Diane Keaton’s Family Shares Her Cause of Death, Thanks Fans for Their “Love and Support”

Diane Keaton‘s family has announced the actress’ cause of death.

The Oscar-winning Annie Hall star died on Oct. 11 at age 79. The actress’ family thanked fans for their support and revealed the cause of death in a statement.

“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved Diane, who passed away from pneumonia on October 11,” the family said in the statement. 

The family continued, “She loved her animals and she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her.”

Representatives for Keaton did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly‘s request for comment.

Keaton’s storied career included seminal films like the Godfather trilogy, Reds, Manhattan, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Her unexpected death prompted a number of tributes from her former costars and collaborators.

Goldie Hawn, who starred alongside the actress in 1996’s First Wives Club, penned a moving tribute to Keaton on Instagram. “Diane, we aren’t ready to lose you,” the actress wrote.  “You stole the hearts of the world and shared your genius with millions, making films that made us laugh and cry in ways only you could. I was blessed to make First Wives Club with you, our days starting with coffee in the makeup trailer, laughing and joking, right through to the very last day of filming. It was a roller coaster of love.”

Bette Midler, who also starred in First Wives Club, shared her own memories of Keaton. “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me,” she wrote. “She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!”

Nancy Meyers, who penned the screenplays for Baby Boom and the Father of the Bride films before directing Keaton in 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give, wrote a lengthy tribute to Keaton. “We have lost a giant. A brilliant actress who time and again laid herself bare to tell our stories,” the filmmaker shared. “I lost a friend of almost 40 years – at times over those years, she felt like a sister because we shared so many truly memorable experiences.  As a filmmaker, I’ve lost a connection with an actress that one can only dream of.”

Keanu Reeves, who played one of Keaton’s love interests in Something’s Gotta Give, discussed working with the actress during an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday. “We all know what an extraordinary, unique, special person and artist Diane is, was, and is,” Reeves said before sharing his favorite memory of the shoot. “It was Diane and Jack Nicholson at the table in a restaurant in Paris and just watching those two legends not only act, but insult each other.”

And Woody Allen, who was romantically entangled with Keaton and directed her in films like Annie Hall and Manhattan Murder Mystery, authored an essay paying tribute to the actress in The Free Press. “A few days ago the world was a place that included Diane Keaton,” he wrote. “Now it’s a world that does not. Hence, it’s a drearier world. Still, there are her movies. And her great laugh still echoes in my head.”