Image source, Bettmann / GettyImage caption, Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie HallByPaul GlynnCulture reporterPublished13 October 2025 US actor and director Woody Allen has paid a lengthy, glowing tribute to Diane Keaton who died on Saturday aged 79. Writing in The Free Press, external, Allen described Keaton as "unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again," adding that "her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered". In a long personal essay, Allen recalled first meeting Keaton in 1969 during rehearsals for his play Play It Again, Sam before going on to make eight films with her including Annie Hall, which she won best actress for at the 1977 Academy Awards. "As time went on I made movies for an audience of one, Diane Keaton," wrote Allen. "I never read a single review of my work and cared only what Keaton had to say about it."
Published: October 13, 2025 2:24 pm
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