Diane Keaton (born
Diane Hall; January 5, 1946) is an American
film actress, director, producer and screenwriter. She began her career on stage and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as
Kay Adams-Corleone in
The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star
Woody Allen, beginning with
Play It Again, Sam in 1972. Her next two films with Allen,
Sleeper (1973) and
Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth,
Annie Hall (1977), won her the
Academy Award for Best Actress.