Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather Diane Keaton dies at age 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather and Father of the Bride, whose quirky, vibrant style and depth made her one of the most distinctive actors of this generation, has died. She was 79 years old.

People magazine reported on Saturday that she died in California with her loved ones, citing a family spokesman. No other details were immediately available, and Keaton’s representatives did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press.

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The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. Keaton was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless, from her “La-dee-da, la-dee-da” catchphrase as Annie Hall, dressed in tie, bowler hat, jacket and khakis, to her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams, the woman unfortunate enough to join the Corleone family.

Her star-making performances in the 1970s, many of them in Woody Allen films, were hardly a blip on the horizon either, and would continue to enchant new generations for decades, thanks in part to a long-standing collaboration with director Nancy Meyers.

She played a businesswoman who unexpectedly inherits a baby boy in “Baby Boom,” a mother-of-the-bride in the beloved remake of “Father of the Bride,” a newly single woman in “First Wives Club,” and a divorced playwright who gets involved with Jack Nicholson’s musical director in “Something’s Gotta Give”.

Keaton won her first Oscar for “Annie Hall” and was nominated three more times for “Reds,” “Marvin’s Room” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”