I’m so sad to hear the Diane Keaton has passed away.  She was 79 years old.

A great actress, she was also one of the few performers who seemed to be as genuine off-screen as she was on-screen.  She brought Kay Adams to life in The Godfather, adding a certain edge that wasn’t present in the novel or the script.  She starred in Woody Allen’s best films.  She lent her voice to Finding Dory.  She won an Oscar for Annie Hall and was nominated for a few other films as well.  In 1996’s Marvin’s Room, she easily stole the film from showy performers like Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio and earned perhaps her most deserved Oscar nomination.    At a time of generic faces and publicist-written statements, she was refreshingly real.

Diane Keaton, RIP.  She will be missed.