Hollywood icon Diane Keaton has left behind an incredible fortune after her death at the age of 79.
A family spokesperson confirmed to People on Saturday that the Oscar-winning actress had passed away in California.
Her health reportedly took a sharp turn in recent months, and even her closest friends were unaware.
And due to her successful acting career in films like The Godfather, Annie Hall, Reds and Father of the Bride, as well as clever property investments, she amassed a whopping fortune estimated at $100million.
Diane had two adopted children in her 50s, daughter Dexter and son Duke, whom she raised as a single mother. She never married so it’s likely her children will inherit the vast majority of her fortune.
In terms of real estate, in 2004, she purchased a property in Laguna Beach for $7.5 million, which she sold just two years later for $12.75 million.
The actress, who had a passion for interior design and flipping houses, also bought a home in Pacific Palisades for $5.6 million in 2012 and sold it in 2016 for $6.9 million, making another huge profit.
Hollywood icon Diane Keaton has left behind an incredible fortune after her death at the age of 79
She was a doting mother to her daughter Dexter and her son Duke, both now adults, prior to her shocking death at age 79 (pictured in August 2022)
In addition, she bought a home in Tucson, Arizona, home for $1.5 million in 2018 and flipped it for $2.6 million in 2020.
Diane had put her ‘dream home’ on the market as her health took a sudden turn prior to her shock death.
While she was privately going through a health battle, she had listed her beloved property in Los Angeles for sale in March.
Many people close to her were reportedly surprised as she had talked about living there permanently, according to the outlet.
The actress had written a book about her beloved home titled The House that Pinterest Built.
After purchasing the home, she started a nearly decade-long project to renovate the house to her taste and preference.
The extensive eight-year renovation was completed and she only moved in back in 2017.
Diane had put her ‘dream home’ in LA on the market as her health took a sudden turn prior to her shock death. It was listed for $29 million
The longtime home-flipper, who was renowned in interior design circles for her sophisticated taste, had even written a book about the LA home she lived in
However, earlier this year, she put the property on the market and listed her bespoke five-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion for $29 million.
In the book she wrote about her home, she revealed that the inspiration to purchase that particular property was the famous children’s fable, The Three Little Pigs.
She recalled her mother reading her the story when she was young and decided she wanted to live in the third pig’s indestructible home, which was ‘made of bricks.’
She wrote in her book: ‘I knew I was going to live in a brick house when I grew up.’
After the devastating news of her shocking death, a friend of the actress revealed she had been quietly facing a progressive health battle in secrecy.
‘She declined very suddenly, which was heartbreaking for everyone who loved her,’ a friend of the actress told People.
‘It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit.’
The source said that ‘in her final months,’ the star was ‘surrounded only by her closest family, who chose to keep things very private.
‘Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening,’ they shared.
In 2017, the same year she completed renovations and moved in, she did an interview with Wine Spectator.
However, she revealed she always had ‘an interest in homes’ but had always struggled with finding a place to ‘land and stay’ permanently.
As for her final Los Angeles home with her own personally designed renovations, she said: ‘Something’s right, because I love it.’
For many years, the award-winning actress kept to a steady routine at her beloved home but had stopped going on daily walks with her precious pooch in the months leading up to her death, an insider told the outlet.
Due to her successful acting career in films like The Godfather (seen), Annie Hall, Reds and Father of the Bride, as well as clever property investments, she amassed a fortune estimated at $100million
‘She lived in Brentwood for many years,’ the source said. ‘She loved her neighborhood.’
The source continued: ‘Up until just a few months ago, she’d walk her dog every day. She was usually dressed the same, with a hat and her signature sunglasses regardless of the weather.’
The source added: ‘She was always very nice, funny and chatty. She’d talk to her dog like he was a person. She was eccentric and had this old-school Hollywood aura. She was very, very special.’
