Diane Keaton not only had a long and successful career. The late star, who died at the age of 79 on October 11, was also a very successful businesswoman, investing in real estate and exploring fields of work beyond just acting. At the time of her passing, the star, who is survived by her two children, is leaving behind a jaw-dropping fortune.

Diane Keaton had a long and successful career as an actress. She earned an Academy Award for her role in the 1977 film Annie Hall, and over the years, she did more than just act. Keaton also released books and music, and bought and sold real estate.

In the end, she left a huge fortune behind for her children. Besides parts in films such as The Godfather trilogy, Father of the Bride, Annie Hall, and others, Diane Keaton had plenty of other passions. Her appreciation for architecture and design includes her favorite styles, Spanish Colonial and mid-century modern.

Keaton also became known as somewhat of a real estate “flipper.” Her interest in real estate began with her father, who worked as a real estate agent. Speaking with the Wine Spectator in 2017, Keaton mentioned how she followed her father around at open houses in Los Angeles and learned everything about the business.

“I always had an interest in homes and the concept of home,” Diane Keaton said, “But the problem is I never really land and stay. Something’s wrong. But something’s right, because I love it.”

Diane Keaton bought and sold properties throughout the US, but in the end, her home would always be the “dream home” she built in Sullivan Canyon in Los Angeles, California.

Diane Keaton – net worth, fortune, real-estate career

As mentioned, Keaton flipped several houses and sold them to fellow celebrities. For example, in 2004, she bought a property in Laguna Beach for $7.5 million. After renovating the beach estate, she sold it two years later for $12.75 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

In 2007, she bought a 100-year-old mansion for $8.1 million, and three years later, sold it to American Horror Story producer Ryan Murphy for $10 million.

Another real estate deal, which most likely added some dollars to Diane Keaton’s wallet, was in 2005, when she sold a Bel Air mansion for $16.5 million. She had bought it three years earlier for an undisclosed amount.

As late as 2020, Diana Keaton sold a Tucson, Arizona home she had remodeled for $2.6 million, which she had bought for $1.5 million just two years before.

But it wasn’t only the business side of real estate that was a passion of Diane Keaton’s. Design was also a big passion of hers, and in 2012, she even released a coffee-table book called House, showcasing her design and reimagined houses.

Leaves her children with $100 million fortune

Earlier this year, she put her “dream house” in Sullivan Canyon, which she had extensively renovated eight years before, for $29 million. The house even became the focus of her bestselling book The House that Pinterest Built, described as both a “style guide” and “an inspirational tome.”

“If you want to explore. If you love to see. If you’re looking to look, this book is an example of a home made from the gifts of other people’s addictive yearnings for the perfect home, with the perfect landscape and the perfect interior,” Keaton wrote.

As of her death, Diane Keaton is said to have left her two children, Duke and Dexter, with around $100 million.

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