Diane Keaton's family reveals her cause of death

Diane Keaton died successful Los Angeles connected Saturday astatine property 79, and her household says the origin was pneumonia.

Family members of the Oscar-winning histrion shared a connection with People confirming Keaton’s origin of decease and saying they were “very grateful for the bonzer messages of emotion and support” they had received successful caller days.

The outlet archetypal reported the quality of the surface icon’s decease Saturday, saying the Los Angeles Fire Department had responded to her location that greeting and transported a 79-year-old pistillate to an country hospital. Initially, the household did not disclose the origin of decease and asked for privateness arsenic they processed their grief.

In Wednesday’s statement, Keaton’s household members said the prima had a heavy emotion for animals and was passionate astir supporting the unhoused community. They encouraged radical to grant her representation by donating to a nutrient slope oregon carnal shelter.

Keaton was known for her almighty performances successful iconic pictures specified arsenic Francis Ford Coppola’s “Godfather” movies and Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” which earned her the 1978 Academy Award for pb actress. She was besides nominated for pb histrion for her roles successful “Reds” (1981), “Marvin’s Room” (1996) and “Something’s Gotta Give” (2003).

Born successful Los Angeles successful 1946, Keaton roseate to fame done her precocious 1960s New York signifier career, earning a Tony information astatine property 25 for her relation successful Allen’s 1969 theatrical accumulation of “Play It Again, Sam.”

Later successful her career, she became a muse for writer-director-producer Nancy Meyers and starred successful 4 of her movies. She was a noted trendsetter known for her fabulous on-screen outfits and, much recently, for sharing her benignant connected Instagram, wherever she amassed 2.6 cardinal followers.

Keaton’s decease was wide mourned by theater, movie and manner lovers alike.

“She was hilarious, a implicit original, and wholly without guile, oregon immoderate of the competitiveness 1 would person expected from specified a star,” wrote histrion Bette Midler connected Instagram. “What you saw was who she was.”

“Diane Keaton wasn’t conscionable an actress: she was a force,” wrote histrion Octavia Spencer connected Instagram, “a pistillate who showed america that being yourself is the astir almighty happening you tin be. From Annie Hall to Something’s Gotta Give, she made each relation unforgettable.”

Times movie exertion Joshua Rothkopf contributed to this report.