Diane Keaton, the idiosyncratic actor who collaborated with directors ranging from Woody Allen to Francis Ford Coppola to Nancy Meyers , has died, People reports . She was 79 years old.

Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in the film "Annie Hall." Bettmann

Born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946, Keaton first rose to stardom on Broadway, as a member of the original cast of counter culture musical Hair . Her first film role came a few years later, when Coppola cast her as Kay Corleone in The Godfather ; she also appeared in both sequels to the 1972 film. That same year, Keaton's cinematic collaboration with Allen began, with the film adaptation of his play Play It Again, Sam . She'd go on to star in many of his other films, winning the Best Actress Academy Award in 1977 for her

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