Diane Keaton was a well-known face in the entertainment industry for many years, appearing in multiple films and TV shows. The actress passed away in October 2025.
Diane Keaton’s sudden demise in October 2025 was considered to be a big loss for Hollywood. The late actress was active in the entertainment industry since 1968, starting her journey with the theatre. Summer Camp, released in 2024, marked her final appearance. She additionally directed a few movies like What Does Dorrie Want?, Heaven, Unstrung Heroes, and Hanging Up.
Around seven months after the death of Diane Keaton, her daughter, Dexter, recently shared a tribute for her on Instagram. Dexter shared a post on May 10, 2026, on the occasion of Mother’s Day, adding a few snaps featuring her with Diane. Dexter expressed her grief in the caption, writing that it was the first Mother’s Day where her mother was not with her. Dexter mentioned that she misses her voice, hugs, and the presence of Diane. Keep reading to know more about Diane Keaton’s children!
Although Diane Keaton was a well-known face in films and television for a long time, Dexter Keaton has taken a completely different path in terms of her career. Dexter’s LinkedIn profile states that she worked as a senior lifeguard at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center from 2017 to 2021. She has also been a sales associate at Petco, where she cleaned animals’ cages and handled them.
Apart from that, she was also a cashier at the same place. Between 2012 and 2015, Dexter used to groom horses at the Westside Riding School. Dexter Keaton enrolled at Notre Dame High School in 2011 and later joined Santa Monica College in 2015, followed by Carrington College California in 2020.
Dexter was adopted by Diane in 1996. Dexter has been married to Jordan White since 2021. The duo’s love story started in 2019, and they got engaged in 2020. Diane announced the news through her Instagram handle at that time, which featured some moments from the proposal, with Jordan going on his knee to pop the question. In 2021, Dexter confirmed through Instagram that she and Jordan had tied the knot.
Compared to Dexter, Duke Keaton has preferred to stay away from the limelight. Born in 2000, Duke was adopted by Diane Keaton in 2001, around four years after she adopted Dexter. While Duke has opted to live a private life for all this time, Diane had once shared a birthday tribute for Duke on Instagram in 2022. She shared a video montage, displaying glimpses of Duke from his childhood and later years.
Duke Keaton operates an Instagram page with more than 9,000 followers. However, he does not frequently share posts on the page. A few of the photos feature him inside a studio. According to PEOPLE, Duke had an interest in photography during his childhood and even attended a Los Angeles Lakers game with his mother in 2009, where he captured a lot of pictures.
As mentioned, both of Diane Keaton’s children were adopted by her many years ago. Although Diane’s name was linked to many popular personalities throughout her career, she never tied the knot with anyone. Back in 2019, Diane revealed the reasons for the same when she spoke to PEOPLE. During the conversation, Keaton addressed the fact that, considering her age, she was possibly the only individual of her generation who remained single for all these years. She referred to her past relationships by saying that she is happy for the fact that she never married them, and they also feel the same. Diane continued:
“I remember one day in high school, this guy came up to me and said, ‘One day you’re going to make a good wife.’ And I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a wife. No.’”
In another interview with AARP The Magazine in 2023, Diane Keaton said that there was no possibility that she would get romantically linked to someone else. She said that she does not recall anyone introducing himself and asking to take her out somewhere.
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