One of Hollywoods most beloved and prolific actors, Diane Keaton, has died aged 79 .

She was known for her self-deprecating humour, charm and eccentricity, which she brought to the 100-odd film and television projects she starred in over a stunning 50-year career.

Below, we take a look back at just a few of the actor’s most beloved and iconic roles.

The Godfather (1972)

Keaton’s first major movie role was as Katherine “Kay” Corleone, the second wife of Al Pacino’s Mafia don Michael Corleone in The Godfather . Then in her mid-20s, the young actor shone as the spirited and initially oblivious wife of a crime boss – and ultimate outsider of the Corleone family. Director Francis Ford Coppola said he cast Keaton after seeing her in the 1970 romantic comedy Lovers and Other Strangers

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