Hollywood is mourning the lack of Diane Keaton.
The Oscar-winning actress, finest recognized for her roles in “Annie Corridor,” “The Godfather” and “The First Wives Membership,” died Saturday on the age of 79.
Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen and Jane Fonda converse onstage in the course of the CinemaCon 2018 Paramount Footage Presentation, on April 25, 2018 in Las Vegas.
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Her loss of life was confirmed by producer Dori Rath, who had beforehand labored together with her. No explanation for loss of life has been launched.
Goldie Hawn shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, posting a photo of Keaton and reflecting on their longtime friendship.
“Diane, we aren’t able to lose you,” she wrote within the caption. “You’ve got left us with a path of fairy mud, stuffed with particles of sunshine and recollections past creativeness. How do we are saying goodbye? What phrases can come to thoughts when your coronary heart is damaged? You by no means appreciated reward, so humble, however now you’ll be able to’t inform me to ‘shut up’ honey. There was, and might be, nobody such as you.”
Hawn reminisced about their time working collectively on “The First Wives Membership,” sharing recollections of laughter and friendship on set.
“You stole the hearts of the world and shared your genius with tens of millions, making movies that made us snigger and cry in methods solely you possibly can,” she wrote. “I used to be blessed to make ‘First Wives Membership’ with you, our days beginning with espresso within the make-up trailer, laughing and joking, proper by means of to the final day of filming. It was a curler coaster of affection.”
She continued, “We agreed to develop previous collectively, and at some point, possibly stay along with all our girlfriends. Properly, we by no means received to stay collectively, however we did get older collectively. Who is aware of… possibly within the subsequent life.Shine your fairy mud up there, girlfriend. I will miss the hell out of you. My coronary heart goes out to your lovely youngsters, Dex and Duke. I really like you.”
In an announcement to ABC Information, Robert De Niro stated he was heartbroken by Keaton’s loss of life.
“I’m very unhappy to listen to of Diane’s passing,” the assertion learn. “I used to be very keen on her and the information of her leaving us has taken me completely without warning. I used to be not anticipating her to go away us. She might be missed. Might she relaxation in peace.”
Diane Keaton and Bette Midler throughout 1997 Girls In Movie Crystal Awards at Century Plaza Lodge in Century Metropolis, Calif., on June 13, 1997.
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Jane Fonda additionally paid tribute to Keaton on Instagram, writing, “It is exhausting to imagine…or settle for…that Diane has handed.”
“She was all the time a spark of life and lightweight, continually guffawing at her personal foibles, being limitlessly artistic…in her appearing, her wardrobe, her books, her pals, her properties, her library, her world view. Distinctive is what she was. And, although she did not understand it or would not admit it, man she was a high quality actress!” she added.
Bette Midler shared her personal message of loss, calling Keaton “The good, lovely, extraordinary.”
“I can not inform you how unbearably unhappy this makes me,” she wrote on Instagram. “She was hilarious, a whole unique, and utterly with out guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have anticipated from such a star. What you noticed was who she was…oh, la, lala!”
Viola Davis remembered Keaton as a lady who “outlined womanhood.”
“The pathos, humor, levity, your ever-present youthfulness and vulnerability — you tattooed your SOUL into each position, making it unattainable to think about anybody else inhabiting them,” she wrote in her Instagram caption. “You had been undeniably, unapologetically YOU!!! Liked you. Man… relaxation nicely. God bless your loved ones, and I do know angels are flying you dwelling. 💔💔💔.”
Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler pose for images after arriving on the Paramount Footage Studio for the world premiere of their new film, “The First Wives Membership” 16 September in Hollywood, California.
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PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange additionally honored Keaton’s legacy, highlighting her compassion for animals.
“Diane Keaton’s affect as a superb and gifted actor is plain, however PETA will all the time keep in mind her as a real buddy to animals,” the assertion learn. “At each flip, she used her platform to champion animals, from advocating kindness towards animals typically neglected, reminiscent of pigeons, to taking up abusive cub-petting operations by endorsing the Large Cat Public Security Act, to ditching meat and reminding everybody that ‘it is nuts’ to eat animals. Diane’s coronary heart was evident in every little thing she did, and he or she might be vastly missed by all of us at PETA.”
