She was one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, but Diane Keaton‘s net worth included more than what she made from acting, and there are two names on the list to inherit her nine-figure estate.
Keaton, an Oscar-winning actress best known for movies like Annie Hall, The First Wives Club, and The Godfather, was born on January 5, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. After multiple decades in Hollywood, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards nominations, and a Tony Award nomination, Keaton died in her hometown on October 11, 2025, at 79 years old. Not many details have been given about the cause of Keaton’s death, however, her close friends have given clues about her health leading up to her passing.
Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, a close friend of Keaton‘s, told People that the actress looked noticeably “thin” in the weeks leading up to her passing. recalled seeing Keaton looking noticeably thin less than a month before her death. “I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” Sager said in an interview with People. “She had lost so much weight.”
There’s no doubt Keaton will be missed. But what was her net worth at the time of her death and who will inherit her fortune? See what we know about Diane Keaton‘s net worth.
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What was Diane Keaton’s net worth?
Keaton was worth $100 million at the time of her death. Her net worth included what she earned from movies like Annie Hall, which she won an Oscar for, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The First Wives Club, Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, Interiors, and Manhattan. Keaton’s net worth also accounts for her earnings from her multiple memoirs: 2012’s Then Again
, 2014’s Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty
, 2021’s Brother & Sister
, and 2017’s The House That Pinterest Built
.
Keaton’s net worth also includes the real estate properties she owned at the time of her death. Her primary home was a mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles, which she purchased for $4.7 million in 2009. After renovations, the estate was worth $20 to $30 million. Keaton listed the home for sale in March 2025 for $28.9 million, just seven months before her death. According to Realtor.com, the house was taken off the market just two weeks prior to her passing.
Keaton also bought a mansion in Bel Air, California, for an undisclosed amount in 2002. After a renovation, she sold the home in 2005 for $16.5 million. She also acquired a property in Laguna Beach, California, in 2004 for $7.5 million and sold it for $12.75 million in 2006 after renovations. In 2012, she purchased a home in the Pacific Palisades for $5.6 million and sold it in 2016 for $6.9 million. She also paid $1.5 million for a home in Tucson, Arizona, in 2018 before relisting the property for $2.6 million in 2020. Her house flips have even been purchased by celebrities like Madonna and Ryan Murphy.
Who will inherit Diane Keaton’s money?
Keaton’s estate will likely be inherited by her children, son Duke, and daughter Dexter. Dexter was born in 1995 and adopted by Keaton in 1996. Duke was born in 2000 and was also adopted a year later. Keaton was never married.
“I didn’t think that I was ever going to be prepared to be a mother,” she told People in an interview in 2007. “Motherhood was not an urge I couldn’t resist. It was more like a thought I’d been thinking for a very long time. So I plunged in.” She continued, “They have no interest in what I do, which I think is very healthy. We live a relatively normal — well, sort of normal — life.”
While Duke and Dexter have mainly stayed out of the spotlight, Keaton’s son was seen for the first time in year outside of his mother’s home in Los Angeles the day after her death. He was dressed in all black with two crosses—a look made famous by Keaton—as he mourned his mother.
In a 2021 interview with Interview, Keaton explained why she didn’t have kids until later in life. “She had four kids, and I was the firstborn. I saw how much she gave up. I mentioned watching her get that crowning glory and being Mrs. Highland Park. After that, we moved down to Santa Ana, and it was over. There was no more trying things out. I feel like she chose family over her dreams,” she said. “And she was just the best mother, but I think that she is the reason why I didn’t get married. I didn’t want to give up my independence. By the way, no one has ever asked me to marry them, either, so that might be a good answer. I should’ve started with that and called it a day.”
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