The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton

"Keaton wasn't just a gifted performer; she also proved to be a fine director. She took wonderful photographs. She could sing, in a fine, clear voice with the charm of a robin's warble. She adopted children in her early 50s. She never married. She always looked great, expressing radical, rapturous individuality with her clothing, her eyewear, her retro jewelry. But most significantly, she was one of the most sparkling actors of her generation, and though many people associate her mostly with the brainy doodle of a performance she gave in Annie Hall—a brilliant one—she was astonishingly versatile. She was great without ever trying to be great, a performer who took full advantage of the freedom newly afforded to actresses in the 1970s, even though it was always the men of the new Hollywood—performers like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, one of Keaton’s great loves—who drew the loudest praise. "

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The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton | TIME