Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.

The news was confirmed by People magazine . Further details are not available at this time and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson.

Keaton’s death came as a shock across Hollywood and the rest of the world. The actor had not been in the public eye for some months, but no illness had been announced.

Posting on X, the actor Ben Stiller called Keaton “One of the greatest film actors ever. An icon of style, humor and comedy. Brilliant. What a person.”An enduring and singular icon of cinema since her Oscar-winning turn in 1977’s Annie Hall – which her director, writer, co-star and former boyfriend Woody Allen based heavily on her own life – K

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