Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses by James Joyce

 

Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses by James Joyce, Long Island,1955 by Eve Arnold.

Women we love / Virna Lisi

  

Virna Lisi

Melissa George talks home, hardship and her career

 

Australian actress Melissa George talks home, hardship and her career

It’s been a year for Melissa George, but the Australian actress is getting past it all. 

Jane Albert

April 13, 2018 - 8:00AM

Many Australian expats speak wistfully about triggers of home, and the moment they know they’re back on Australian soil. For some, itis the unique Antipodean light, or the trace of eucalypt that lightly scents the air. For others, it’s the deep blue of a sky that seems to stretch on endlessly.

Women we love / Melissa George

 

WOMEN WE LOVE

Melissa George

Sydney Sweeney / Black

 

Sydney Sweeney

BLACK

Sophia Loren photographed by David Seymour

Sophia Loren photographed by David Seymour at her home in Rome, 1955.

Anya Chalotra / ‘I’ve tried to separate myself from this job’

 

Anya Chalotra

Interview

‘I’ve tried to separate myself from this job’: The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra on fan abuse, Henry Cavill and saying goodbye to the show

After seven years in Netflix’s fantasy epic, the actor has cast her final spell. She talks about the genre’s toxic fans, welcoming new boy Liam Hemsworth to the cast – and what sorcery really sounds like

Venom Queen / Ava Gardner

 

AVA GARDNER

Ava Gardner, born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina, rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most captivating icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Discovered by a talent scout after her photograph was displayed in a Fifth Avenue studio window in 1941, Gardner signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where her natural allure and Southern charm quickly caught attention. Her early years in Los Angeles were marked by determination, as she studied diction and acting under the studio’s strict tutelage. By 1946, she achieved breakout success in The Killers alongside Burt Lancaster, a noir masterpiece that solidified her status as a femme fatale. Her sultry presence and magnetic beauty drew comparisons to Greta Garbo, and by the early 1950s, Gardner had become one of the world’s most photographed and desired women.

Venom Queen / Charlize Theron

 

CHARLIZE THERON

Charlize Theron, born August 7, 1975, in Benoni, South Africa, emerged from a tumultuous childhood to become one of Hollywood’s most versatile and compelling actresses. Circa 1995, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting after training as a ballet dancer in Johannesburg. Early appearances in films such as “2 Days in the Valley” (1996) and “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997) showcased her unique ability to balance elegance with raw intensity, quickly earning her recognition from filmmakers and critics alike. Collaborations with directors like Ridley Scott and David Fincher during the late 1990s positioned her as a rising star capable of commanding both dramatic and action-oriented roles.

Monica Bellucci by Isabel Snyder

  

Monica Bellucci 

for Vogue Italia 

(1994)        

  Photography: Isabel Snyder

Diane Keaton Takes Questions from 25 Famous Friends and Fans

 

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton
Takes Questions
from 25
Famous Friends
and Fans

By Interview

Photographed by Tina Tyrell

Styled by Mel Ottenberg

June 11, 2021

Clothing and Accessories (worn throughout) by Gucci. Glasses (worn throughout) and belt Diana’s own.

On October 11th, Diane Keaton passed away at the age of 79. To honor her, we are republishing this 2021 feature.

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It’s hard to put into words what being a natural on camera looks like, and much easier simply to watch any of the 50-odd films in which Diane Keaton has starred throughout her extraordinary, idiosyncratic, five-decade career. Has there ever been an actor in the history of cinema who telegraphs as much charm, personality, wit, and complex interiority as the incomparable 75-year-old Oscar winner? Keaton slips so effortlessly into her roles that it feels like she’s been living inside of these characters for most of her life. She can do drama (The Godfather and its sequels, Reds, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Interiors, Crimes of the Heart, Marvin’s Room), and, man oh man, can she do comedy (Play It Again, Sam; Manhattan; Manhattan Murder Mystery; Baby Boom; Father of the Bride; The First Wives Club; Something’s Gotta Give). Keaton’s acting style is somewhat akin to the magic of great jazz artists—maestros of technique and form, they can also improvise and riff within the score to give the music more emotional texture. That’s what Keaton does over and over: She works with geniuses, chooses terrific projects, and runs away with every scene. Who could forget that iconic scene in Annie Hall when she sings “Seems Like Old Times” at a music club? Keaton’s talents, not surprisingly, extend beyond acting—she is a film producer, an accomplished photographer, a bestselling memoirist twice over, and a wicked fashion icon. This past season, for Gucci’s The Beloved Show campaign, she picked up the microphone once again to sing the jazz standard “Am I Blue?” More recently, from her home in Los Angeles, she picked up the phone to answer a few questions from her coterie of costars, friends, and admirers. —CHRISTOPHER BOLLEN

Remembering Diane Keaton, the iconic star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather'

 

Diane Keaton

Remembering Diane Keaton, the iconic star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather'

OCTOBER 14, 20251:42 PM ET

HEARD ON  FRESH AIR

By 

Terry Gross

, 

David Bianculli

David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the Oscar-winning actor, who died Oct. 11. And, we'll hear a '97 interview, in which Keaton reflected on her "lucky break" of landing a role in The Godfather.

TERRY GROSS, HOST: 

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we remember actor Diane Keaton, who has died at the age of 79. We'll listen back to my 1997 interview with her. Among the things we talked about were her performance in "Annie Hall," for which she won an Oscar, and her role on "The Godfather." First, we'll hear an appreciation from our TV critic David Bianculli.

Diane Keaton / A Life in Pictures

 

Diane Keaton: A Life in Pictures

On and off the screen, the star with a distinctive fashion sense was a singular presence.

 

An ethereally self-aware comedy genius: the loss of Diane Keaton is devastating

America’s sweetheart was so much more than that: an actor of astonishing singularity and freshness who starred in the very best films of the past century

Peter Bradshaw
Saturday 11 October 2025

The millpond calm of her face, its beauty, its gentleness, its openness and unworldliness became even more heart stopping when she laughed or cried – and generations of moviegoers felt their own crush on Diane Keaton escalate into something more. She was more than America’s sweetheart: Keaton was the sophisticated, sweet-natured, unaffectedly sensual woman with whom America was unrequitedly in love. Diane Keaton was out of America’s league.

 

Diane Keaton: a life in pictures

Pejman Faratin

Saturday 11 Octobet 2025

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

 

Diane Keaton, 2018

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

Catherine Shoard
Saturday 11 Octobet 2025

Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.