Danny Quiton: The great American actress died at 79

Died at the age of 79 the well -known and highly successful American actor; Diane Quiton. Her relatives do not want at this stage to give more information about her death.

Quiton became known in the 1970s thanks to her role in the films “The Godfather” and her collaboration with director Woody Allen.

Won the Oscar For the 1977 film, Annie Hall. Her long career included films such as The First Wives Club, many collaborations with director Nancy Mars and the Book Club movie series.

The actress was born in Los Angeles in 1946 under the name Diana Hall and was the older than four children. Her father was a civil engineer, and her mother was a housewife.

In high school she participated in theatrical performances and, after graduation in 1964, studied acting, though she soon abandoned her studies to move to New York and deal with theater. She adopted her mother’s surname, Quiton, as there was already a Diane Hall in Actors’ Equity.

In 1968 he took a role as a deputy in the Hair show in Broadway. He later revealed that at that time he was fighting with bulimia, after the director’s observation that he had to lose weight. “It was a mental illness … I lived hidden, trying not to understand me,” he said. With the help of treatment she recovered, though she admitted that bulimia deprived her of the joy of the theater.

In 1969 he starred in Play it Again, Sam by Woody Allen, for which he was nominated for Tony. Her cinematic debut came in 1970, but the great opportunity came with Kay Adams’ role in the godfather of Francis Ford Coppola (1972). “I hadn’t even read the book when I went to the audition – I didn’t know anything!” He admitted in 2022. The film won the Best Film Oscar, as was The Godfather Part II (1974), where it reappeared.

At the same time he continued to work with Allen in the Play It Again, Sam, Sleper and Love and Death movies. Although she was successful, she felt insecure and never saw her films.

In 1977 she starred in Annie Hall, a role that she gave her an Oscar for a female role. The androgynous aesthetics of the film became synonymous with its personal style and established it as a fashion icon. Although many thought the film was based on her relationship with Allen, she said: “It’s not true – but it has elements of truth.”

He then worked with Allen again on the Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), and later publicly defended him against the accusations of abuse.

Other important roles include Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Reds (1981), Shoot the Moon (1982), The Little Drummer Girl (1984) and Baby Boom (1987), the first of her four collaborations with Nancy Maggers (Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Something’s Gotta Give). For the latter he received a new Oscar nomination.

In 1996 he starred with Goldi Hon and Betty Middler at The First Wives Club, and later starred in successful films such as The Family Stone, Because I SAID SO, Finding Dory, Book Club (and his sequel) and Poms. He also appeared on television, in the mini -series of HBO The Young Pope (2016), and directed the documentary Heaven (1987) and the Hanging Up (2000) movie.

In 2021 she appeared in the video clip of Justin Bieber Ghost and was active on Instagram, sharing moments of her life and career.

In a look back at her, she told People in 2019: “I know nothing and I haven’t learned. Growing up didn’t make me wiser. Without hypocritical, I would be a disgust. “

Quiton never married. “I am the only one of my generation who has always been single – and I am happy about it,” she said in 2019. During her life she was in love with Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Warren Betty. “Talent is terribly attractive,” he noted.

He adopted two children, Dexter (1996) and Duke (2001). “Maternity was not an overwhelming impulse, but a thought I had for a long time. So I dared it, “he had said.

Diane Quiton leaves her two children behind.