Diane Keaton 

Filmlist on CINEGEEK.DE Diane Keaton represented one thing above all else: style. And freedom! Just look at her clothes in Annie Hall; a masterful mix of second-hand and haute couture. A look that expresses her personality, and probably no film has achieved this more than Annie Hall. Yet Keaton never seemed to care how she was perceived. She simply enjoyed dressing up and inspired an entire generation to go their own way. Most of Keaton's films are not that well known, yet they grossed almost a billion dollars in total. Keaton is at the forefront of a group of actresses such as Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver, critically examining the second and third waves of feminism and refusing to be a sex symbol according to other people's ideas. And she was adaptable! After all, Keaton became a star in the romcom genre during the 1990s. Keaton was always at the forefront of the spotlight, being both mainstream and progressive. Her films were for everyone. Incidentally, she was born Diane Hall and celebrated her breakthrough in Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam. This was followed by Woody Allen slapstick comedies and then Coppola's Godfather. For years, she was romantically involved with her co-stars, whether Woody Allen or Al Pacino. Then Woody Allen wrote a screenplay tailored specifically for her. It was a character study about a murdered woman (although this plot element was left out of the final film: Diane Hall became Annie Hall). It was roles like these that made her a legend, while her clothing style made her an icon.