedies, especially with ?The First Wives Club? (1996, with Bette Midler) and ?Father of the Bride? (1991). Although she has worked steadily since the 1970s, her Oscar-nominated performance in 2003’s ?Something’s Gotta Give? was hailed by some as a “comeback.?
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