Name: Diane Keaton

Birth Name: Diane Hall

Birthdate: Jan. 5, 1946

Birthplace: Los Angeles

Those who say there are no good roles for older women in Hollywood haven't paid attention to Keaton's career, which has seen her go from meek ingenue to independent woman. It started in the late '60s when she met Woody Allen while on Broadway and appeared in a couple of his films, bringing her to the attention of Francis Ford Coppola, who cast her as Michael Corleone's (Al Pacino) long-suffering wife, Kay, in the first two Godfather movies. Her liaisons with famous men (Allen, for many years, then Warren Beatty) helped her career; she received a number of awards and nominations with films she made with them (an Oscar for 1977's Annie Hall, Reds). But by the 1980s and '90s, she was standing well on her own with movies like Baby Boom, The First Wives Club and Marvin's Room. She's continued in the '00s with the hit Something's Gotta Give and Because I Said So.


1. She was the only castmember of the play Hair to not undress during the ending striptease scene.
2. She is known for dating and dumping Woody Allen for Warren Beatty.
3. Her role in Annie Hall started a unisex clothing trend, and she is still recognized for the style.
4. She directed Belinda Carlisle's videos "I Get Weak" and "Heaven Is a Place On Earth."
5. She's a huge art, architecture and photography aficionado.


"Being a movie star is a rare job. Nobody gives you any guarantees that you'll get to do it forever."
— Ladies' Home Journal, January 2004


Daughter: Dexter, adopted 1996
Son: Duke, adopted 2001

2004: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Something's Gotta Give; Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Something's Gotta Give

1997: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Marvin's Room

1995: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

1994: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Baby Boom

1988: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Manhattan Murder Mystery

1985: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Mrs. Soffel

1983: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Shoot the Moon

1982: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Reds; Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Reds

1978: Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Annie Hall; Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), Annie Hall; Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Looking for Mr. Goodbar

FILMS

Mama's Boy - (2008 ) - Actor
Mad Money - (2008) - Actor
Because I Said So - (2007) - Actor
Surrender, Dorothy - (2006) - Actor
The Family Stone - (2005) - Actor
Elephant - (2003) - Executive Producer
Something's Gotta Give - (2003) - Actor
Wildflower - (2002) - Actor
Town & Country - (2001) - Actor
Hanging Up - (2000) - Director, Actor
The Other Sister - (1999) - Actor
The Only Thrill - (1997) - Actor
The First Wives Club - (1996) - Actor
Marvin's Room - (1996) - Actor
Unstrung Heroes - (1995) - Director
Father of the Bride Part II - (1995) - Actor
I Was Amelia Earhart - (1994) - Actor
Manhattan Murder Mystery - (1993) - Actor
Look Who's Talking Now - (1993) - Voice
Wildflower - (1992) - Director
Father of the Bride - (1991) - Actor
The Lemon Sisters - (1990) - Actor
The Godfather: Part III - (1990) - Actor
Wonderworks - The Girl With the Crazy Brother - (1990) - Director
The Good Mother - (1988) - Actor
Baby Boom - (1987) - Actor
Crimes of the Heart - (1986) - Actor
Radio Days - (1986) - Actor
Running Mates - (1986) - Actor
Mrs. Soffel - (1985) - Actor
The Little Drummer Girl - (1984) - Actor
Shoot the Moon - (1981) - Actor
Reds - (1981) - Actor
Manhattan - (1979) - Actor
Interiors - (1978) - Actor
Looking for Mr. Goodbar - (1977) - Actor
Annie Hall - (1977) - Actor
Harry and Walter Go to New York - (1976) - Actor
I Will, I Will...For Now - (1976) - Actor
Love and Death - (1975) - Actor
The Godfather: Part II - (1974) - Actor
Sleeper - (1973) - Actor
The Godfather - (1972) - Actor
Play It Again, Sam - (1972) - Actor
Lovers and Other Strangers - (1970) - Actor