Diane Keaton made her debut in the 1970 American romantic comedy film ‘Lovers and Other Strangers’ directed by Cy Howard. The film received positive reviews from critics. In 1972, she portrayed Kay Adams in the American crime film ‘The Godfather’ directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film saw universal acclaim upon release and later came to be regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It was also a phenomenal box office success and grossed over $250–291 million on a budget of $6–7.2 million. That same year, she also appeared in the American comedy film ‘Play It Again, Sam’ directed by Herbert Ross. The film received a positive response from critics. She was next seen in films like ‘Sleeper’ (1973), ‘The Godfather Part II’ (1974), ‘Love and Death’ (1975), ‘I Will, I Will... for Now’ (1976), and ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’ (1976). In 1977, she received the ‘Academy Award,’ ‘BAFTA Award,’ and ‘Golden Globe Award,’ for her portrayal of Annie Hall in the American satirical romantic comedy-drama film ‘Annie Hall’ directed by Woody Allen. The film opened to critical acclaim and performed well at the box office, grossing over $38.3 million on a budget of $4 million. The same year also saw the release of the American crime drama film ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ where Keaton played the role of ‘Theresa Dunn.’ Even though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it managed to emerge as a box office success.
She continued to star in films like ‘Interiors’ (1978), ‘Manhattan’ (1979), ‘Reds’ (1981) which earned her an Academy Award nomination, ‘Shoot the Moon’ (1982), ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ (1984), ‘Mrs. Soffel’ (1984), ‘Crimes of the Heart’ (1986), ‘Radio Days’ (1987), ‘Baby Boom’ (1987), ‘The Good Mother’ (1988), ‘The Lemon Sisters’ (1989), ‘The Godfather Part III’ (1990), ‘Father of the Bride’ (1991), ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ (1993), ‘Look Who's Talking Now’ (1993), ‘Father of the Bride Part II’ (1995), ‘The First Wives Club’ (1996), ‘Marvin's Room’ (1996), ‘The Only Thrill’ (1997), ‘The Other Sister’ (1999), and ‘Hanging Up’ (2000). In 2001, she starred as ‘Ellie Stoddard’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘Town & Country’ directed by Peter Chelsom. The film was largely panned by critics and was a box office disaster. She next appeared in films like ‘Something's Gotta Give’ (2003), ‘The Family Stone’ (2005), ‘Because I Said So’ (2007), ‘Mama's Boy’ (2007), ‘Mad Money’ (2008), ‘Smother’ (2008), ‘Morning Glory’ (2010), ‘Darling Companion’ (2012), ‘The Big Wedding’ (2013), ‘And So it Goes’ (2014), ‘5 Flights Up’ (2014), ‘Love the Coopers’ (2015), ‘Finding Dory’ (2016), ‘Hampstead’ (2017), Book Club’ (2018), ‘Poms’ (2019), and ‘Love, Weddings & Other Disasters’ (2020). She last appeared in the American animated comedy adventure streaming television series ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ in 2022.
