The death of Diane Keatonat 79 years old, generated a commotion in the industry Hollywood. On Saturday, October 11, the news broke into the world’s media, and soon they began the repercussionseven with messages from his two famous ex-partners: Woody Allen y Al Pacino.
His career speaks for itself. From his roles in the trilogy of The Godfather, The father of the bride, and its sequel, as well as The First Wives Cluband the Oscar he won for his role in Annie Hallamong the more than 60 titles in which he participated.
Remembered for her iconic smile and her versatility in comedies, she kept all her passions alive until the last moment: performancehe interior designand the writingall crossed by its fundamental pillar, motherhood.
Diane Keaton and her iconic smile. (Photo: Clarín Archive)Although her low profile characterized her, she had been in front of the cameras until last year, when she recorded what would become his last movie, Summer Camp (2024), a fun reunion of three childhood friends, with Keaton as Nora, Kathy Bates as Ginny, and Alfre Woodard as Mary.
Diane Keaton’s memoirs, a tribute to her mother
In that last film she had also served as producer, a role that suited her perfectly in several areas. He wrote a dozen books, on fashion, art and architecture, as well as his memories«Then Again«, published in 2012, with a title that reflects that he always felt that his way of thinking went in a different direction from social norms.
In that autobiography she told her life story, intertwined with that of her mother, Dorothy Deanne Keaton, a woman who left her thoughts written throughout much of her life, even when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
The cover of Diane Keaton’s memoirs, published in 2012.In 2017 the actress published another very personal book, but this time about design, “The House That Pinterest Built” (The House That Pinterest Built), a style guide where he revealed all the changes he made to his dream house in California, with industrial style inspirations combined with vintage spaces, which he took from the social network.
In those lines she spoke about her other side as an interior designer, and the experience made her a specialist in restorations of historic housesin addition to a real estate expert with investments that made his assets grow dramatically.
Every time I saw a mid-century Colonial or Spanish-style home with the potential to transform it into modern, missionary revival, I evaluated the possibilities of purchasing it.
Diane Keaton’s dream home in California.In 2002 he bought a house in Bel Air for an undisclosed amount, and after three years of renovations, sold it to a technology executive for 16.5 million dollars.
Several of his properties were sold to other celebrities, and thus he increased his real estate portfolio. According to Celebrity Net WorthKeaton purchased a century-old mansion in 2007 for $8.1 million, and once again sold it three years later. In this case the buyer was the producer of «American Horror Story», Ryan Murphy, and he paid 10 million dollars for the house.
«The house that Pinterest built», inside.
An estate of 100 million dollars: the two heirs of Diane Keaton
According to the medium Page Six, which coincides with the analysis carried out by Celebrity Net Worth, Keaton left a exorbitant net worth of 100 million dollarsa product of her career as an actress and her wise real estate investments.
Los only two heirs They would be his daughter Dexter and his son Duke. At the moment it is unknown if the actress left a will with specifications about her wishes, but she was always proud of the paths her children chose, and tried to keep them away from the flashes.
Diane Keaton at her daughter Dexter’s wedding in 2021. Instagram photo.Keaton She decided to become a mother by adoption when she was 50 years old. Their firstborn, Dexter, was born in December 1995 and was adopted by Diane a year later.
At the moment Dexter Keaton She is a veterinary technician at Carrington College California-Pomona, and she married Jordan White in 2021, a ceremony in which she was seen smiling with her mother and brother in several photographs.
The actress’s second son, Duke, was born in 2000, and she legally adopted him the following year. In the case of Duke Keatonmaintains a slightly more public profile, with a verified Instagram account where he shares his love for music, a vocation that he expressed since he was a child.
The reports indicate that for both of them, their mother’s departure was very unexpected, since her health would have deteriorated considerably in a few months.
Keaton had made public her fight against skin cancer, for which she had to undergo treatments and removals, and participated in many charity events and campaigns as a philanthropist to raise awareness about prevention.
Diane Keaton put her mansion up for sale in March 2025. (Photo: AP)He had also talked about the four years he suffered from bulimia in his youth, an eating disorder that left him with consequences that he battled for the rest of his life.
Last March put his dream home on sale in Los Angeles for $29 milliona decision that was striking because he had declared a year earlier that he planned to live there forever. Perhaps that real estate move was the only clue to the beginning of the decline in his health, which led to his early departure.
