The family of Diane Keaton revealed her cause of death in a statement shared with People magazine on Wednesday, less than a week after the Oscar-winning actress died.
“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 statement reads.
Her family added that Keaton “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.”
The legendary actor — best known for her roles in “Annie Hall,” the Woody Allen movie that won her the Oscar for Best Actress in 1978, and “The Godfather” — died in California Saturday, a family spokesperson told People at the time. She was 79.
Her death prompted an outpouring of emotion from the acting world.
