Diane Keaton, who has died aged 79, was an American actress and one of the finest comediennes of her generation; she was famous for her off-screen roles as lover of Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino,

Diane Keaton, whose long, versatile career was indelibly highlighted by her Academy Award-winning performance as Woody Allen’s titular love interest in the actor-writer-director’s 1977 romantic comedy “ Annie Hall ,” has died, according to People. She was 79.